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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. A belief in god or gods






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






3. 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






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






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






6. 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






7. The individual providing assistance and guidance






8. The ability to present one's self sincerely






9. 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






10. 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






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






12. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






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






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






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






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






17. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






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






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






20. 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






21. Rules that govern society






22. 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'.






23. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






24. The killing of one human being by another






25. The experience of the emotion of grief






26. The feelings and their expression






27. 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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






33. 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






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






35. 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






36. Spoken - oral communication






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. A deliberate act of self destruction






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






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






46. Guilt felt by the survivors






47. That counseling which occurs before a death






48. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






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






50. Fidelity to moral principles