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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The reaction of the body to an even often experienced emotionally as a sudden - violent and upsetting disturbance






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






8. The killing of one human being by another






9. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






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






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






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






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






14. 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






15. 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






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






17. 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






18. Fidelity to moral principles






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






20. 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






21. 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






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






23. Spoken - oral communication






24. A deliberate act of self destruction






25. 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






26. 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






27. The feelings and their expression






28. 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.






29. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






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






38. The study of death






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






40. The individual providing assistance and guidance






41. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






42. 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






43. 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.






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






45. 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






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






47. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






48. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






49. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






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