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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An emotion or set of emotions due to a loss






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






3. 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.






4. A belief in god or gods






5. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






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






7. 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






8. The ability to present one's self sincerely






9. A deliberate act of self destruction






10. Fidelity to moral principles






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






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






13. Guilt felt by the survivors






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






15. 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






16. 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






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






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






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






20. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






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






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






23. The individual providing assistance and guidance






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






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






26. 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)






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






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






29. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death






30. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






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






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






33. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






34. 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






35. Blame directed towards another person






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






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






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






39. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






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






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






42. 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






43. Rules that govern society






44. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






45. 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'.






46. 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






47. 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






48. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






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






50. Spoken - oral communication