counseling vocab

Question 1

adaptation

Answer 1

the individuals ability to adjust to the psychological and emotional changes brought on by a stressful event such as the death of a significant other

Question 2

affect

Answer 2

external expression of emotion

Question 3

aftercare (post funeral counseling)

Answer 3

those appropriate and helpful acts of counseling that come after the funeral

Question 4

anomic grief

Answer 4

grief where mourning customs are unclear due to an inappropriate death and the absence of prior bereavement experience

Question 5

anticipatory grief

Answer 5

grief in anticipation of death or loss

Question 6

at need counseling

Answer 6

funeral director consulting with the family from the time the death occurs until the final disposition

Question 7

attachment

Answer 7

the tendency to make strong affectional bonds with others coming from the need for security and safety

Question 8

bereavement

Answer 8

the act or event of separation or loss that results in the experience of grief

Question 9

chronic grief

Answer 9

excessive in duration and never coming to a satisfactory conclusion

Question 10

client centered counseling

Answer 10

(person centered counseling) a non directive method of counseling which stresses the inherent worth of the client and the natural capacity for growth and health

Question 11

complicated (abnormal, unresolved) grief

Answer 11

grief that interferes with normal life functions without progressing towards resolution

Question 12

coping

Answer 12

characteristic ways of responding to stress

Question 13

counselee

Answer 13

the individual seeking assistance or guidance

Question 14

counseling

Answer 14

advice, especially that given as a result of consultation

Question 15

delayed grief

Answer 15

inhibited, suppressed or postponed response to a loss

Question 16

directive counseling

Answer 16

counselor takes an active speaking role, asking questions, suggesting courses of action

Question 17

exaggerated grief

Answer 17

reactions that are excessive and disabling

Question 18

grief

Answer 18

an emotion or set of emotions due to loss

Question 19

grief counseling

Answer 19

helping people facilitate grief to a healthy resolution

Question 20

grief therapy

Answer 20

specialized techniques which are used to help people with complicated grief reactions

Question 21

informational counseling

Answer 21

counseling in which a counselor shares a body of special information with a counselee

Question 22

masked grief

Answer 22

experiencing symptoms and behaviors which cause difficulty but not attributing them to the loss

Question 23

mourning

Answer 23

outward expression of grief

Question 24

post funeral counseling

Answer 24

same as after care

Question 25

pre need counseling

Answer 25

counseling which occurs before a death

Question 26

psychotherapy

Answer 26

intervention with people whose needs are so specific that usually they can only be met by specially trained physicians or psychologists

Question 27

situational counseling

Answer 27

related to specific situations in life that may create crises and produce human pain and suffering

Question 28

stress

Answer 28

the mental and physical condition that occurs when a person must adjust or adapt to the environment

Question 29

stressor

Answer 29

any event capable of producing physical or emotional stress

Question 30

sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

Answer 30

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

Question 31

suicide

Answer 31

a deliberate and voluntary act of taking ones own life

Question 32

warmth and caring

Answer 32

the ability to be considerate and friendly as demonstrated by both verbal and non verbal behaviors