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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The study of human behavior as related to funeral service






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






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






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






5. Guilt felt by the survivors






6. 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)






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






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






9. Rules that govern society






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






11. The feelings and their expression






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






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






14. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






15. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






16. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






17. That counseling which occurs before a death






18. Blame directed towards another person






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






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






21. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






22. 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.






23. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






24. 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






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






26. 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






27. 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






28. 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






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






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






31. The ability to present one's self sincerely






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






33. The individual providing assistance and guidance






34. The killing of one human being by another






35. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






36. 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






37. 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






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






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






40. 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






41. 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






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






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






44. The study of death






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






46. 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






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






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






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






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