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111. Erick is a thanatologist who is studying the culturally prescribed ways of behaving and expressing feelings after the death of a loved one. Eric is studying a. mourning. b. bereavement. c. grief. d. palliative customs. 112. Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding mourning among different cultures? a. All cultures have funeral rituals that specify how the body is to be handled, how loved ones are expected to behave, and how the community should assist those who are grief stricken. b. In Bali, friends joke with and distract mourners to keep them calm because emotional displays are viewed as bad for one’s health. c. At Jewish funerals, people are expected to openly cry to achieve peace with tea and sugar available during the funeral to assist people who faint. d. At Christian (of European descent) funerals, people are expected to try to control themselves and avoid drawing attention to themselves. 113. In the Jewish culture, the first week of mourning is called a. yahrzeit. b. shiva. c. keening. d. yiddish. 114. Which of the following is/are TRUE regarding Jewish death rituals? a. The first three days of shiva is when visitors offer comfort. b. The last four days of shiva is a private time when mourners are highly distressed and visitors are discouraged. c. For the yearly anniversary of the person’s death, a candle, the yahrzeit, is lit and allowed to burn itself out. d. All of these statements are true. 115. Some Christian denominations host a _________, when the body (or a picture of the deceased) is displayed and the mourning family receives visitors, followed by a funeral and burial at a cemetery. a. shiva b. bereavement ceremony c. wake d. palliative ceremony 116. You are attending a funeral in which the friends of the deceased joke with and distract mourners to keep them calm because emotional displays are viewed as bad for one’s health. You are attending a traditional ________ funeral. a. African-American (Southern culture) b. Bali c. Muslim d. Jewish 117. In ______________, mourners are expected to be highly and publicly emotional following a death, so loud wailing, sobbing, and singing are appropriate responses with a lack of wailing at the funeral showing that you did not care for the deceased. a. African-American Southern cultures b. Bali c. Christians of European descent d. the Jewish culture 118. The __________ culture observes a public remembrance of the dead on the first and second of November, when they believe the souls of the departed return to visit the living. The families set up offerings for the comfort of their departed relative, often including a wash basin and clean towel, food, and even cigarettes and toys, are laid out on a alter with burning incense and candles. a. African-American southern b. Greek c. Mexican d. Japanese 119. Bereavement is a term that describes the a. loss of a significant person by death. b. combination of emotional, behavior, and physiological reactions to the death of someone. c. third stage in Kubler-Ross’ theory in which a person confronts his or her own death. d. culturally prescribed ways of behaving and expressing feelings after the death of a loved one. 120. Grief is a term that describes the a. loss of a significant person by death. b. combination of emotional, behavior, and physiological reactions to the death of someone. c. third stage in Kubler-Ross’ theory in which a person confronts his or her own death. d. culturally prescribed ways of behaving and expressing feelings after the death of a loved one.