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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






14. The experience of the emotion of grief






15. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






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






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






18. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






19. 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






20. A belief in god or gods






21. 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






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






23. 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






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






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






26. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






27. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






28. 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






29. 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






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






31. 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






32. The feelings and their expression






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






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






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






36. The individual providing assistance and guidance






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






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






39. 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






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






41. 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






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






43. 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)






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






45. 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






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






47. Fidelity to moral principles






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






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






50. The tendency in human beings to make strong affectional bonds with others coming from the need for secrity and safety