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Counseling Vocab

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1. That counseling which occurs before a death






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






3. 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






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






5. 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






6. 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.






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






8. 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)






9. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






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






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






12. Fidelity to moral principles






13. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






14. Blame directed towards another person






15. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






16. 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






17. 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






18. Occur when persons experience symptoms and behaviors which cause them difficulty but they do not see or recognise the fact that these are related to the loss






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






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






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






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






23. 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'.






24. The ability to communicate the belief that everyone possesses the capacity and right to choose alternatives and make decisions






25. 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






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






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






28. Syndrome characterized by the presence of grief in anticipation of death or loss; the actualy death comes as a confirmation of knowledge of a life-limiting condition






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






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






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






32. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






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






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






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






36. 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






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






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






39. A deliberate act of self destruction






40. 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






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






42. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






43. 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






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






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






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. The study of human behavior






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






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






50. The ability to present one's self sincerely







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