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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. 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






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






3. Blame directed towards another person






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






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






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






7. A deliberate act of self destruction






8. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






9. 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'.






10. 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






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






12. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






13. Spoken - oral communication






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






15. 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






16. 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






17. 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






18. 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






19. Fidelity to moral principles






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






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






22. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






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






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






25. A process occuring with losses aimed at loosening the attachement ot that which has been lost for appropriate reinvestment






26. The study of death






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






28. 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)






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. A belief in god or gods






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






42. Adefense mechanism used in grief to return to more familiar and often more primitive modes of coping






43. 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






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






45. 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






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






47. 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






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






49. 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






50. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss







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