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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The study of human behavior






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






3. 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'.






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






11. 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






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






13. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






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






15. 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






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






17. That counseling which occurs before a death






18. The ability to be considerate and friendly as demonstrated by both verbal and non-verbal






19. 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






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






21. 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






22. The study of death






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






30. The feelings and their expression






31. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






32. Guilt felt by the survivors






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






34. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






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






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






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






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






39. That which is expressed by posture - facial expression - actions - physical behavior; that which is communivated by any means except verbally






40. Rules that govern society






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






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






43. An act or practice of allowing the death of persons suffering from a life-limiting condition






44. The experience of the emotion of grief






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






46. Blame directed towards another person






47. The ability to present one's self sincerely






48. Fidelity to moral principles






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






50. 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