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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Good comminication within and between men; or good free communication within or between men is always therapeutic






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






3. 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






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






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






6. Rules that govern society






7. Fidelity to moral principles






8. 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






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






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






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






12. The individual providing assistance and guidance






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






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






15. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






16. 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






17. 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'.






18. The experience of the emotion of grief






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






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






21. 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






22. 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.






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






24. 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






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






26. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






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






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






29. The study of death






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






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






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






33. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death






34. Guilt felt by the survivors






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






36. 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






37. 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






38. A belief in god or gods






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






40. The study of human behavior






41. 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






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






43. 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






44. 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






45. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






46. Crib death. the sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant - which remains unexplained after a complete autopsy and a review of the circumstances around the death






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






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






49. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






50. 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