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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. 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.






2. 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






3. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






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






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






6. 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






7. 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






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






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






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






11. Blame directed towards another person






12. 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






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






14. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






15. Spoken - oral communication






16. 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






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






18. 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






19. The ability to present one's self sincerely






20. The study of death






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






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






23. 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






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






25. 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






26. Fidelity to moral principles






27. 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.






28. 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






29. 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)






30. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death






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






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






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






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






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






36. The individual's ability to adjust the psychological and emotional changes brought on by a stressful even such as the death of a significant other






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






44. That counseling which occurs before a death






45. The individual providing assistance and guidance






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






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






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






49. A deliberate act of self destruction






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