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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Feelings such as happiness - anger or grief - careated by brain patterns accompanied by bodily changes






2. 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






3. 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






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






5. Intervention with people whose needs are so specific that usually they can only be met by specifically trained physicians or psychologists. The practicioners in this field need special training because they often work with deeper levels of consciousn






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






11. That counseling which occurs before a death






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






13. 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






14. The study of death






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






16. 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






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






18. Blame directed towards another person






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






20. The killing of one human being by another






21. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






28. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death






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






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






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






32. The ability to present one's self sincerely






33. Rules that govern society






34. 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






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






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






37. Strong emotion marked by such reactions as alarm - dread - and disquieting






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






40. 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






41. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






42. 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






43. Fidelity to moral principles






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






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






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






47. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






48. 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






49. 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






50. 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