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






2. Fidelity to moral principles






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






4. 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






5. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






6. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






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






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






9. The study of death






10. 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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






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






18. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






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






20. 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






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






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. Rules that govern society






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






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






32. The ability to present one's self sincerely






33. 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






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






35. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death






36. 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






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






38. That counseling which occurs before a death






39. The individual providing assistance and guidance






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






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






42. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






43. 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






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






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






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






47. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






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






49. The study of human behavior






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