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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. A formal act or observance that may or may not have symbolic content






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






3. 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






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






5. That counseling which occurs before a death






6. The killing of one human being by another






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. Something - as a reason or desire - acting as a spur to action






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






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






11. The individual providing assistance and guidance






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






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






14. A deliberate act of self destruction






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






16. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. 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






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






26. 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






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






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






29. Support or support system provided to the counselee who is seeking an alternative to problems






30. Spoken - oral communication






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






32. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






33. 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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






41. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






42. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






43. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






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






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






46. 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






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






48. 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






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






50. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased







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