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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Any event - person or object that lessens the degreee of pain in grief






2. Spoken - oral communication






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






4. 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)






5. 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






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






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






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






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






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






11. A belief in god or gods






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






18. 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






19. 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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. The experience of the emotion of grief






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






29. Fidelity to moral principles






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






31. 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






32. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death






33. The feelings and their expression






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






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






36. A deliberate act of self destruction






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






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






39. 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.






40. 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






41. 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






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






43. 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






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






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






46. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






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






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






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






50. Rules that govern society