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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. A formal act or observance that may or may not have symbolic content






2. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






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






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






5. The experience of the emotion of grief






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






7. Spoken - oral communication






8. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






9. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






10. Rules that govern society






11. 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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Fidelity to moral principles






19. 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.






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






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






22. 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






23. That counseling which occurs before a death






24. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






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






26. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






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






28. 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






29. 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






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






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






32. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






33. 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






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






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






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






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






38. A deliberate act of self destruction






39. The study of human behavior






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






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






42. 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






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






44. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






45. Guilt felt by the survivors






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






47. 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






48. An act or practice of allowing the death of persons suffering from a life-limiting condition






49. The study of death






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