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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A formal act or observance that may or may not have symbolic content






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






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






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






5. 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






6. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death






7. 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






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






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






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






11. 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






12. That counseling which occurs before a death






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






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






15. 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






16. The individual providing assistance and guidance






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






18. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






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






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






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






22. The feelings and their expression






23. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






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






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






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






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






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






29. The study of death






30. Rules that govern society






31. A deliberate act of self destruction






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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






38. Blame directed towards another person






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






40. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






41. 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






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






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






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






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






47. The study of human behavior






48. Guilt felt by the survivors






49. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






50. 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'.