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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Persons are usually conscious of the realtionship of the reaction to the death - but the reaction to the currect experience is excessive and disabling






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






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






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






5. The experience of the emotion of grief






6. Guilt felt by the survivors






7. 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






8. Fidelity to moral principles






9. 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






10. 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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






17. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






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






19. 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.






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






21. Giving undivided attention by means of verbal and non-verbal behavior






22. 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






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






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






25. 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






26. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






27. 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






28. 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.






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






30. 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






31. 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






32. The intense physical and emotional expression of grief occuring as the awareness increases of a loss of someone or something significant






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






34. 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)






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






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






37. 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






38. 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






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






40. 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






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






42. 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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






48. Spoken - oral communication






49. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death






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