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






2. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






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






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






5. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






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






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






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






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






10. That counseling which occurs before a death






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






12. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






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






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






15. Blame directed towards another person






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






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






18. 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






19. The intense physical and emotional expression of grief occuring as the awareness increases of a loss of someone or something significant






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






21. 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






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






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






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






25. 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






26. The study of death






27. 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






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






29. The killing of one human being by another






30. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






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






32. 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






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






34. 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






35. 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






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






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






38. The feelings and their expression






39. 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'.






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






41. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






42. 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






43. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






44. 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






45. Guilt felt by the survivors






46. 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






47. 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)






48. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






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






50. 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