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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. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






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






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






4. The study of human behavior






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






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






7. 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






8. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






9. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






10. That counseling which occurs before a death






11. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






12. The killing of one human being by another






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






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






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






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






17. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






18. 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






19. The ability to present one's self sincerely






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






21. 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






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






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






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






25. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






26. 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






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






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






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






30. 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'.






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






32. Fidelity to moral principles






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






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






35. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






36. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






44. 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






45. The individual providing assistance and guidance






46. A belief in god or gods






47. 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






48. 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






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






50. Spoken - oral communication