What process is used as a tool in developing a therapeutic relationship but is not used in developing a social relationship?
1. Interaction
2. Equal sharing
3. Mutual knowledge
4. The process of intimate disclosures
Answer: 1
Explanation: Therapeutic relationships differ from social relationships; in part, this is because the therapeutic relationship uses the process of interaction as a tool. It is one of the few healthy relationships in which one party helps another or acts in the best interest of another without expectation that the other person will return the action. Equal sharing, mutual knowledge, and intimate disclosures are characteristics of social relationships, not therapeutic relationships.
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