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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






8. 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






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






10. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






11. 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.






12. The ability to present one's self sincerely






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






14. A belief in god or gods






15. That counseling which occurs before a death






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






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






18. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






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






20. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






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






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






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






24. Grief extending over a long period of time without resolution






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






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






27. Crib death. the sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant - which remains unexplained after a complete autopsy and a review of the circumstances around the death






28. 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






29. The feelings and their expression






30. 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'.






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






32. 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






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






34. 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.






35. 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






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






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






38. Blame directed towards another person






39. 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






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






43. 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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






50. The individual providing assistance and guidance