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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. 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






2. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






3. 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






4. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






5. 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






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. Spoken - oral communication






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






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






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






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






12. A belief in god or gods






13. 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






14. Fidelity to moral principles






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






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






17. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






18. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






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






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. 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)






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






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






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






25. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






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






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






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






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






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






31. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






32. The killing of one human being by another






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






34. 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






35. Rules that govern society






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. A deliberate act of self destruction






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






44. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






45. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






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






47. The ability to present one's self sincerely






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






49. 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.






50. The feelings and their expression