Health Care Activity
counseling Audio
coun·sel·ing [ koun-suh-ling ]
Subclass of:
Community Health Services; Mental Health Services; Psychology, Applied
Definitions related to counseling:
  • The act of receiving professional guidance in resolving personal conflicts and emotional problems.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The giving of advice and assistance to individuals with educational or personal problems.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • The process by which a professional counselor helps a person cope with mental or emotional distress, and understand and solve personal problems.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The use of psychological methods in testing the interests of and giving professional guidance to individuals.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Use of an interactive helping process focusing on the needs, problems, or feelings of the patient and significant others to enhance or support coping, problem solving, and interpersonal relationships
    Nursing Interventions Classification
    University of Iowa, 2007
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