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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A stage of moral development in which moral reasoning is based on reward and punishment from those in authority






2. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






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






4. That counseling which occurs before a death






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






6. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






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






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






9. 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.






10. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






11. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






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






13. The ability to present one's self sincerely






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






15. 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






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






17. Spoken - oral communication






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






19. 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'.






20. The study of death






21. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






22. 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






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






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






25. 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






26. A belief in god or gods






27. 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






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






29. 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






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






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






32. 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






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






34. 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






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






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






37. 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






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






39. 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






40. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






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






42. Guilt felt by the survivors






43. The study of human behavior






44. 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






45. The killing of one human being by another






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






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






48. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






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






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