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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A brief review of points covered in a portion of the counseling session






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






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






4. The study of death






5. The feelings and their expression






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






7. 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






8. 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






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






10. 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






11. The individual providing assistance and guidance






12. 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






13. A belief in god or gods






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






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






16. 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'.






17. 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






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






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






20. The ability to present one's self sincerely






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






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






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






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






25. A formal act or observance that may or may not have symbolic content






26. To assist in understanding of the circumstances or situations the individual is experiencing - and to assist that person in the selection of an alternative adjustment if necessary






27. The study of human behavior






28. 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.






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






30. 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






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






32. 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






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






34. 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






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






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






37. 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






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






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






40. Guilt felt by the survivors






41. Consists of abstract patterns (the rules - ideas - beliefs shared by members of society) of and for living and dying - which are learned directly or indirectly






42. 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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






48. Spoken - oral communication






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






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