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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. 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






2. Persons are usually conscious of the realtionship of the reaction to the death - but the reaction to the currect experience is excessive and disabling






3. 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






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






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. The ability to present one's self sincerely






7. 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






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






9. 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






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






11. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






12. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






13. 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






14. 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






15. A belief in god or gods






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






17. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






18. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






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






20. 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






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






22. 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






23. 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






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






25. Spoken - oral communication






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






27. 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






28. 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






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






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






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






32. 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






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






34. 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






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






36. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






37. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






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






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






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






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






42. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






43. Fidelity to moral principles






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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.