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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. 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






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






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






5. Guilt felt by the survivors






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






7. 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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






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






15. The feelings and their expression






16. Any event - person or object that lessens the degreee of pain in grief






17. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death






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






19. Fidelity to moral principles






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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






27. Blame directed towards another person






28. 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)






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






30. 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






31. 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






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






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






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






35. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






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






37. 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'.






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






39. A deliberate act of self destruction






40. The study of death






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






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






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






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






45. Having a sense of honor; upright and fair dealing






46. 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






47. 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






48. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






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






50. That counseling which occurs before a death