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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Sincere feelings for the person who is trying to adjust to a serious loss






2. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






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






4. Blame directed towards another person






5. 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






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






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






8. Rules that govern society






9. 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






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






11. 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)






12. 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






13. That counseling which occurs before a death






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






15. The individual providing assistance and guidance






16. The feelings and their expression






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






18. A strong emotion characterized by sudden and extreme fear.






19. 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






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






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






22. A belief in god or gods






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






24. 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






25. The experience of the emotion of grief






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






27. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






28. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






29. 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






30. 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






31. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






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






33. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






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






35. 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






36. 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.






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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






45. 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






46. The intense physical and emotional expression of grief occuring as the awareness increases of a loss of someone or something significant






47. 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






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






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






50. 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