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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. A brief review of points covered in a portion of the counseling session






2. Spoken - oral communication






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






4. Guilt felt by the survivors






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






6. 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






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






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






9. Fidelity to moral principles






10. 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'.






11. A deliberate act of self destruction






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






25. A philosophy that does not focus on the worship of a god or gods.






26. 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.






27. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death






28. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






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






30. 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






31. The feelings and their expression






32. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






33. Rules that govern society






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






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






36. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






37. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






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






39. 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






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






41. 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






42. A belief in god or gods






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






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






45. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






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






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






48. 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






49. 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)






50. The individual providing assistance and guidance