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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. A defense mechanism in which anger is redirected toward a person or object other than the one who caused the anger originally.






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






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






4. Guilt felt by the survivors






5. 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






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






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






8. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






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






10. Rules that govern society






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






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. 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)






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






15. 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






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






17. A deliberate act of self destruction






18. 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






19. 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






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






21. 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






22. That counseling which occurs before a death






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






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






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. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






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






28. The study of death






29. 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






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






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






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






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






34. The killing of one human being by another






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






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






37. Feelings such as happiness - anger or grief - careated by brain patterns accompanied by bodily changes






38. 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






39. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






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. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






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






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






44. 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






45. 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.






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






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






48. A belief in god or gods






49. 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.






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