Counseling
Summarizing
bringing together the different aspects of your counseling session into a succinct review of what has occurred
Counselor
the individual providing assistance and guidance
Counselee
the individual seeking assistance or guidance
Aggression
the intentional infliction of physical or psychological harm on another
Stress
the mental and physical condition that occurs when a person must adjust or adapt to the environment
Emotional expression
the outward expression or display of mood or feeling states
Motivation
the process that initiates, directs, and sustains behavior satisfying psychological or psychological needs
Leading
the skill of encouraging the client to further explore what you feel is a major issue, more or less anticipating where the client is going
Frustration
the state of being prevented from attaining a purpose; thwarted; the blocking of the satisfaction of a perceived need by some kind of obstacle
Alienation
the state of estrangement an individual feels in social settings that are viewed as foreign, unpredictable or unacceptable
Thanatology
the study of death
Aftercare (post-funeral counseling)
those appropriate and helpful acts of counseling that come after the funeral
Facilitate
to assist understanding of the circumstances or situations the individual is experiencing, and to assist that person in the selection of an alternative adjustment if necessary
Discrimination
treating members of carious social groups differently in circumstances where their rights or treatment should be identical
Situational Counseling
Related to specific situations in life that may created rises and produce human pain and suffering. this type of counseling adds another dimension to the giving of information in that it deals with significant feelings that are produced by life crises
Adaptation
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
Acute Grief
The intense physical and emotional expression of grief occurring as the awareness increases of a loss of someone or something significant
Goals
adjustment, motivational in nature, to be achieved
Counseling (Webster)
advice, especially that given as a result of consultation
Mourning
an adjustment process which involves grief or sorrow over a period of time and helps in the reorganization of the life of an individual following a loss of death or someone beloved
Grief
an emotion or set of emotions due to loss
Thanatophobia
an irrational, exaggerated fear of death
Defense Mechanisms
an unconscious, irrational means used by the ego to defend against anxiety
Stressor
any event capable of producing physical or emotional stress
Mitigation
any event, person or object that lessens the degree of pain in grief
Counseling (Jackson)
any time someone helps someone else with a problem
Questioning
assisting the client in exploring their thoughts and feelings through open-ended questions
Projection
attribution of one's unacceptable thoughts, feelings, or behaviors to someone else
Integrity
being of sound moral principles, upright and honest
Guilt
blame directed toward one's self based on real or unreal conditions
Repression
blocking of threatening material from consciousness
Attitude
A learned predisposition to respond to a person, object, or institutions in a positive or negative way
Abnormal Grief
grief extending over a long period of time without resolution
Complicated
grief extending over a long period of time without resolution.
Alternatives
- 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.
Alarm
Fear or anxiety caused by the sudden realization of danger
Unresolved
Grief extending over a long period of time without resolution
Sincerity
Having a real interest in people and their problems
Summary
a belief review of points covered in a portion of the counseling session
Suppression
a conscious postponement of addressing anxieties and concerns can bring peace and understanding
At-need counseling
a death has occurred and the funeral director is advising the family from the time the death occurs until the final disposition including selection of the services and merchandise during the arrangements
Persuasion
a deliberate attempt to change attitudes or beliefs with information and arguments
Commuication
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
Death Anxiety
a learned emotional response to death-related phenomenon which is characterized by extreme apprehension
Counseling (Klicker)
a non-judgmental short term helping process where one individual (the counselor) helps another individual or group (counselee or clients) understand and deal with issues or problems in their daily life
Person centered (Client Centered Counseling / Non-Directive / Roger Counseling)
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 responsibility for the situation; a non-directive method of counseling which stresses the inherent worth of the client and the natural capacity for growth and health
Rapport
a relation of harmony, comformity, accord or affinity established in any human interaction
Burnout
a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion caused by long-term involvement in situations that are emotionally draining
Anxiety
a state of tension, typically characterized by rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath and other similar ramifications of arousal of the automatic nervous system; an emotion characterized by a vague fear or premonition that something undesirable is going to happened
Counseling (Ohlesen)
a therapeutic experience for reasonable health persons. Do not 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 encouraged to seek assistance before they develop serious neurotic, psychotic, or characterological disorders
Congruence
according to client-centered counseling, the necessary quality of a counselor being in touch with reality and other's perception of oneself
Focusing
centering a client's thinking and feelings on the situation causing a problem and assisting the person in choosing the behavior or adjustment to solve the problem.
coping
characteristic ways of responding to stress
Option
choice of actions provided through counseling as a means of solving the counselee's problem
Informational Counseling
counseling in which a counselor shares a body of special information with a counselee
Counseling (Freuhling)
counseling is a helping relationship in which one party seeks to facilitate the development of informed choices and meaningful actions at a critical time within the context of anothers life
Directive Counseling
counselor takes a live speaking role, asking questions, suggesting courses of action, etc
Illustrating
detailed examples of adjustments, choices or alternatives available to the client or counselee, from which a course or action may be selected
Paraphrasing
expressing a thought or idea in an alternate and sometimes a shortened form
Emotion(s)
feelings such as happiness, anger or grief, created by brain patterns accompanies by bodily changes
Attending (listening)
giving undivided attention by means of verbal and non-verbal behavior.
Counseling (Rogers)
good communication within and between men; or, good (free) communication within or between men is always therapeutic
Grief Counseling
helping people facilitate uncomplicated grief to a healthy completion of the tasks of grieving within a reasonable time frame. a specialty in general counseling with the goal of helping the individual grieve and address personal loss a healthy manner
Hospice
historically an inn for travelers, especially one kept by a religious order; also used to indicate a concept designed to treat patients with a life limiting condition
Pyschotherapy (Jackson)
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
Crisis Counseling
interventions for a highly emotional, temporary state in which individuals, overcome by feelings of anxiety, grief, confusion or pain are unable to act in a realistic, normal manner. intentional responses which help individuals in crisis situation
Anger
is blame directed towards another person
Affect
is the feelings and their expression
Active Listening
listening to the words, observing the non-verbal cues expressed in eye contact, posture, facial expression, gestures, and being sensitive to tone, inflection, speed and intensity of what is being said
Supportive Counseling
listening, questing, probing and validating the grievers concerns
Prejudice
negaitve attitude towards others based on their gender, religion, race, or membership in a particular group
Subllimation
redirection of emotion to culturally or socially useful purposes
Regression
returning to more familiar and often more primitive modes of coping
Informing
sharing knowledge you have with the client usually where the funeral director feels the most comfortable
Sympathy
sincere feelings for the person who is trying to adjust to a serious loss
Grief Therapy (Worden)
specialized techniques which are used to help people with complicated grief reactions
Fear
strong emotion marked by such reactions as alarm, dread or disquieting
Rationalization
supplying a logical, rational, socially acceptable reason rather than the reason for an action
Guidance
support or support system provided to the counselee who is seeking an alternative adjustment to problems
Anticipatory Grief
syndrome characterized by the presence of grief in anticipation of death or loss; the actual death comes as a confirmation of knowledge of a life-limiting condition.
Pre-need Counseling
that counseling which occurs before death
Warmth and caring (Wolfelt)
the ability to be considerate and friendly as demonstrated by both verbal and non-verbal behaviors
Respect (Wolfelt)
the ability to communicate the belief that everyone possesses the capacity and right to choose alternatives and make decisions OR holding a person in high reguard
Empathy (Wolfelt)
the ability to perceive another's experience and communicate that perception back to the person. OR The ability to perceive accurately the feelings of your clients
Genuineness (Wolfelt)
the ability to present oneself sincerely. the counselor's spontaneity, consistency, and authenticity
Bereavement
the act or event of separation of loss that results in the experience of grief
Shame
the assumption of blame directed toward one's self by others
Reflecting
the counselor expresses in fewer or fresh words the essential feelings stated or implied by the counselee
Perception Checking
the counselor need further explanation from the client to ensure the completely understands what is being said