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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The individual providing assistance and guidance






2. 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






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






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






5. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






6. The killing of one human being by another






7. 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






8. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death






9. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






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






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






12. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






13. Guilt felt by the survivors






14. 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






15. 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.






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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






25. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






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






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






28. Rules that govern society






29. A deliberate act of self destruction






30. The ability to present one's self sincerely






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






32. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






33. Spoken - oral communication






34. 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






35. 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






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Fidelity to moral principles






46. A formal act or observance that may or may not have symbolic content






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






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






49. 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






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