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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A strong emotion characterized by sudden and extreme fear.






2. The reaction of the body to an even often experienced emotionally as a sudden - violent and upsetting disturbance






3. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






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






5. The killing of one human being by another






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






7. 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






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






9. The study of death






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






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






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






13. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






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






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






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






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






18. The study of human behavior






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






20. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






21. 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






22. 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






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






28. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






29. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Fidelity to moral principles






37. The individual providing assistance and guidance






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






39. The ability to present one's self sincerely






40. Spoken - oral communication






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






42. 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.






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






44. 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






45. 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






46. 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






47. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






48. 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






49. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






50. Moral principles that vary with circumstance