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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. 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






2. The experience of the emotion of grief






3. The killing of one human being by another






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






5. 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'.






6. The study of human behavior






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






8. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






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






10. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






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






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






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






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






15. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






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






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






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






19. The study of death






20. 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






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






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






23. 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






24. Spoken - oral communication






25. 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






26. 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






27. 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






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






29. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






30. 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






31. Fidelity to moral principles






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






33. The ability to present one's self sincerely






34. 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.






35. A stage of moral development in which the expectations of the social group (family - community and nation) are supported and maintained






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






37. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






38. Good comminication within and between men; or good free communication within or between men is always therapeutic






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






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






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






42. 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






43. 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






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






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






46. A belief in god or gods






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






48. The feelings and their expression






49. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






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