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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The cultural heritage or identity of a group - based on factors such as language or country of origin






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






3. 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






4. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death






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






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






7. The study of human behavior






8. 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






9. A deliberate act of self destruction






10. 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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






16. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






17. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






18. 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






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






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






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






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






23. That counseling which occurs before a death






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






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






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






27. 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






28. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






29. 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






30. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






31. The ability to present one's self sincerely






32. The feelings and their expression






33. Rules that govern society






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






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






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






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






38. Advice - especially that given as a result of consultation






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






40. 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)






41. 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






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






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






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






45. 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.






46. Fidelity to moral principles






47. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






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






49. The study of death






50. 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