A client complains that if the social worker really cared about him like his mother does, then the social worker would not charge him for treatment. This is an example of
A. counter-transference reaction.
B. sublimation reaction.
C. transference reaction.
D. subjective reaction.
C. transference reaction.
Counter-transference (A) applies to the worker's reactions, while transference applies to the client. Sublimation involves transforming primitive id impulses to socially acceptable behavior and feelings. Objective criticism has to do with the client's ability to see the worker more or less for who he is and not as a parent substitute.
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