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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. 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






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






3. 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






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






5. 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'.






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






7. 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






8. The feelings and their expression






9. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






10. Choice of actions provided through counseling as a means on solving the counselee's problem






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






12. 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






13. The study of human behavior






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






15. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






16. A belief in god or gods






17. 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






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






19. Fidelity to moral principles






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






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






22. 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






23. The study of death






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






25. Spoken - oral communication






26. 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






27. 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






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






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






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






32. 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)






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






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






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






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






37. The individual providing assistance and guidance






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






39. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death






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






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






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






43. The set of values - ideas and opinions of an individual or group






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






45. 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






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






47. 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






48. 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






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






50. 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