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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. 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






3. A deliberate act of self destruction






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






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






6. 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






7. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death






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






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






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






11. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






12. The ability to present one's self sincerely






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






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






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






16. That counseling which occurs before a death






17. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






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






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






20. 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






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






22. The feelings and their expression






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






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






25. 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)






26. The killing of one human being by another






27. The study of death






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






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






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






31. 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






32. 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






33. 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






34. 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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






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






42. A process occuring with losses aimed at loosening the attachement ot that which has been lost for appropriate reinvestment






43. 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






44. 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






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






46. The individual providing assistance and guidance






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






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






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






50. The individual seeking assistance or guidance