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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. The tendency in human beings to make strong affectional bonds with others coming from the need for secrity and safety






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






10. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






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






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






13. 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






14. 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.






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






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






17. A deliberate act of self destruction






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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






25. That counseling which occurs before a death






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






27. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






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






29. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






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






31. 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






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






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






34. 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






35. 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






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






37. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death






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






39. 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






40. The killing of one human being by another






41. Fidelity to moral principles






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






43. The study of human behavior






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






45. Spoken - oral communication






46. Those appropriate and helpful acts of counseling that come after the funeral






47. 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






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






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






50. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved