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






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






3. A deliberate act of self destruction






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






10. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






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






12. The killing of one human being by another






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






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






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 individual providing assistance and guidance






17. 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






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






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






20. That counseling which occurs before a death






21. 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






22. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






23. 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






24. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






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






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






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






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






29. Rules that govern society






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






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






32. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






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






34. A belief in god or gods






35. 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.






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






37. 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'.






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






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






46. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






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






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






49. 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






50. 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