1. Psychology & Counseling Flashcards
The study of human behavior
Discipline in human behavior, sport, clinical, cognitive, etc etc
“Science of the Soul”
Psychology
Study of human behavior as related to funeral service
Different cultures have different acceptable behaviors
Funeral Service Psychology
Experience of the emotion grief
Bereavement
Emotion (or set of) due to loss
5 stages
Grief
Helping people facilitate uncomplicated grief
Help healthy completion of grieving
Within Reasonable time frame
Grief Counseling
Adjustment process involving grief and sorrow
Helps in reorganization of the life of an individual following the death of a loved one
Mourning
Study of death
Thanatology
Irrational, exaggerated fear of death, anxiety by fear of one’s death or process of dying
Thanatophobia
What is the webster definition of counseling?
Advice, as a result of consultation
What is the Jackson definition of counseling?
Anytime someone helps another with a problem
What is the Rogers definition of counseling?
Good communication within people
Person Centered - make them feel seen and heard
What is the Ohlsen definition of counseling?
Therapeutic experience for healthy people
What are the needs of the bereaved?
Confirm reality
Establish security and Stability
Receive emotional support
Express emotions
Modify emotional ties to deceased
Provide basis for building new interpersonal relationships
What are the purposes and values of the funeral?
People need physical support
Opportunity to receive and express love
Show respect
Opportunity to express grief
face to face confrontation with the death
Farewell opportunities through rituals
What are the types of counseling?
informational
Situational
Psychotherapy
What is informational counseling?
When resources are given
What is situational counseling?
Things such as grief therapy
What is psychotherapy?
Long term such as for mental health
What is the difference between a rite and a ritual?
A rite is like the funeral
A ritual is like how the funeral is conducted
What is directive counseling
Counselor takes charge
Asks questions
Suggests course of action
Who created the Essential Interpersonal skills?
Alan Wolfelt
What are the essential interpersonal skills?
Attending / Active Listening
Building rapport
Paraphrasing
Clarifying
Perception Checking
Leading
Questioning
Allow Silence
Summarizing
Who created the Person Center Therapy?
Carl Rogers
What’s in the Person Center Therapy?
Nondirective
Become self actualized
Empathy
Non judgemental stance
Accurate empathetic understanding
What are the clients attributions in Person Center Therapy
People are trustworthy
Capable of self understanding
Able to make constructive changes
Able to live productive lives
