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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. Having a sense of honor; upright and fair dealing






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






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






4. A philosophy that does not focus on the worship of a god or gods.






5. 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






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






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






8. The feelings and their expression






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






10. A deliberate act of self destruction






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






12. 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






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






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






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






16. 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






17. Spoken - oral communication






18. 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






19. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






20. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






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






22. 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'.






23. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






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






25. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






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






27. 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






28. 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






29. 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






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






31. 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.






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






33. Fidelity to moral principles






34. 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






35. 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






36. 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






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






38. The ability to present one's self sincerely






39. 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






40. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






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






42. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death






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






44. That counseling which occurs before a death






45. The experience of the emotion of grief






46. 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






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






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






49. Guilt felt by the survivors






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