Heidi was at a school dance when she threw up all over the dance floor. She later described this event as traumatic. Does it meet the definition of trauma? Why or why not?
What will be an ideal response?
Though this may have been embarrassing, it does not meet the definition of trauma because it didn’t involve actual or threatened death, serious physical injury, or sexual violation. Essentially, this was not serious enough to constitute trauma.
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A. 0–15 B. 10-25 C. 15-30 D. 20-40
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A) ?the client will not progress in therapy. B) ?the therapist will be reenacting the old relational scenarios. C) ?the client will find the therapist intrusive and inappropriate. D) ?important information concerning clients' relational templates or therapist reenactment may be revealed.
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a. Mindfulness c. Cognitive distancing or defusion b. Workability questions d. Values clarification
The action of consent belongs to the ______ and is provided to the _______.
a. client ; counselor b. counselor ; client c. counselor ; agency d. agency ; client