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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. To hold certain information in trust and not disclose without proper authorization or authority






2. The set of values - ideas and opinions of an individual or group






3. 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






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






5. 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






6. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






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






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






9. 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






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






11. The experience of the emotion of grief






12. 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






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






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






15. The individual providing assistance and guidance






16. 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






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






18. The ability to present one's self sincerely






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






25. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






26. A belief in god or gods






27. 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






28. Fidelity to moral principles






29. Spoken - oral communication






30. 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






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






32. Giving undivided attention by means of verbal and non-verbal behavior






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






34. That counseling which occurs before a death






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






41. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






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






43. A deliberate act of self destruction






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






45. A general term for the exchange of information - feelings - thoughts and acts between two or more people - including both verbal and nonverbal aspects o fthis interchange






46. 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






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






48. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






49. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






50. 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.