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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Blame directed towards another person






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






3. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






4. Rules that govern society






5. Guilt felt by the survivors






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






7. The ability to present one's self sincerely






8. 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






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






10. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death






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






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






13. 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






14. Fidelity to moral principles






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






16. 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






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






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






19. 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






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






21. Spoken - oral communication






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






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






24. 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.






25. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






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






28. That counseling which occurs before a death






29. 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






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






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






32. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






33. 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






34. 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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






41. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






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






43. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






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






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






46. 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






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






48. The individual providing assistance and guidance






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






50. The study of human behavior