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Counseling Vocab

Subject : soft-skills
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1. Advice - especially that given as a result of consultation






2. A belief in god or gods






3. The killing of one human being by another






4. 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






5. 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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






11. The feelings and their expression






12. 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






13. 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






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






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






16. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






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






18. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






19. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






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






21. 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'.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






30. Any time someone helps someone else with a problem






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






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






33. The ability to present one's self sincerely






34. A conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns






35. 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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






42. Blame directed towards another person






43. 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






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






45. 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)






46. 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






47. 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






48. 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






49. Rules that govern society






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