During a group session, the nurse therapist experiences frustration and anger related to a client's repeated efforts to redirect the conversation away from the other participants' needs and toward his own priorities

Question

The nurse therapist's "blind spot" is an example of which of the following processes?
A) Distorted cognition
B) Countertransference
C) Respondent conditioning
D) Transference

Answer 1

Ans: B
Feedback:
Countertransference refers to the feelings and thoughts that service providers have toward the client. In Countertransference, the provider may harbor certain images of the client that result in "blind spots," which can be destructive or disruptive to the therapeutic process. Transference refers to feelings and thoughts that clients have toward the service provider. Respondent conditioning happens when a response and a stimulus become connected through repetition. Distorted cognitions are self-defeating thoughts that lead to self-defeating behaviors.