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






2. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






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






4. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






5. 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






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






7. 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






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






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






10. 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.






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






12. 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






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






14. Fidelity to moral principles






15. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






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






17. The ability to present one's self sincerely






18. 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






19. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






20. The individual providing assistance and guidance






21. Guilt felt by the survivors






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






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






24. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death






25. Blame directed towards another person






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






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






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






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






30. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






31. 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






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






33. 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






34. 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.






35. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






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






37. That counseling which occurs before a death






38. The feelings and their expression






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






40. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






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






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






43. The study of death






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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






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