NBE FUNERAL SERVICE COUNSELLING |ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
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NEW 2026/2027 UPDATE
The intense physical and emotional expression of grief occurring as the awareness increases
of a loss of someone or something significant - ANSWER Acute Grief
Grief extending over a long period of time without resolution - ANSWER Abnormal (com-
plicated, unresolved) grief
The individual's ability to adjust to the psychological and emotional changes brought on by a
stressful event such as the death of a significant other - ANSWER Adaptation
Feelings and their expression - ANSWER Affect
Those appropriate and helpful acts of counseling that come after the funeral - ANSWER
Aftercare (post-funeral counseling)
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome - ANSWER A.I.D.S.
The intentional infliction of physical or psychological harm on another - ANSWER Aggres-
sion
Fear or anxiety caused by the sudden realization of danger - ANSWER Alarm
The state of estrangement an individual feels in social settings that are viewed as foreign,
unpredictable or unacceptable - ANSWER Alienation
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, A choice of services and merchandise available as families make a selection and complete
funeral arrangements - ANSWER Alternatives
Blame directed toward another person - ANSWER Anger
A term to describe the experience of grief, especially in young bereaved parents, where
mourning customs are unclear due to an inappropriate death and the absence of prior be-
reavement experience - ANSWER Anomic Grief
A syndrome characterized by the presence of grief in anticipation of death or loss - AN-
SWER Anticipatory Grief
A state of tension, typically characterized by rapid heartbeat and shortness of breath - AN-
SWER Anxiety
A death has occurred and the funeral director is counseling with the family as they select the
services and items of merchandise in completing arrangements for the funeral service of
their choice - ANSWER At-Need Counseling
The tendency in human beings to make strong affectional bonds with other coming from the
need for security and safety - ANSWER Attachment theory (Bowlby)
Giving undivided attention by means of verbal and non-verbal behavior - ANSWER At-
tending (listening)
A learned tendency to respond to people, objects, or institutions in a positive or negative
way - ANSWER Attitude
The act or event of separation or loss that results in the experience of grief - ANSWER Be-
reavement
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AND WELL DETAILED VERIFIED SOLUTIONS| GRADED A+| BRAND
NEW 2026/2027 UPDATE
The intense physical and emotional expression of grief occurring as the awareness increases
of a loss of someone or something significant - ANSWER Acute Grief
Grief extending over a long period of time without resolution - ANSWER Abnormal (com-
plicated, unresolved) grief
The individual's ability to adjust to the psychological and emotional changes brought on by a
stressful event such as the death of a significant other - ANSWER Adaptation
Feelings and their expression - ANSWER Affect
Those appropriate and helpful acts of counseling that come after the funeral - ANSWER
Aftercare (post-funeral counseling)
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome - ANSWER A.I.D.S.
The intentional infliction of physical or psychological harm on another - ANSWER Aggres-
sion
Fear or anxiety caused by the sudden realization of danger - ANSWER Alarm
The state of estrangement an individual feels in social settings that are viewed as foreign,
unpredictable or unacceptable - ANSWER Alienation
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, A choice of services and merchandise available as families make a selection and complete
funeral arrangements - ANSWER Alternatives
Blame directed toward another person - ANSWER Anger
A term to describe the experience of grief, especially in young bereaved parents, where
mourning customs are unclear due to an inappropriate death and the absence of prior be-
reavement experience - ANSWER Anomic Grief
A syndrome characterized by the presence of grief in anticipation of death or loss - AN-
SWER Anticipatory Grief
A state of tension, typically characterized by rapid heartbeat and shortness of breath - AN-
SWER Anxiety
A death has occurred and the funeral director is counseling with the family as they select the
services and items of merchandise in completing arrangements for the funeral service of
their choice - ANSWER At-Need Counseling
The tendency in human beings to make strong affectional bonds with other coming from the
need for security and safety - ANSWER Attachment theory (Bowlby)
Giving undivided attention by means of verbal and non-verbal behavior - ANSWER At-
tending (listening)
A learned tendency to respond to people, objects, or institutions in a positive or negative
way - ANSWER Attitude
The act or event of separation or loss that results in the experience of grief - ANSWER Be-
reavement
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