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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






2. A belief in god or gods






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






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






5. 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






6. 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






7. Guilt felt by the survivors






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






9. 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






10. 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






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






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






13. 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






14. The study of human behavior






15. 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






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






17. 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






18. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






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






20. 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






21. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






22. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






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






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






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






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






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






28. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






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






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






31. 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






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






33. 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






34. Spoken - oral communication






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






36. The killing of one human being by another






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. 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






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






45. Fidelity to moral principles






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






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






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






49. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






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