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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Rules that govern society






2. 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






3. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






4. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






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






6. The customs - values - and standards of practice of a group - age - or theory intended to be timeless.






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. 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






9. 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)






10. Spoken - oral communication






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






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






13. The ability to present one's self sincerely






14. According to client-centered counseling - the necessary quality of a counselor being in touch with reality and other's perception of one-self.






15. 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






16. A belief in god or gods






17. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






24. That counseling which occurs before a death






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






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






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






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. 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






30. The ability to be considerate and friendly as demonstrated by both verbal and non-verbal






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Fidelity to moral principles






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






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. 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






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






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






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






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






48. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






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






50. 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