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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. The state of being prevented from attaining a purpose; thwarted; the blocking of the satisfaction of a perceived need by some kind of obstacle






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






3. Related to specific sitations in life that may create crisis and produce human pain and suffering. This type of couseling adds another diminsion to the giving of information in that it deals with significant feelings that are produced by life crises






4. Fidelity to moral principles






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






6. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






7. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






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






9. A belief in god or gods






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






11. The individual providing assistance and guidance






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






13. 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)






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






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






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






17. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






18. 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






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






20. Spoken - oral communication






21. A deliberate act of self destruction






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






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






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






25. 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






26. 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.






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






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






29. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






30. 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






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






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






33. 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






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






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






36. 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






37. Rules that govern society






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






39. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






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






41. 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






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






43. 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.






44. 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






45. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






46. Blame directed towards another person






47. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






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






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






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