Therapists use theory ____________________________________________

a. to follow a step-by-step plan in session
b. to conceptualize the client’s situation in ways that make it easier to improve the situation
c. to diagnose
d. in lieu of attuning to the client’s unique situation


ANS: B

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a. Macrosystem level. b. mesosystem level. c. Microsystem level. d. Exosystem level.

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A. advances in brain-imaging technology have revolutionized the way we understand human behavior. B. the counseling profession has moved through its premodern and modern phases, and is now entering its postmodern era. C. the field of philosophy is gradually becoming a legitimate counseling theory in its own right. D. it is a mistaken belief that we can understand human beings by searching for objective truths.

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