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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. The study of human behavior






2. 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






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






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






5. 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






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






7. 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






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






9. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






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






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






12. Guilt felt by the survivors






13. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






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






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






17. 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






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






19. 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)






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






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






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






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






24. Strong emotion marked by such reactions as alarm - dread - and disquieting






25. The study of death






26. The experience of the emotion of grief






27. 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






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






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






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






31. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death






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






33. 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'.






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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






40. 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






41. 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






42. 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






43. The feelings and their expression






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






45. 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






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






47. A belief in god or gods






48. A deliberate act of self destruction






49. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






50. 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