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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Strong emotion marked by such reactions as alarm - dread - and disquieting






2. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. The individual providing assistance and guidance






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






11. Blame directed towards another person






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






13. 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'.






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






21. Fidelity to moral principles






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






23. The study of death






24. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






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






26. 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.






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






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






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. A deliberate act of self destruction






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






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






33. 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






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






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






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






37. 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






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






39. 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






40. The study of human behavior






41. That counseling which occurs before a death






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






43. 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.






44. The ability to present one's self sincerely






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






46. Centering a client's thinking and feelings on the situation causing a problem and assisting the person in choosing the behavior or adjustment to solve the problem






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






48. 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






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






50. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death