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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 study of death






2. A deliberate act of self destruction






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






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






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






6. The experience of the emotion of grief






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






8. 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






9. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






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






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






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






13. 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






14. The study of human behavior






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






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






17. 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






18. 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






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






20. A belief in god or gods






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






22. 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






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






24. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. 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






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






34. 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






35. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death






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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






42. Guilt felt by the survivors






43. The feelings and their expression






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






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






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






47. 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)






48. 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.






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






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