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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Choice of actions provided through counseling as a means on solving the counselee's problem






2. 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.






3. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






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






5. 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






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






7. 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






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






9. Fidelity to moral principles






10. 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.






11. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






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






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






14. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. The ability to present one's self sincerely






24. 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






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






26. The experience of the emotion of grief






27. 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'.






28. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






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






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






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






32. 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






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






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






35. 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






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






37. 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






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






39. 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






40. A term to describe the experience of grief - espeically in young bereaved parents - where mourning customes are unclear due to an inappropriate death and the abscense of prior bereavement experience; typical in a society that has attempted to minimiz






41. 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






42. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






43. The study of death






44. A belief in god or gods






45. Persons are usually conscious of the realtionship of the reaction to the death - but the reaction to the currect experience is excessive and disabling






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






47. The feelings and their expression






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






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






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