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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. 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






3. Rules that govern society






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






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






6. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






7. 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






8. Advice - especially that given as a result of consultation






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






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






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






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






13. The ability to present one's self sincerely






14. 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






15. 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






16. 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






17. 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






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






19. 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






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






21. 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






22. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






23. That counseling which occurs before a death






24. The individual's ability to adjust the psychological and emotional changes brought on by a stressful even such as the death of a significant other






25. The study of death






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






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






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






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






30. A belief in god or gods






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






32. 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)






33. A deliberate act of self destruction






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






35. The feelings and their expression






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






37. A rule of ethical conduct found in some form in most major religious usually phrased - 'do unto others as you would have them do unto you'.






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






45. A formal act or observance that may or may not have symbolic content






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






47. 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






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






49. 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






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