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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. 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






2. The ability to present one's self sincerely






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






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






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






6. 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






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






8. Guilt felt by the survivors






9. Spoken - oral communication






10. The individual providing assistance and guidance






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






12. A deliberate act of self destruction






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






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






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






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






17. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






18. 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






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






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






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






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






23. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






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






25. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






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






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






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






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






30. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






31. 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






32. Blame directed towards another person






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






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






35. 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






36. 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.






37. The experience of the emotion of grief






38. The study of death






39. The killing of one human being by another






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






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






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






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






45. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






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






47. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death






48. 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






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






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