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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. A stage of moral development in which the individual considers universal moral principles which supersede the authority of the group






2. Guilt felt by the survivors






3. 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.






4. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






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






6. 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






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






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






9. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






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






11. A deliberate act of self destruction






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






13. A belief in god or gods






14. Blame directed towards another person






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






16. The experience of the emotion of grief






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






18. The feelings and their expression






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






20. Persons are usually conscious of the realtionship of the reaction to the death - but the reaction to the currect experience is excessive and disabling






21. 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






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






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






24. 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.






25. 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






26. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






27. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






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






29. 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






30. 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






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






32. Spoken - oral communication






33. 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






34. A defense mechanism in which anger is redirected toward a person or object other than the one who caused the anger originally.






35. The individual providing assistance and guidance






36. Syndrome characterized by the presence of grief in anticipation of death or loss; the actualy death comes as a confirmation of knowledge of a life-limiting condition






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






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






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






40. The ability to present one's self sincerely






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






42. 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






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






44. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






45. 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






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






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






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






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






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