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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. The study of human behavior as related to funeral service






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






3. 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






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






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






6. The ability to present one's self sincerely






7. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death






8. Rules that govern society






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






10. The study of human behavior






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






12. The customs - values - and standards of practice of a group - age - or theory intended to be timeless.






13. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






14. A relation of harmony - conformity - accord - or affinity established in any human interaction






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






16. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






17. The killing of one human being by another






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






19. The feelings and their expression






20. 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






21. Spoken - oral communication






22. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






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






24. 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






25. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






26. 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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






35. 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






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






37. The defense mechanism by which a person is unable or refuses to see things as they are because such facts are threatening to the self






38. The study of death






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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)






49. 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






50. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome