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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






2. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






3. The killing of one human being by another






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






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






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






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






8. 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






9. 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






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






11. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






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






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






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






15. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






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






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






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






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






20. 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)






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






22. Blame directed towards another person






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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'.






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






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






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






39. 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






40. 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






41. 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






42. A deliberate act of self destruction






43. Guilt felt by the survivors






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






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






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






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






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






49. The study of death






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