Clara, a mother who had to abort her pregnancy because of health issues, is depressed and attempts to kill herself. She blames herself for killing her unborn child. She seeks the help of a social worker. The social worker urges her to consider various factors that might have eventually killed her and her child if she had decided to continue with her pregnancy. This scenario best exemplifies an
instance of _____.
A. personalizing meaning
B. situationalizing meaning
C. responding with immediacy
D. pointing out endings
ANS: B
The given scenario best exemplifies an instance of situationalizing meaning. Situationalizing meaning is a form of reframing through which you change the meaning suggested by clients' expressions. Although there is certainly an empathic element, in this form of reframing you also slightly alter the meaning as presented by others. In the case of situationalizing meaning, you reflect understanding of the client's feelings or behaviors but then suggest that they may also be viewed as a result of external, societal, systemic, situational, or other factors beyond the client's individual control or responsibility.
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