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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. Choice of actions provided through counseling as a means on solving the counselee's problem






2. 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






3. 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






4. Spoken - oral communication






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






6. Guilt felt by the survivors






7. 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






8. The tendency in human beings to make strong affectional bonds with others coming from the need for secrity and safety






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






10. 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'.






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






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






13. 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.






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






15. Crib death. the sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant - which remains unexplained after a complete autopsy and a review of the circumstances around the death






16. 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






17. The feelings and their expression






18. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






19. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






20. 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






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






22. A formal act or observance that may or may not have symbolic content






23. That branch of philosophy dealing with values relating to human conduct - with respect to the rightness and wrongness of certian actions and to the goodness and badness of the motives and ends of such actions (webster)






24. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






25. Fidelity to moral principles






26. Feelings such as happiness - anger or grief - careated by brain patterns accompanied by bodily changes






27. Blame directed toward one's self based on real or unreal conditions






28. 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






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






30. 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






31. Those appropriate and helpful acts of counseling that come after the funeral






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






33. A philosophy that does not focus on the worship of a god or gods.






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






35. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






36. Blame directed towards another person






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






42. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






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






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






45. The experience of the emotion of grief






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






47. An emotion or set of emotions due to a loss






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






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






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