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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. 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.






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






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






4. The ability to present one's self sincerely






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






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






7. 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






8. 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






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






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






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






12. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






13. Guilt felt by the survivors






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






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






16. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






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






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






19. A belief in god or gods






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






21. The individual providing assistance and guidance






22. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






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 study of human behavior






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






26. 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






27. Counseling in which a counselor shares a body of special information with a counselee






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






29. 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






30. That counseling which occurs before a death






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






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






33. 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






34. The experience of the emotion of grief






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






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






37. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






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






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






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






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






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






43. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death






44. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






45. 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)






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






47. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






48. 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






49. Blame directed towards another person






50. The study of death