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Psychology & Counseling - Glossary Flashcards

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

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adaptation

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external expression of emotion

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affect

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

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aftercare / post-funeral counseling

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the intentional infliction of physical or psychological harm on another

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aggression

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the state of estrangement an individual feels in social settings that are viewed as foreign, unpredictable, or unacceptable

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alienation

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providing a choice of services and merchandise available as families make a selection and complete funeral arrangements, formulating different actions in adjusting to a crisis

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alternatives

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blame directed towards another person

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anger

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

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anomic grief

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grief in anticipation of death or loss

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anticipatory grief

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an emotion characterized by a vague fear or premonition that something undesirable is going to happen

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anxiety

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

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at-need counseling

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

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attachment

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giving undivided attention by means of verbal and non-verbal behavior (e.g., listening)

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attending

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a learned tendency to respond to people, object, or institutions in positive or negative way

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attitude

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

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bereavement

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excessive in duration and never coming to a satisfactory conclusion

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chronic grief

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a non-directive method of counseling which stresses the inherent worth of the client and the natural capacity for growth and health

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client-centered counseling / person-centered counseling

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from the Latin, “to know;” the study of the origins and consequences of thoughts, memories, beliefs, perceptions, explanations, and other mental processes

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cognitive psychology

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a general term for the exchange of information, feelings, thoughts, and acts between two or more people, including both verbal and non-verbal aspects of this interchange

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communication

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grief that interferes with normal life functions without progressing towards resolution

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complicated / abnormal / unresolved grief

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the necessary quality of a counselor being in touch with reality and other’s perception of oneself

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congruence

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characteristic ways of responding to stress

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coping

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the individual seeking assistance or guidance

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counselee

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advice, especially that given as a result of consultation; a therapeutic experience for reasonably healthy person; the client is encouraged to seek assistance before they develop serious neurotic, psychotic, or characterological disorders

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counseling

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the individual providing assistance and guidance

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counselor

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a highly emotional temporary state in which an individual’s feelings of anxiety, grief, confusion, or pain impair his or her ability to act

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crisis

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interventions which help individuals in a crisis situation

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crisis counseling

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a learned emotional response to death-related phenomenon which is characterized by extreme apprehension

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death anxiety

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an often unconscious mental process used to defend against anxiety

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defense mechanisms

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inhibited, suppressed, or postponed response to a loss

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delayed grief

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the defense mechanism by which a person is unable or refuses to see things as they are because the facts are threatening to the self

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denial

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

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directive counseling

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treating members of groups differently in circumstances where their rights or treatment should be identical

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discrimination

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redirecting feelings toward a person or object other than one who caused the feelings originally

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displacement

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feelings such as happiness, anger or grief, create by brain patterns accompanied by bodily changes

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emotion(s)

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the ability to perceive another’s experience and communicate that perception back to the person

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empathy

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right to die; an act or practice of allowing or causing the death of persons suffering from a life-limiting condition

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euthanasia

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reactions that are excessive and disabling

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exaggerated grief

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to assist the understanding of situations and options concerning the circumstances

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facilitate

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strong emotion marked by such reactions as alarm, dread, or disquiet

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fear

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centering a client’s thinking and feelings on the situation causing a problem

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focusing

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the study of human behavior as related to funeral service

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funeral service psychology

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the ability to present oneself sincerely

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genuineness

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an emotion or set of emotions due to loss

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grief

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helping people facilitate grief to a healthy resolution

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grief counseling

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a set of symptoms associated with loss

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grief syndrome

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

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grief therapy

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a process occurring with losses aimed at loosening the attachment to that which has been lost for appropriate reinvestment

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griefwork

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support or support system provided to the counsel who is seeking an alternative adjustment to problems

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guidance

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blame directed toward one’s self based on real or unreal conditions

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guilt

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the killing of another human being by another

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homicide

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a philosophy of care used in treating the terminally ill

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hospice

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

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informational counseling

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

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masked grief

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any event, person, or object that lessens the degree of pain in grief

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mitigation

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outward expression of grief

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mourning

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that which is expressed by posture, facial expression, actions, physical behavior

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non-verbal communication

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choice of actions provided through counseling as a means of solving the counsel’s problem

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option

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a strong emotion characterized by sudden and extreme fear

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panic

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expressing a thought or idea in an alternate and sometimes shortened form

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paraphrasing

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negative attitude towards others based on their gender, religion, race, or membership in a particular group

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prejudice

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counseling which occurs before a death

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pre-need counseling

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attribution of one’s unacceptable thoughts, feelings, or behaviors to someone else

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projection

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the scientific study of behavior and mental processes

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psychology

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intervention with people whose needs are so specific that usually they can only be met by specially trained physicians or psychologists; the practitioners in this field need special training because they often work with deeper levels of consciousness

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psychotherapy / jackson

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a relation of harmony established in any human interaction

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rapport

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supplying a logical, acceptable reason rather than the real reason for an action

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rationalization

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returning to more familiar and often more primitive modes of coping

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regression

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

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respect

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compulsive need to go after and retrieve that which has been lost

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searching

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blame that is perceived to be directed toward one’s self by others

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shame

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the reaction of the body to an event often experienced emotionally as a sudden, violent, and upsetting disturbance

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shock

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

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situational counseling

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making judgments about ourselves through comparison with others

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social comparison

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occurs when an individual’s performance improves because of the presence of others

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social facilitation

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

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stress

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any event capable of producing physical or emotional stress

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stressor

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redirection of emotion to culturally or socially useful purposes

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sublimation

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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

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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS or crib death)

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a deliberate and voluntary act of taking one’s own life

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suicide

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a brief review of points covered in a portion of the counseling session

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summary

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a conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns

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suppression

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sincere feelings for the person who is trying to adjust to a serious loss

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sympathy

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the study of death, dying, bereavement, and mourning

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thanatology

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an irrational, exaggerated fear of death

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thanatophobia

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the region of the mind that is beyond awareness especially impulses and desires not directly known to a person

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unconscious

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spoken, oral communication

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verbal communication

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

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warmth and caring

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