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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






2. An organized - flexible - purposeful - group centered - time-limited response to death which reflects revernce - dignity and respect






3. A rule of ethical conduct found in some form in most major religious usually phrased - 'do unto others as you would have them do unto you'.






4. Having a sense of honor; upright and fair dealing






5. The cultural heritage or identity of a group - based on factors such as language or country of origin






6. A general term for the exchange of information - feelings - thoughts and acts between two or more people - including both verbal and nonverbal aspects o fthis interchange






7. The study of human behavior as related to funeral service






8. Detailed examples of adjustments - choices - or alternatives available to the client or counselee from which a course of action may be selected






9. The experience of the emotion of grief






10. Fidelity to moral principles






11. The customs - values - and standards of practice of a group - age - or theory intended to be timeless.






12. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






13. To assist in understanding of the circumstances or situations the individual is experiencing - and to assist that person in the selection of an alternative adjustment if necessary






14. Syndrome characterized by the presence of grief in anticipation of death or loss; the actualy death comes as a confirmation of knowledge of a life-limiting condition






15. The ability to be considerate and friendly as demonstrated by both verbal and non-verbal






16. The state of being prevented from attaining a purpose; thwarted; the blocking of the satisfaction of a perceived need by some kind of obstacle






17. A relation of harmony - conformity - accord - or affinity established in any human interaction






18. The individual providing assistance and guidance






19. Any event - person or object that lessens the degreee of pain in grief






20. A deliberate act of self destruction






21. Giving undivided attention by means of verbal and non-verbal behavior






22. The state of estrangement an inidvidual feels in social settings that are viewed as foreign - unpredictable or unacceptable






23. A stage of moral development in which the expectations of the social group (family - community and nation) are supported and maintained






24. Related to specific sitations in life that may create crisis and produce human pain and suffering. This type of couseling adds another diminsion to the giving of information in that it deals with significant feelings that are produced by life crises






25. Good comminication within and between men; or good free communication within or between men is always therapeutic






26. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






27. A phrase coined by Carl Rogers to refer to that type of counseling where one comes actively and voluntarily to gain help on a problem - but without any notion of surrendering his own responsiblity for the situation; a non-drective method of counselin






28. Grief extending over a long period of time without resolution






29. A process occuring with losses aimed at loosening the attachement ot that which has been lost for appropriate reinvestment






30. A belief in god or gods






31. Helping people facilitate uncomplicated grief to a healthly completion of the tasks of grieving within a reasonable time frame






32. A learned emotional response to death-related phenomenon which is characterized by extreme apprehension






33. A term to describe the experience of grief - espeically in young bereaved parents - where mourning customes are unclear due to an inappropriate death and the abscense of prior bereavement experience; typical in a society that has attempted to minimiz






34. Rules that govern society






35. That which is expressed by posture - facial expression - actions - physical behavior; that which is communivated by any means except verbally






36. The reaction of the body to an even often experienced emotionally as a sudden - violent and upsetting disturbance






37. Support or support system provided to the counselee who is seeking an alternative to problems






38. The rite of finality in a funeral service preceeding cremation - earth burial - entombment or burial at sea






39. Guilt felt by the survivors






40. The study of death






41. The intense physical and emotional expression of grief occuring as the awareness increases of a loss of someone or something significant






42. Expressing a though or idea in an alternate and sometimes a shortened form






43. Couselor takes a live speaking role - asking questions - suggesting courses of action - etc.






44. Occur when persons experience symptoms and behaviors which cause them difficulty but they do not see or recognise the fact that these are related to the loss






45. A strong emotion characterized by sudden and extreme fear.






46. Intervention with people whose needs are so specific that usually they can only be met by specifically trained physicians or psychologists. The practicioners in this field need special training because they often work with deeper levels of consciousn






47. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






48. Blame directed towards another person






49. A highly emotional termporary state in which an individual's feelings of anxiety - grief - confusion or pain impair his or her ability to act






50. A stage of moral development in which moral reasoning is based on reward and punishment from those in authority