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Narrative therapy

A type of therapy that helps individuals reframe their life story and find new meaning and purpose.

  1. Understanding Grief Counseling vs. Bereavement Support (Help Available)

Natural burial

The molecular interactions between myosin and actin that allow muscles to contract.

  1. Interment vs. Inurnment in Mortuary Science (Final Resting Place)
  2. Understanding Funeral Pyre vs. Cremation (Fire-Based Practices)
  3. Columbarium vs. Mausoleum in Mortuary Science (Final Resting Options)
  4. Mortuary Science: Burial vs. Interment (Clarifying Terms)
  5. Mortuary Science: Decedent vs. Deceased (Terminology Explained)
  6. Mortuary Science: Grave vs. Tomb (Resting Place Terminology)
  7. Mortuary Science: Vault vs. Liner (Casket Protection)
  8. Understanding Embalmer vs. Mortician (Job Specifications)

Natural burial ground

A burial that is designed to have minimal impact on the environment.

  1. Understanding Embalmer vs. Mortician (Job Specifications)

Natural burial options

Burial practices that prioritize environmental sustainability and natural decomposition.

  1. Mortuary Science: Vault vs. Liner (Casket Protection)
  2. Mortuary Science: Decedent vs. Deceased (Terminology Explained)

Natural fibers

Fibers derived from natural sources, such as cotton or linen.

  1. Mortuary Science: Shroud vs. Pall (Funeral Fabrics)

Natural stone memorials

A burial ground that is designed to have minimal impact on the environment.

  1. Cenotaph vs. Tombstone in Mortuary Science (Monument Types)

Necrobiome

Memorials made from natural stone, such as granite or marble.

  1. Mortuary Science: Rigor Mortis vs. Livor Mortis (Postmortem Changes)

Necropsy

A large cemetery complex or burial ground.

  1. Mortuary Science: Autopsy vs. Necropsy (Purpose Clarified)

Neural activation patterns

The specific patterns of neural activity that occur in response to different stimuli or tasks.

  1. Understanding Wake vs. Viewing (Event Definitions)

Neural activity

The electrical and chemical signals that occur in the brain and nervous system.

  1. Understanding Wake vs. Viewing (Event Definitions)

Neural processing

The way the brain interprets and processes information from the senses.

  1. Understanding Wake vs. Viewing (Event Definitions)

Neural response

The way neurons react to a stimulus, such as light or sound.

  1. Understanding Wake vs. Viewing (Event Definitions)

Neuroimaging techniques

Methods used to create images of the brain and nervous system, such as MRI and CT scans.

  1. Understanding Wake vs. Viewing (Event Definitions)

Neurological activity

The activity of the nervous system, including the brain and spinal cord.

  1. Understanding Wake vs. Viewing (Event Definitions)

Neuronal firing patterns

The patterns of electrical activity in neurons.

  1. Understanding Wake vs. Viewing (Event Definitions)

Newspaper

A printed publication that often includes obituaries and other death-related notices.

  1. Mortuary Science: Death Certificate vs. Death Notice (Document Differences)
  2. Mortuary Science: Eulogy vs. Obituary (Honoring the Deceased)
  3. What Does A Mortician Do? (10 Important Questions Answered)
  4. What Regulations Must Be Followed When Performing a Burial as a Funeral Director? (10 Important Questions Answered)
  5. How Can I Make More Money as a Funeral Director? (9 Simple Questions Answered)
  6. Mortuary Science: Decedent vs. Deceased (Terminology Explained)
  7. Mortuary Science: Epitaph vs. Eulogy (Honoring the Deceased)
  8. Mortuary Science: Funeral Home vs. Mortuary (Facility Differences)
  9. Mortuary Science: Funeral vs. Memorial Service (Event Timing)
  10. Mortuary Science: Pallbearer vs. Honorary Pallbearer (Roles Explained)
  11. What Training Do I Need To Become A Mortician? (10 Important Questions Answered)

Niche

A small compartment in a columbarium or mausoleum used to store cremated remains.

  1. Columbarium vs. Mausoleum in Mortuary Science (Final Resting Options)
  2. Mortuary Science: Burial vs. Interment (Clarifying Terms)
  3. Mausoleum vs. Crypt in Mortuary Science (Types of Burial)
  4. Mortuary Science: Entombment vs. Interment (Burial Methods)

Non-certified copy

A copy of a document that is not considered legally valid.

  1. Mortuary Science: Funeral vs. Memorial Service (Event Timing)
  2. Understanding Embalmer vs. Mortician (Job Specifications)

Non-judgmental attitude

An open and accepting approach that avoids criticism or negative judgment.

  1. Understanding Grief Counseling vs. Bereavement Support (Help Available)
  2. What Strategies Can Morticians Use to Facilitate Respectful Interactions? (9 Simple Questions Answered)
  3. How Can I Develop My Grief Counseling Skills Through Active Listening? (10 Important Questions Answered)

Non-toxic materials

Materials that do not contain harmful chemicals or substances.

  1. Mortuary Science: Shroud vs. Pall (Funeral Fabrics)

Non-traditional memorial customs

Alternative ways of memorializing the deceased, such as a celebration of life or a memorial service.

  1. Understanding Funeral Mass vs. Memorial Service (Religious Considerations)

Notification of next-of-kin

The process of informing a deceased person’s closest living relative of their death.

  1. Mortuary Science: Exhumation vs. Disinterment (Grave Disturbance)