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When… 1) clients begin talking about others rather than themselves, 2) the therapeutic process becomes repetitive or intellectualized, or 3) clients become compliant or lose their initiative: a. The client’s conflict is being reenacted. b. The client is engaging in […]

When families have cross-generational alliances, children may: a. Learn to be responsible and individuate. b. Associate anxiety and guilt with achievements and outside commitments. c. Gain an exaggerated sense of their own importance. d. Both b and c. One reason […]

Which of the following statements is true in regards to transference? a. Transference is most likely to occur in the therapeutic relationship when the client is distressed. b. Transference occurs in the therapeutic setting and other settings of a client’s […]

As children develop and grow older, families face the developmental task of having to shift from a primary focus of providing security to promoting ________ a. happiness. b. responsibility. c. individuation. d. intimacy. According to Harry S. Sullivan’s Interpersonal Therapy: […]

One of the most effective ways therapists can help their clients change is to: a. Offer advice and reassurance. b. Validate and confirm their subjective experience. c. Give them concrete ways to behave differently. d. Encourage them to see that […]