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AAMI |! Funeral |! Home |! Directing |! 1 |!
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Pre-need |! Funeral |! Arrangements |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Arrangements |! which |! are |! made |! prior |! to |! need; |! no |! one |! has |! died. At-need |! Funeral |! Arrangements |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Arrangements |! made |! at |! the |! time |! of |! need; |! a |! death |! has |! occurred. Post-need |! Services |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Services |! provided |! by |! the |! funeral |! service |! organization |! that |! occur |! after |! final |! disposition, |! sometimes |! called |! after |! care |! or |! follow-up |! services; |! are |! often |! psychological |! or |! commercial. Death |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔The |! cessation |! of |! all |! physical |! life |! characterized |! by |! the |! absence |! of |! metabolism |! and |! a |! total |! lack |! of |! irritability. Prelude |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Music |! that |! occurs |! before |! the |! funeral |! service |! begins. Postlude |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Music |! that |! occurs |! after |! the |! funeral |! service |! has |! ended.
Processional |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Brings |! the |! family |! into |! the |! house |! of |! worship. Recessional |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Marks |! the |! departure |! of |! the |! family |! from |! the |! house |! of |! worship. Cultural |! universal |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔This |! concept |! maintains |! that |! there |! are |! certain |! aspects |! to |! death |! that |! are |! common |! to |! all |! cultures. Aspects |! of |! Cultural |! Universal |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔1. |! Announcement |! of |! the |! death
- |! Care |! for |! the |! deceased |! person
- |! Some |! form |! of |! ceremony |! (memorialization)
- |! An |! acceptable |! method |! of |! disposal Obituary |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Highlights |! the |! deceased's |! contribution |! to |! the |! community |! as |! well |! as |! the |! personal |! family |! loss; |! we |! help |! the |! family |! compose |! this. Religious |! Purpose |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Affirmation |! of |! faith; |! a |! system |! of |! beliefs. System |! of |! beliefs |! are |! composed |! of |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔1. |! Ritual |! actions
- |! Overt |! conduct
- |! Sacred |! scriptures
Phrases |! to |! avoid |! when |! addressing |! the |! family |! of |! the |! deceased |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Good |! Morning, |! good |! afternoon, |! good |! evening What |! information |! should |! be |! obtained |! on |! notification |! of |! death |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔1. |! Name |! of |! the |! deceased
- |! Location |! of |! the |! deceased
- |! Name, |! telephone |! number |! and |! relationship |! or |! authority |! of |! the |! person |! calling
- |! Name |! of |! attending |! physician
- |! Has |! the |! physician |! or |! coroner |! or |! medical |! examiner |! been |! notified? Coroner |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔An |! elected |! public |! official |! who |! investigates |! questionable |! and |! unattended |! deaths. |! May |! or |! may |! not |! be |! a |! medical |! doctor. |! When |! not |! a |! medical |! doctor |! they |! must |! work |! in |! collaboration |! with |! an |! MD |! to |! certify |! the |! cause |! of |! death. Medical |! Examiner |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔A |! forensically |! trained |! physician |! who |! investigates |! questionable |! and |! unattended |! deaths; |! always |! an |! MD. A |! home |! or |! residential |! transfer |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Takes |! place |! at |! the |! private |! residence |! of |! the |! deceased. An |! institutional |! transfer |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Takes |! place |! at |! an |! institution |! such |! as |! a |! hospital, |! nursing |! home, |! hospice, |! or |! morgue.
Equipment |! used |! for |! transfer |! of |! deceased |! (removal) |! Adult |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔1. |! Mortuary/Ambulance |! cot
- |! Collapsible |! or |! flexible |! stretcher
- |! Sheets |! and |! cot |! cover
- |! Pillow |! or |! head |! block
- |! Rubber |! or |! plastic |! sheeting
- |! Towels
- |! Zippered |! mortuary |! body |! bag |! or |! disaster |! pouch
- |! Straps
- |! Protective |! clothing
- |! Sanitary |! excessories Equipment |! used |! for |! transfer |! of |! deceased |! (removal) |! Infant |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔1. |! Baby |! blanket
- |! Bassinet |! or |! infant |! carrier
- |! Small |! rubber |! or |! plastic |! sheet Notification |! of |! death |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔First |! call Officiant |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Clergyperson What |! are |! some |! other |! important |! questions |! to |! ask |! during |! the |! initial |! notification |! of |! death? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔1. |! What |! is |! the |! age |! of |! the |! deceased?
What |! do |! you |! say/do |! when |! someone |! starts |! to |! cry? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Do |! not |! look |! directly |! at |! them, |! take |! a |! moment |! to |! look |! down |! at |! your |! notes |! while |! you |! re-assure |! them, |! "You'll |! be |! okay, |! just |! take |! a |! moment." How |! should |! you |! address |! the |! family |! when |! you |! first |! meet |! them? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Formally |! when |! being |! introduced. When |! planning |! the |! funeral, |! who |! should |! be |! included |! in |! the |! discussion? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔1. |! Family
- |! Officiant
- |! Funeral |! Director What |! will |! be |! determined |! at |! the |! arrangements |! conference |! with |! the |! officiant? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔1. |! Time |! of |! Service
- |! Date |! of |! Service
- |! Location |! of |! the |! Service What |! will |! be |! determined |! at |! the |! arrangements |! conference |! with |! the |! family? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔1. |! Type |! of |! funeral |! service
- |! Casketbearer |! information
- |! Method |! of |! final |! disposition
- |! Flowers
- |! Financial |! arrangements
What |! is |! a |! "Triggering |! Event"? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Any |! situation |! when |! costs/prices |! are |! discussed. What |! makes |! you |! different |! from |! everyone |! else? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔The |! quality |! of |! your |! service. Traditional |! Funeral |! Service |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Funeral |! that |! follows |! a |! set |! tradition. Adaptive |! Funeral |! Service |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Funeral |! that |! is |! changable. Humanistic |! Funeral |! Service |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Funeral |! that |! is |! devoid |! of |! any |! religious |! connotation. Memorial |! Service |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Funeral |! service |! without |! the |! dead |! human |! body |! present. Immediate/Direct |! Disposition |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔No |! service |! of |! any |! kind. Graveside |! Service |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Funeral |! service |! at |! the |! place |! of |! disposition. Casketbearer |! (pallbearer) |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Active |! bearers |! carry |! the |! casket, |! usually |! 6-8 |! carrying |! approx. |! 40lbs |! each.
Medical |! certification |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔This |! will |! be |! provided |! by |! the |! attending |! physician |! or |! the |! coroner/medical |! examiner |! on |! the |! death |! certificate. Pronouncement |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔This |! involves |! the |! fact |! that |! the |! death |! occurred |! at |! a |! certain |! time. Certification |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔This |! involves |! the |! cause |! and |! manner |! of |! death. Purposes |! of |! the |! Burial-Transit |! Permit |! (Disposition |! Permit) |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔1. |! Issued |! upon |! filing |! the |! completed |! death |! certificate |! with |! the |! proper |! agency |! (registar)
- |! Release |! from |! the |! coroner/medical |! examiner |! may |! be |! required
- |! Allows |! the |! FD |! to |! transport |! and/or |! dispose |! of |! a |! dead |! human |! body
- |! Is |! a |! legal |! record |! of |! final |! disposition Purposes |! of |! the |! Death |! Certificate |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔1. |! Shows |! cause |! of |! death |! for |! medical |! research.
- |! Legal |! permanent |! record |! of |! the |! death.
- |! Permanent |! statistical |! record |! of |! the |! death.
- |! Certified |! copies |! are |! used |! to |! settle |! the |! estate/insurance |! claims/legal |! affairs. What |! information |! is |! included |! in |! the |! death |! notice/obituary? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔1. |! Some |! vital |! statistics |! information.
- |! Survivors.
- |! Service |! information.
- |! Special |! requests. Pre-funded |! funeral |! arrangements |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Financial |! provisions |! are |! made |! and |! monies |! are |! set |! aside. Pre-planned |! funeral |! arrangements |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Funeral |! is |! planned |! without |! financial |! provisions. Revocable |! contract |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔A |! contract |! which |! may |! be |! terminated |! by |! the |! purchaser |! at |! any |! time |! prior |! to |! the |! death |! of |! the |! beneficiary |! with |! a |! refund |! of |! the |! monies |! paid |! on |! the |! contract |! as |! prescribed |! by |! state |! law. Irrevocable |! contract |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔A |! contract |! for |! future |! funeral |! services |! which |! cannot |! be |! terminated |! or |! cancelled |! prior |! to |! the |! death |! of |! the |! beneficiary. Guaranteed |! contract |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔A |! contract |! where |! the |! funeral |! home |! guarantees |! that |! the |! services |! and |! merchandise |! will |! be |! provided |! at |! the |! time |! of |! need |! for |! an |! amount |! not |! exceeding |! the |! original |! amount |! of |! the |! contract |! plus |! any |! accruals, |! regardless |! of |! the |! cost |! of |! providing |! the |! services |! and |! merchandise |! at |! the |! time |! of |! the |! funeral. Non-guaranteed |! contract |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔A |! contract |! in |! which |! the |! funeral |! home |! only |! agrees |! that |! the |! amount |! prepaid |! plus |! any |! accruals |! will |! be
How |! long |! do |! you |! wait |! before |! you |! return |! to |! the |! family |! in |! regards |! to |! the |! conclusion |! of |! the |! visitation? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔ 15 |! minutes |! after |! you |! first |! notified |! them. Who |! is |! the |! host/hostess |! at |! every |! function |! in |! the |! funeral |! home? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔The |! funeral |! director. What |! qualities |! should |! the |! staff |! strive |! for? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔1. |! Neat |! and |! conservative |! dress/appearance/behavior.
- |! Exude |! courtesy |! and |! friendliness.
- |! Show |! a |! willingness |! to |! help.
- |! Have |! a |! familiarity |! with |! the |! facility/procedures/client |! family. What |! should |! you |! always |! carry |! with |! you? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔A |! pen |! and |! pad |! to |! take |! down |! any |! requests |! made |! by |! the |! family. What |! statement |! is |! best |! used |! to |! dismiss |! other |! guests |! prior |! to |! family |! members |! saying |! their |! final |! goodbyes? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Simply |! indicate |! that |! the |! visitors |! may |! now |! come |! forward |! to |! pay |! their |! final |! respects |! and |! proceed |! directly |! to |! their |! cars |! allowing |! the |! immediate |! family |! to |! be |! the |! last |! to |! leave. What |! is |! the |! "cortege"? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔The |! funeral |! procession. Narthex |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔The |! entry |! way |! into |! the |! house |! of |! worship |! (lobby, |! vestible).
Nave |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔The |! body |! of |! the |! house |! of |! worship, |! where |! the |! congregation |! is |! seated. Sanctuary |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔The |! area |! of |! the |! house |! of |! worship |! where |! the |! "action" |! takes |! place; |! this |! is |! where |! ritual |! activity |! takes |! place. Bimah |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔The |! sanctuary |! area |! for |! Jewish |! funeral |! rites. Liturgical |! house |! of |! worship |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Has |! a |! center |! aisle |! and |! a |! Transept |! aisle |! that |! forms |! a |! T |! shape |! or |! a |! cross |! shape. Transept |! aisle |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Crosses |! and |! separates |! the |! nave |! from |! the |! sanctuary. |! You |! may |! find |! an |! additional |! transept |! aisle |! in |! the |! rear |! of |! the |! house |! of |! worship |! separating |! the |! narthex |! from |! the |! nave. Non-liturgical |! house |! of |! worship |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔It |! has |! no |! center |! aisle, |! there |! are |! side |! aisles. Sacristy |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔A |! workroom |! in |! the |! house |! of |! worship |! where |! things |! are |! prepared |! for |! various |! celebrations; |! found |! adjacent |! to |! the |! sanctuary |! in |! most |! houses |! of |! worship. Baptism, |! Marriage, |! Funeral |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Hatch, |! Match, |! Dispatch
Pulpit |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Focal |! point |! in |! the |! non-liturgical |! house |! of |! worship. Aron |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔"Container"; |! a |! coffin |! or |! casket |! made |! entirely |! of |! wood |! and |! containing |! no |! metal |! parts. Menorah |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔A |! candelabrum |! with |! a |! central |! stem |! bearing |! seven |! candles; |! the |! oldest |! symbol |! in |! Judaism. Mogen |! David |! (Star |! of |! David) |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔A |! hexagram |! formed |! by |! the |! combination |! of |! two |! triangles, |! symbolizing |! a |! new |! hope |! for |! the |! Jewish |! people. Rabbi |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔A |! teacher |! or |! ordained |! leader |! of |! the |! Jewish |! faith. Shabbat |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Jewish |! Sabbath |! that |! begins |! at |! sundown |! Friday |! and |! ends |! at |! sundown |! on |! Saturday. Shivah |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔ 7 |! day |! mourning |! period |! beginning |! on |! the |! day |! of |! burial; |! use |! of |! small |! wooden |! benches; |! mirrors |! are |! covered |! to |! hide |! the |! pain |! and |! suffering. Sholoshim |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Thirty |! day |! mourning |! period |! during |! which |! the |! mourners |! abstain from |! all |! festivities |! and |! amusement |! following |! the |! death |! of |! a |! relative.
Shomer |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔The |! watcher |! (sitter) |! who |! remains |! with |! the |! body |! until |! burial. Shmira |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔The |! watch. Tachrichim |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔A |! hand-sewn |! white |! linen |! shroud |! in |! which |! the |! deceased |! members |! of |! the |! Jewish |! faith |! are |! dressed. Tallith |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔A |! prayer |! shawl |! worn |! by |! Orthodox |! Jewish |! men |! during |! prayer |! services. Tahrah |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔The |! ceremony |! performed |! by |! the |! Chevra |! Kadisha |! of |! washing |! the |! deceased |! before |! the |! burial; |! rite |! of |! purification |! of |! the |! body. Tehillim |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Prayers |! from |! the |! book |! of |! Psalms |! said |! before |! the |! funeral |! by |! a |! group |! of |! friends |! and |! the |! Shomer. Yahrzeit |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔The |! anniversary |! of |! death; |! a |! candle |! is |! burned |! in |! the |! home |! for |! a |! twenty-four |! hour |! period. Yizkor |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔A |! memorial |! service |! recited |! four |! times |! a |! year. Yarmulke/Kippah/Yamakah |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔The |! skull |! cap |! worn |! by |! men |! at |! temple/funeral |! services.
Levaya |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔A |! funeral |! cortege/procession. When |! is |! the |! Rabbi |! notified |! of |! the |! death? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Immediately, |! but |! if |! it |! occurs |! on |! the |! Sabbath, |! notifications |! takes |! place |! at |! the |! end |! of |! the |! Sabbath. Hashkava |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Ceremony |! of |! laying |! down- |! carried |! out |! by |! the |! sacred |! washers. When |! does |! burial |! take |! place? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔By |! sundown |! the |! next |! day. What |! is |! forbidden |! in |! the |! Orthodox |! Jewish |! funeral? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Cremation What |! is |! permitted |! at |! the |! reform |! Jewish |! funeral? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Embalming Reform |! Jewish |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Their |! "temple" |! is |! House |! of |! Worship. Judaism |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔A |! monotheistic |! religion |! traced |! back |! to |! the |! person |! of |! Abraham. Altar |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔An |! elevated |! place |! or |! structure |! on |! which |! sacrifices |! are |! offered |! or |! at |! which |! religious |! rites |! are |! performed.
Bishop |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔The |! head |! of |! a |! territorial |! unit |! of |! the |! Church. Cardinal |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔A |! prince |! of |! the |! Church; |! an |! honorary |! title |! bestowed |! upon |! Archbishops |! and |! other |! clergy. Consecrated |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Blessed |! or |! made |! holy; |! set |! aside |! for |! a |! holy |! purpose. Crucifer |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔One |! who |! carries |! the |! crucifix |! in |! a |! religious |! procession. Crucifix |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔A |! cross |! with |! a |! figure |! or |! image |! representing |! the |! body |! of |! Christ |! (Corpus |! Cristi) |! on |! it. Deacon |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔A |! member |! of |! the |! clergy |! just |! below |! a |! priest. Diocese |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔A |! geographical |! grouping |! of |! parishes |! under |! the |! jurisdiction |! of |! a |! bishop. Elegy |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔A |! long |! mournful |! poem |! or |! song. Epitaph |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔An |! inscription |! on |! a |! grave |! marker, |! headstone |! (tombstone).
