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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The state of estrangement an inidvidual feels in social settings that are viewed as foreign - unpredictable or unacceptable






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






3. 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






4. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






5. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death






6. 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






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






8. 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






9. 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






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






11. 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






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






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






14. Blame directed toward one's self based on real or unreal conditions






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






16. Rules that govern society






17. A deliberate act of self destruction






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






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






20. Crib death. the sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant - which remains unexplained after a complete autopsy and a review of the circumstances around the death






21. 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






22. Fidelity to moral principles






23. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






24. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






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






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






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






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






29. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






30. Blame directed towards another person






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






32. 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






33. The individual providing assistance and guidance






34. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






35. 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






36. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






37. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






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






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






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






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






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






43. A belief in god or gods






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






45. 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






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






47. 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






48. The study of death






49. 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.






50. The ability to present one's self sincerely