What do Gestalt therapists mean when they refer to a safe emergency?
a. A combination of aroused anxiety and the therapist’s affirmation and support, creating an atmosphere where creative adjustment to the natural self is possible.
b. Purposefully provoking anxiety in the client and withholding support so that the client can gain awareness of his or her own weaknesses.
c. Encouraging the client to experiment with different behaviors—sometimes exaggerated negative ones and sometimes positive ones.
d. A situation where the client is in an emergency but doesn’t realize it because he or she has repressed his or her feelings.
e. Arousing possibly harmful memories for a client, but in a situation where there is another therapist close at hand.
Answer: a
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