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the death customs of the ancient egyptians reveal:

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a culture focused on aquiring mortuary goods and preparing for the afterlife

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in ancient egyptian culture, the Ba is a:

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psychic force

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unlike cultures where the funeral is primarily a vehicle for preparing the dead to successfully migrate to the afterworld, the American funeral is primarily:

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focused on the welfare of the bereaved

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in the united states, funerals are mainly:

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focused on the welfare of survivors

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funerals are akin to other major traditions in a person's life, in that they all involve:

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rites of passage

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David Sudnow's study on death notification revealed that:

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announcements of death usually occur in a consistent pattern from the immediate family to the wider community

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approximately what percentage of Americans knew within the first hour of president john f. kennedy's death

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90%

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the funeral business is generally veiwed as a:

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mystery business

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why did the u.s f.t.c implement the trade regulation on funeral practices?

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to counteract the potential for abuse in the funeral business (in 1984)

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which of the following were normal functions of the undertaker in the late 19th century?

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the undertaker became a provider of services, he began participating in disposition of the dead, laying out bodies for the wake, transporting the body to the church for the funeral, and finally, transporting the body to the cemetery for burial

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funeral parlors aquired that name because:

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with the coming of smaller houses and urbanization, the place for veiwing the body moved from the parlor of the family home, to a room reserved for such use by the undertaker. the local "funeral parlor" became a substitute for the ceremonial room that people no longer had in their own homes

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according to Bertram Puckle, funeral rights:

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were mainly the vestige of a "pagan" superstitious fear of the dead

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according to LeRoy Bowman, modern funerals:

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were overlaid with such ostentation that the essential meaning and dignity of funeral rites had all but disappeared

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jessica mitford found modern funerals to be:

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bizarre and morbid; efforts to disguise and pretify death made it more grotesque

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personalized funerals are also called:

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life-centered funerals

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roadside memorials marking travel related death:

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also called "descansos" (resting places), have spread from a regional southwestern Hispanic usage, to appear throughout the u.s. they have s long history: prehistoric traders buried their dead beside the trails of Europe. roadside memorials are far older than roadways and nearly as old as travel itself

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president lincoln's funeral procession increased awareness of the practice of:

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arterial embalming

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the ftc funeral rule requires that mortuaries:

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obtain express permission to embalm, by the family, in order to charge for the procedure

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the most popular choice of casket in the u.s is made of:

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gasketed steel

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which of the following is generally considered an experimental medical technology?

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cryonics or cryogenic suspension

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cryonics or cryogenic suspension is:

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not a method of body disposal, but rather an experimental technology

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in which of the following countries is cremation the most common method of body disposal?

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india and japan

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the ashes left from the cremation process are:

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tiny fragments of bone that look and feel like coarse coral sands whose shell-like components are worn by the wind and waves. or- cremains

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according to william lamers, substituting a memorial service for a traditional funeral is lacking in which ways?

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1- it usually does not take place when the feelings about a loss are most intense 2- members of the family are not as exposed to the fact that death has occured, nor do they participate fully, as they would in making funeral arrangements and going through the funerilization process 3- the body is not present, thus, removing the theraputic benefit that comes with fixing the fact of death in the minds of mourners

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in the text, the example of a 27 month old child who fears he will die if not given a bottle of sugar water, is intended to show that:

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children can form an elementary understanding of death at a very young age

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for seriously ill older children and adolescents, concern with death focuses on:

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being forced into a dependant role while trying to achieve independence, impaired body image and impaired self concept, limited ability to establish ties with peers, questioning of beliefs, and ambivalence or open conflict with parents

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which of the following best characterizes the concerns of seriously ill children ages 5-9?

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children ages 5-9 tend to be most concerned about the discomforting and possibly disfiguring effects of the disease and related medical procedures

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which of the following coping mechanisms are used by children to cope with serious illness?

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distancing strategies to limit the number of people with whom they have close relationships, thus reducing the number of opportunities for distressing interactions, making deals that allow some desire to be fulfilled once the pain has been endured, regression, reverting to baby-like behavior, and substituing competition in physical sports for competition in board/video games, forgetting toilet training

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agreement to a proposed treatment or procedure

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assent

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which was the first free standing children's end of life care facility in the united states

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the george mark children's house, founded in 2004 in the san francisco bay area

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a parent's death is perceived as a loss of security, affection, and:

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nurture

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when caring for a seriously ill child, what should be kept in mind?

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whether it is in the child's best interest for a parent to be involved in medical procedures that cause the child pain. parents should focus on the role of being a parent, not a nurse

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if a child believes he or she may have played a role in the events that led to a death, what emotions might they feel?

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guilt or blame

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of all the deaths that may be experienced in childhood, the most affecting is likely to be the death of a:

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parent

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children can experience "survivor's guilt" as young as:

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4 years old

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coping is most likely to become complicated when the death of a parent results from:

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suicide or homicide

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name some support groups that help children cope with death

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the compationate friends, bereaved families of ontario, camp jamie, camp erin, the dougy center for grieving children in portland, oregon

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when parents explain death to children, they should:

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be truthful and stick to basic facts, keep the explanation simple, and verify that the child has understood

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when talking to children about death it is important to:

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verify what they think you have told them

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when discussing death with a child an adult should:

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tell the truth, dont put off introducing the topic of death, while considering the child's developmental level

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the text uses the example of the young woman who avoided seeds into adulthood to illustrate how:

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children can be confused by metaphors and take them quite literally

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the well child in a family where a sibling or parent is terminally ill:

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may feel neglected and resent adjustments they must make in their own lives. to counteract these feelings, help the child feel that he or she is a fully participating member of the family. encourage the child to be a part of the process of dealing with the illness

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when a child is dealing with emotional pain, admonishing the child to "be brave":

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denies the validity of the child's spontaneous emotion

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in explaining death to children, how are statements like, "gone away for a long sleep," and, "up in heaven" perceived?

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they could be perceived literally

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when discussing death in conjunction with religious beliefs, parents should:

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talk about them in a way that avoids confusing the child

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when a child is ill or a death occurs inside the family, sudden changes in family communication patterns can be:

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alarming to the child, hightening anxiety about the crisis

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what is bibliotherapy?

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using books as an aid to coping

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the average funeral home handles how many calls per year?

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112

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memorial wall art, sidewalk memorials, roadside crosses, and cyber memorials are examples of:

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spontaneous shrines

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