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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The rite of finality in a funeral service preceeding cremation - earth burial - entombment or burial at sea






2. 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






3. 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.






4. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






5. 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






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






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






8. Guilt felt by the survivors






9. The study of death






10. 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)






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






12. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






13. The study of human behavior






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






15. The experience of the emotion of grief






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






17. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






26. 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






27. 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






28. 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






29. Giving undivided attention by means of verbal and non-verbal behavior






30. Blame directed towards another person






31. The ability to present one's self sincerely






32. 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






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






34. 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






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






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






37. 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






38. A belief in god or gods






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






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






41. 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






42. Rules that govern society






43. An emotion or set of emotions due to a loss






44. Spoken - oral communication






45. 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






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






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






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






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