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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. A strong emotion characterized by sudden and extreme fear.






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






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






4. 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






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






6. To assist in understanding of the circumstances or situations the individual is experiencing - and to assist that person in the selection of an alternative adjustment if necessary






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






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






9. Fidelity to moral principles






10. A deliberate act of self destruction






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






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






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






14. 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






15. The experience of the emotion of grief






16. That counseling which occurs before a death






17. Spoken - oral communication






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






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






20. 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'.






21. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






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






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






24. 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






25. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






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






27. 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






28. 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






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






30. 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






31. Blame directed towards another person






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






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






34. The individual providing assistance and guidance






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






36. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






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






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






39. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






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






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






42. Rules that govern society






43. 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






44. Guilt felt by the survivors






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






46. 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






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






48. Support or support system provided to the counselee who is seeking an alternative to problems






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






50. 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