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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. A formal act or observance that may or may not have symbolic content






2. 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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






10. 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)






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






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






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






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






15. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






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






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






18. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






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






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






21. The study of human behavior






22. 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






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






24. An act or practice of allowing the death of persons suffering from a life-limiting condition






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






26. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






27. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






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






29. 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'.






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






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






32. The killing of one human being by another






33. 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






34. Spoken - oral communication






35. Rules that govern society






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






37. That counseling which occurs before a death






38. 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






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






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






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






42. The experience of the emotion of grief






43. A deliberate act of self destruction






44. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






45. 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.






46. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






47. Guilt felt by the survivors






48. An irrational - exaggerated fear of death






49. 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






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