A client attending group therapy has improved greatly and is near discharge. The client mentions, "In the beginning, I was so sick that everyone had to help me
For the last few days, it's felt good to be able to give something back to the group." This state-ment can be assessed as an example of Yalom's factor of:
1. Altruism
2. Harmonizing
3. Cohesiveness
4. Imitative behavior
ANS: 1
Altruism refers to the experience of being helpful to others and is clearly what the client is dis-playing in the scenario. The other factors are not applicable.
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