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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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 ability to present one's self sincerely






3. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






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






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






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






7. 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






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






9. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






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






11. A belief in god or gods






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






13. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






14. The killing of one human being by another






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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






22. The study of death






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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






31. The individual providing assistance and guidance






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






33. A deliberate act of self destruction






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






35. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






36. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






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






38. The experience of the emotion of grief






39. Rules that govern society






40. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






41. 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






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






43. 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






44. Spoken - oral communication






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






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






47. Choice of actions provided through counseling as a means on solving the counselee's problem






48. That counseling which occurs before a death






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






50. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death