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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






3. Blame directed towards another person






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






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






6. Detailed examples of adjustments - choices - or alternatives available to the client or counselee from which a course of action may be selected






7. 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






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






9. Fidelity to moral principles






10. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






11. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






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






13. A process occuring with losses aimed at loosening the attachement ot that which has been lost for appropriate reinvestment






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






15. 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






16. The experience of the emotion of grief






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






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






19. 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






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






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






22. 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






23. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






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






25. 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






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






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






28. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






29. Guilt felt by the survivors






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






31. A highly emotional termporary state in which an individual's feelings of anxiety - grief - confusion or pain impair his or her ability to act






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






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






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






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






36. 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






37. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death






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






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






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






41. 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






42. Spoken - oral communication






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






44. 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






45. The study of human behavior






46. 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






47. The study of death






48. That counseling which occurs before a death






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






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