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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. Counseling in which a counselor shares a body of special information with a counselee






2. A stage of moral development in which the individual considers universal moral principles which supersede the authority of the group






3. 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






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






5. To hold certain information in trust and not disclose without proper authorization or authority






6. The study of human behavior






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






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






9. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






10. 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






11. 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






12. The experience of the emotion of grief






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






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






15. 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'.






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






17. 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






18. 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






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






20. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






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






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






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






24. 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






25. The individual providing assistance and guidance






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






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






28. The killing of one human being by another






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






30. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






31. 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






32. A culturally entrenched pattern of behavior made up of: 1) sacred beliefs 2) emotional feelings accompanying the beliefs and 3) overt conduct presumable implementing the beliefs and feelings






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






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






35. 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






36. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






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






38. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Spoken - oral communication






46. Blame directed towards another person






47. A deliberate act of self destruction






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






49. 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






50. 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