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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. A learned emotional response to death-related phenomenon which is characterized by extreme apprehension






2. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death






3. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






4. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






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






6. The individual providing assistance and guidance






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






8. 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






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






10. 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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






16. The study of death






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






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






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






20. 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






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






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. Fidelity to moral principles






24. 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






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






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






27. That counseling which occurs before a death






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






29. 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.






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






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






32. 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






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






34. 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






35. 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)






36. The experience of the emotion of grief






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






44. A belief in god or gods






45. The feelings and their expression






46. 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






47. Rules that govern society






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






49. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






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