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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. A stage of moral development in which moral reasoning is based on reward and punishment from those in authority






2. The feelings and their expression






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






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






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






6. A belief in god or gods






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






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






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






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






11. That branch of philosophy dealing with values relating to human conduct - with respect to the rightness and wrongness of certian actions and to the goodness and badness of the motives and ends of such actions (webster)






12. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






13. Blame directed towards another person






14. 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






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






16. 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






17. The study of human behavior






18. 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






19. 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'.






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






21. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






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






23. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






24. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






25. Advice - especially that given as a result of consultation






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






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






28. 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






29. 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






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






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






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






33. A deliberate act of self destruction






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






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






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






37. 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






38. 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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. Rules that govern society






44. 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






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






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






47. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






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






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






50. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns