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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. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






9. 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






10. The tendency in human beings to make strong affectional bonds with others coming from the need for secrity and safety






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






12. That counseling which occurs before a death






13. 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






14. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






15. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






16. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






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






18. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






19. The study of human behavior






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






26. The killing of one human being by another






27. Fidelity to moral principles






28. 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.






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






37. Rules that govern society






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






39. 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






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






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






42. The individual providing assistance and guidance






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






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






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






46. 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






47. A belief in god or gods






48. The experience of the emotion of grief






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






50. Related to specific sitations in life that may create crisis and produce human pain and suffering. This type of couseling adds another diminsion to the giving of information in that it deals with significant feelings that are produced by life crises