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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. Blame directed towards another person






2. Preoccupied and intense thoughts about the deceased






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






4. Moral principles that vary with circumstance






5. 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






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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






20. 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






21. 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






22. 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






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






24. Inhibited - suppressed or postponed responce to a loss






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






26. The killing of one human being by another






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






28. A belief in god or gods






29. Any act that is charged with symbolic content






30. 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






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. Acquired immune deficiency syndrome






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






34. Beliefs that are held in high esteem






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






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






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






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






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






40. Adjustments - motivational in nature - to be achieved






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






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






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






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






45. Rules that govern society






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






47. The feelings and their expression






48. Spoken - oral communication






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






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