Discuss some common obstacles toward goal attainment presented by clients with different types of presenting problems, different personalities, or different lifestyles might face. Which of these are predictable, and which are not?
What will be an ideal response?
The following are common obstacles toward goal attainment that individual clients experience, even though they may not be articulated in advance:
• Changing motivation to work toward a goal
• Uneven persistence in working toward a goal, perhaps featuring a low frustration tolerance or self-doubt
• A perceived in ability to control the circumstances in which the goal was developed
• Unpredictable life circumstances that inhibit resources needed to work toward goals
• Competing personal responsibilities
• An assumed linear perspective between problems and goals; that is, believing that there is only one way to achieve an objective and being blind to alternatives that may present themselves.
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