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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. An emotion or set of emotions due to a loss






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






3. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






4. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death






5. The killing of one human being by another






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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






12. A deliberate act of self destruction






13. 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'.






14. Guilt felt by the survivors






15. 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






16. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






17. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






18. 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.






19. 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






20. 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.






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






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






23. The ability to present one's self sincerely






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






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






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






27. 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






28. A defense mechanism in which anger is redirected toward a person or object other than the one who caused the anger originally.






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






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






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






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






33. Blame directed towards another person






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






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






36. 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






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






38. The tendency in human beings to make strong affectional bonds with others coming from the need for secrity and safety






39. 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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






45. 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






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






47. The feelings and their expression






48. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






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






50. 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






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