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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. 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.






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






4. 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






5. Spoken - oral communication






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






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






8. 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)






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






10. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






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






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






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






15. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






16. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






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






18. 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






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






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






21. Fidelity to moral principles






22. 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






23. 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






24. 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






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






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






27. The feelings and their expression






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






29. 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






30. The individual providing assistance and guidance






31. 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






32. Blame directed towards another person






33. That counseling which occurs before a death






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






41. The ability to present one's self sincerely






42. 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






43. A deliberate act of self destruction






44. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






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






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






47. 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






48. 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






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






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






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