Using Kelly's framework, how does a counselor discover a client’s constructs?

a. The counselor reads notes written by the previous counselor.
b. The client will directly tell the counselor.
c. The counselor must be a detective and figure them out.
d. The counselor follows the dictates of his or her theoretical orientation. For instance, a Freudian therapist would assume that all of the client’s problems relate to sexual repression and inadequacy in suppressing id.
e. The counselor identifies constructs by a combination of interviewing, listening to what the client says, and skilled observation of things like body language and behaviors.


Answer: e

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