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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The killing of one human being by another






2. 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






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






4. Interventions for a highly emotional - temporary state in which individuals - overcome by feelings of anxiety - grief - confusion - or pain are unable to act in a realistic - normal manner. intentional responces which help individuals in a crisis sit






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






6. A death has occured 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.






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. According to client-centered counseling - the necessary quality of a counselor being in touch with reality and other's perception of one-self.






10. 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






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






12. 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






13. 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






14. The set of values - ideas and opinions of an individual or group






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






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






17. Advice - especially that given as a result of consultation






18. Sincere feelings for the person who is trying to adjust to a serious loss






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Adefense mechanism used in grief to return to more familiar and often more primitive modes of coping






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






29. That counseling which occurs before a death






30. Counseling in which a counselor shares a body of special information with a counselee






31. The asumption of blame directed toward one's self by others






32. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






33. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






34. Something - as a reason or desire - acting as a spur to action






35. 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






36. 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






37. A therapeutic experiance for reasonably healthy persons. do no confuse this with psychotherapy which is treatment for emotionally disturbed persons - who seek or are referred for assistance with pathological problems. A counselor's clients are encour






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






39. 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'.






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






41. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






42. A deliberate act of self destruction






43. Centering a client's thinking and feelings on the situation causing a problem and assisting the person in choosing the behavior or adjustment to solve the problem






44. A brief review of points covered in a portion of the counseling session






45. An act or practice of allowing the death of persons suffering from a life-limiting condition






46. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






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






48. Providing a choice of services and merchandise available as families make a selection and complete funeral arrangements - formulating different actions in adjustine to a crisis






49. A stage moral development in which the inididual is characterized as not understanding the rules or feeling a sense of obligation to them. looking to experience only that which is good or pleasant or to avoid that which is painful.






50. The defense mechanism by which a person is unable or refuses to see things as they are because such facts are threatening to the self