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






2. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






3. A deliberate act of self destruction






4. Fidelity to moral principles






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






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. Spoken - oral communication






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






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






10. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






11. 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






12. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






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






14. The state of estrangement an inidvidual feels in social settings that are viewed as foreign - unpredictable or unacceptable






15. A belief in god or gods






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






25. The killing of one human being by another






26. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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






33. Giving undivided attention by means of verbal and non-verbal behavior






34. The feelings and their expression






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






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






37. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






38. 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






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






40. The experience of the emotion of grief






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






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






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






44. The individual providing assistance and guidance






45. 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






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






47. The ability to present one's self sincerely






48. 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






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






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