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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Couselor takes a live speaking role - asking questions - suggesting courses of action - etc.






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






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






4. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






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 individual providing assistance and guidance






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






8. 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






9. 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






10. The feelings and their expression






11. 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






12. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






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






14. 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






15. 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.






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






17. 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






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






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






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






21. 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






22. The experience of the emotion of grief






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






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






25. 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






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






27. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






28. The rite of finality in a funeral service preceeding cremation - earth burial - entombment or burial at sea






29. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






30. 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






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






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






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






34. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






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






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






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






38. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death






39. The killing of one human being by another






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






41. The study of death






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






43. Rules that govern society






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






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






46. 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






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






48. Fidelity to moral principles






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






50. The ability to present one's self sincerely