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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 strong emotion characterized by sudden and extreme fear.






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






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






4. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






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






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






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






8. 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






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






10. Blame directed towards another person






11. 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






12. Expressing a though or idea in an alternate and sometimes a shortened form






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






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






15. The killing of one human being by another






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






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






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






19. 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






20. 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






21. 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






22. Spoken - oral communication






23. The ability to present one's self sincerely






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






25. 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






26. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






36. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






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






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






46. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






47. 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






48. 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






49. The study of death






50. Fidelity to moral principles