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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. A strong emotion characterized by sudden and extreme fear.






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






3. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death






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






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






6. A deliberate act of self destruction






7. 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)






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






9. 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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






15. Blame directed towards another person






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






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






18. Rules that govern society






19. The experience of the emotion of grief






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






21. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






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






23. 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






24. Spoken - oral communication






25. 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






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






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






28. The study of death






29. The individual providing assistance and guidance






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






31. 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'.






32. 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.






33. 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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






40. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






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