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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






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






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






4. 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






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






6. 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






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






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






9. 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






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






11. Spoken - oral communication






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






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






14. 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






15. That counseling which occurs before a death






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






17. 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






18. The study of death






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






20. 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)






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






22. A deliberate act of self destruction






23. The ability to present one's self sincerely






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. Advice - especially that given as a result of consultation






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. 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.






28. 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






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






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






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






32. Counseling in which a counselor shares a body of special information with a counselee






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






34. The study of human behavior






35. 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






36. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death






37. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






38. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






39. 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






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






41. The individual providing assistance and guidance






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






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






44. Consists of abstract patterns (the rules - ideas - beliefs shared by members of society) of and for living and dying - which are learned directly or indirectly






45. 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






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






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






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






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






50. 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






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