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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Expressing a though or idea in an alternate and sometimes a shortened form






2. 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






3. A belief in god or gods






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






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






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






7. The study of death






8. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






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






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






11. A deliberate act of self destruction






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






13. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






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






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






16. Fidelity to moral principles






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






18. 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)






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






20. Related to specific sitations in life that may create crisis and produce human pain and suffering. This type of couseling adds another diminsion to the giving of information in that it deals with significant feelings that are produced by life crises






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






22. 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






23. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death






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






25. The study of human behavior






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






27. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






28. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






29. Blame directed towards another person






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






31. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






32. 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.






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






34. 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






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






36. 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






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






38. 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






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. The experience of the emotion of grief






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