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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Guilt felt by the survivors






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






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






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






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






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. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






8. The study of death






9. The study of human behavior as related to funeral service






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






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






12. Rules that govern society






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






14. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






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






16. 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






17. 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






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. The killing of one human being by another






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






21. A belief in god or gods






22. 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






23. 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






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






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






26. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






27. 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






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






29. 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






30. The feelings and their expression






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






32. 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






33. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






34. The individual providing assistance and guidance






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






36. The ability to present one's self sincerely






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






38. 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






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






40. 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






41. That counseling which occurs before a death






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






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






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






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






46. Spoken - oral communication






47. 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






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






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






50. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death