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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Rules that govern society






2. A belief in god or gods






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






4. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






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






6. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






7. Guilt felt by the survivors






8. Spoken - oral communication






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






16. The feelings and their expression






17. 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






18. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






19. The individual providing assistance and guidance






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






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






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






23. A state of tension - typically characterized by rapid heartbeat - shortness of breath and other similar ramifications of arousal of the autonomic nervous system; an emotion characterized by a vague fear or promonition that something undesirable is go






24. A deliberate act of self destruction






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






31. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






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






33. 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'.






34. To hold certain information in trust and not disclose without proper authorization or authority






35. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






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






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






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






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






40. The experience of the emotion of grief






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






42. 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.






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






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






45. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






46. 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






47. 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






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






49. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






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