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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. 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






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






3. 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






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






5. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






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






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






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






9. 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






10. That counseling which occurs before a death






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






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






13. A deliberate act of self destruction






14. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






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






16. 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






17. 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






18. 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






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






20. 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






21. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






22. 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






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






24. 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






25. Sincere feelings for the person who is trying to adjust to a serious loss






26. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. The study of death






35. 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)






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






37. The experience of the emotion of grief






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






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






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






41. Rules that govern society






42. The ability to communicate the belief that everyone possesses the capacity and right to choose alternatives and make decisions






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






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






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






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






47. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






48. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






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






50. 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'.