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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. 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






2. 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






3. A deliberate act of self destruction






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






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






6. The study of human behavior






7. The experience of the emotion of grief






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






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






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






11. A belief in god or gods






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Fidelity to moral principles






22. 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'.






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






24. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






25. The ability to be considerate and friendly as demonstrated by both verbal and non-verbal






26. Rules that govern society






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






28. 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






29. 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






30. 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






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






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






33. 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






34. 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






35. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






36. 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






37. 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






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






39. The individual providing assistance and guidance






40. Guilt felt by the survivors






41. 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.






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






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






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






45. 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






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






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






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






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






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