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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Good comminication within and between men; or good free communication within or between men is always therapeutic






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






3. The ability to present one's self sincerely






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






5. 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






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






7. 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






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






9. A phrase coined by Carl Rogers to refer to that type of counseling where one comes actively and voluntarily to gain help on a problem - but without any notion of surrendering his own responsiblity for the situation; a non-drective method of counselin






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. A death has occured and the funeral director is counseling with the family as they select the services and items of merchandise in completing arrangements for the funeral service of their choice.






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






18. Rules that govern society






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






20. 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






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






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






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






24. Fidelity to moral principles






25. A belief in god or gods






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






27. 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






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






29. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






30. 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






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






32. Crib death. the sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant - which remains unexplained after a complete autopsy and a review of the circumstances around the death






33. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






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






35. A deliberate act of self destruction






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






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






38. The individual providing assistance and guidance






39. The study of death






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






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






42. That counseling which occurs before a death






43. The feelings and their expression






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






45. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






46. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






47. Guilt felt by the survivors






48. The study of human behavior






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






50. The killing of one human being by another