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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Rules that govern society






2. 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






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






4. The ability to present one's self sincerely






5. The individual providing assistance and guidance






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






7. 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






8. Counseling in which a counselor shares a body of special information with a counselee






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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






16. 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






17. 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)






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






19. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






20. 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






21. 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






22. Crib death. the sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant - which remains unexplained after a complete autopsy and a review of the circumstances around the death






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






24. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






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






26. The experience of the emotion of grief






27. 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






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






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






30. 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






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






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






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






34. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






35. 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






36. 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






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






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






39. Blame directed towards another person






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






46. 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'.






47. The study of human behavior






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






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






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