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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. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






2. 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






3. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






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






5. Fidelity to moral principles






6. 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






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






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






9. A highly emotional termporary state in which an individual's feelings of anxiety - grief - confusion or pain impair his or her ability to act






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






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






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






13. 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






14. A process occuring with losses aimed at loosening the attachement ot that which has been lost for appropriate reinvestment






15. 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






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






17. A deliberate act of self destruction






18. That counseling which occurs before a death






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






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






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






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






23. 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






24. The killing of one human being by another






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






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






27. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






28. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






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






30. 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






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






32. 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






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






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






35. 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






36. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






37. The individual providing assistance and guidance






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






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






40. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






41. 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






42. Guilt felt by the survivors






43. 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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






50. 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