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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






3. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






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






5. 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






6. 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






7. 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






8. 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






9. 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






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






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






12. A deliberate act of self destruction






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






14. 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






15. The killing of one human being by another






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






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






18. 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






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






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






21. The individual providing assistance and guidance






22. 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)






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






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






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






26. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






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






28. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






29. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






30. 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






31. 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






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






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






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






35. Guilt felt by the survivors






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. The ability to present one's self sincerely






45. 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






46. 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






47. Rules that govern society






48. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






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






50. The feelings and their expression