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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 feelings and their expression






2. Guilt felt by the survivors






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






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. Grief extending over a long period of time without resolution






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






7. Related to specific sitations in life that may create crisis and produce human pain and suffering. This type of couseling adds another diminsion to the giving of information in that it deals with significant feelings that are produced by life crises






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






9. Spoken - oral communication






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






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






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






19. 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.






20. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






21. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






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






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






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






25. 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






26. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






27. 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






28. The experience of the emotion of grief






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






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






31. A deliberate act of self destruction






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






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






34. Fidelity to moral principles






35. The individual seeking assistance or guidance






36. 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






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






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






40. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






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






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






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






44. 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






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






46. 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'.






47. The individual providing assistance and guidance






48. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






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






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