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Counseling Vocab

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






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






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






4. 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






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






6. 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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






12. Blame directed towards another person






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






14. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






15. 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






16. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






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






18. 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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






24. The experience of the emotion of grief






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






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






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






28. 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






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






30. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






31. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






32. A philosophy that does not focus on the worship of a god or gods.






33. A deliberate act of self destruction






34. The killing of one human being by another






35. 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






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






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






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






39. 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






40. 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






41. A belief in god or gods






42. 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






43. Guilt felt by the survivors






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






49. Rules that govern society






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