A client tells the mental health nurse that she is taking a sewing class to cope with her son's move to another state. The use of this adaptive coping skill is an example of which condition essential to the therapeutic relationship?
A) Client self-exploration
B) Self-disclosure
C) Empathy
D) Respect
Ans: A
When client self-exploration occurs, the nurse encourages the client to learn positive adaptive or coping skills. Self-disclosure, empathy, and respect are also conditions essential for a therapeutic relationship to occur, according to Rogers (1961).
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