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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The asumption of blame directed toward one's self by others






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






3. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






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






5. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






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






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






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






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. Having a sense of honor; upright and fair dealing






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






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






13. The killing of one human being by another






14. A deliberate act of self destruction






15. A belief in god or gods






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






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






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






19. 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






20. 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






21. 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






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






23. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






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






25. 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






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






27. 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






28. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






29. An act or practice of allowing the death of persons suffering from a life-limiting condition






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






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






32. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






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






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






35. The experience of the emotion of grief






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






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






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






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






40. 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






41. 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






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






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






44. The feelings and their expression






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






46. Rules that govern society






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






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






49. 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






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