A primary treatment goal for therapists with almost all clients is to:
A) ?"hook" a client into feeling comfortable about therapy by reassuring him/her that everything will be okay.
B) ?help clients discriminate when certain defensive coping strategies are needed and when they are outdated.
C) ?help clients see that all old coping strategies are outdated and new ones need to be developed.
D) ?help clients avoid the shame cycle.
B
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