Many clients with eating disorders have difficulty translating their pain into words. Which ap-proach may be used to promote getting in touch with feelings and greater self-disclosure?
1. Personality inventory testing
2. Dance and movement therapy
3. Letter writing
4. Cooking and meal-planning classes
ANS: 2
Use of nonverbal techniques in art, music, and dance may allow for greater self-disclosure than a complete emphasis on talking therapies. 1. This will not encourage self-disclosure. 3. Letter writ-ing is too restrictive to be of particular use. Writing a journal or writing poetry is of more help in getting in touch with one's feelings. 4. These activities do not support self-disclosure.
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