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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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






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






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






4. The killing of one human being by another






5. 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.






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






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






8. 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






9. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






10. 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'.






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






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






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






14. 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






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






16. 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






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






18. 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






19. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






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






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






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






23. Blame directed towards another person






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






25. 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.






26. The study of human behavior






27. A belief in god or gods






28. 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)






29. The feelings and their expression






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






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






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






33. Support or support system provided to the counselee who is seeking an alternative to problems






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






35. 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






36. Rules that govern society






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






38. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






39. 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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






47. 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






48. Spoken - oral communication






49. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






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