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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. 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






2. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






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






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






5. 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






6. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






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 belief in god or gods






9. 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






10. 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






11. The individual providing assistance and guidance






12. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






13. The ability to present one's self sincerely






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






15. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






16. 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.






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






18. 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






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






20. To assist in understanding of the circumstances or situations the individual is experiencing - and to assist that person in the selection of an alternative adjustment if necessary






21. 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






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






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






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






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






26. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death






27. A state of tension - typically characterized by rapid heartbeat - shortness of breath and other similar ramifications of arousal of the autonomic nervous system; an emotion characterized by a vague fear or promonition that something undesirable is go






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






29. 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






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






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






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






33. Blame directed towards another person






34. 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)






35. A deliberate act of self destruction






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






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






38. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






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






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






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






42. Spoken - oral communication






43. 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






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






45. A formal act or observance that may or may not have symbolic content






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






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






48. 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.






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






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