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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 ability to present one's self sincerely






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






3. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






4. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






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






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






7. The individual's ability to adjust the psychological and emotional changes brought on by a stressful even such as the death of a significant other






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






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






10. 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






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






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 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






14. Persons are usually conscious of the realtionship of the reaction to the death - but the reaction to the currect experience is excessive and disabling






15. Consists of abstract patterns (the rules - ideas - beliefs shared by members of society) of and for living and dying - which are learned directly or indirectly






16. The ability to enter into and share the feelings of others






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






18. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






19. A defense mechanism in which anger is redirected toward a person or object other than the one who caused the anger originally.






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






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






22. A belief in god or gods






23. The ability to communicate the belief that everyone possesses the capacity and right to choose alternatives and make decisions






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






25. That counseling which occurs before a death






26. The feelings and their expression






27. An adjustment process which involves grief or sorrow over a period of time and helps in the reorganization of the life on an individual following a loss of death of someone loved






28. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






29. Rules that govern society






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






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






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






33. Fidelity to moral principles






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






35. Strong emotion marked by such reactions as alarm - dread - and disquieting






36. 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






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






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






39. The study of death






40. 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)






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






42. A state of tension - typically characterized by rapid heartbeat - shortness of breath and other similar ramifications of arousal of the autonomic nervous system; an emotion characterized by a vague fear or promonition that something undesirable is go






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






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






45. Choice of actions provided through counseling as a means on solving the counselee's problem






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






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






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






49. 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






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