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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A stage of moral development in which moral reasoning is based on reward and punishment from those in authority






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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






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






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






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






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






12. That counseling which occurs before a death






13. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






14. 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






15. Rules that govern society






16. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






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






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






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






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






22. The feelings and their expression






23. 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






24. A deliberate act of self destruction






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






26. The study of human behavior






27. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






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






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






31. 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






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






33. 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






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






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






36. The study of death






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






38. 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






39. 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






40. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






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






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






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






44. The killing of one human being by another






45. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death






46. 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'.






47. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






48. 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.






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






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