In counseling, you are working with a mother and her teenage son. In the beginning, mom wants her son to assert more independence as he nears 18; however, son does not want to grow up and assume adult responsibilities. In the early stages of counseling, a shift occurs, and suddenly you notice son pulling away from his mom and his mother lamenting the days when her son needed her more. This is an
example of what?
a. Self-correcting
b. First-order change
c. Cybernetics
d. Second-order change
B
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The idea that people who are born as biological males will become men who will naturally express masculinity, and people who are born as biological females will become women who will naturally express femininity is known as
a. Sexual identity b. Gender identity c. Heteronormativity d. Cisnormativity
__________ represents a transitional state we may experience as we learn information that conflicts with our personal worldview
a. Class mobility b. Poverty attribution c. Cognitive dissonance d. Psychological distancing
A group leader who conceptualizes potentially destructive acts in a positive way in an effort to help manipulative group members is using which one of the following skills?
a. linking b. joining c. reframing d. adjusting
_______ and _______ stress the importance of accurately assessing the specific needs of each group member and delivering specialized treatments to address particular problems.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).