During periods of silence, the experienced clinician will often
a. intervene to end the silence and promote dialogue to reduce the level of anxiety which may adversely affect the session
b. end the silence by paraphrasing or summarizing
c. wait until the client breaks the silence and interpret the silence as resistance to the therapeutic process
d. sit with the silence to afford the client time to process information or gather the courage to introduce a difficult topic
d
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All theoretical approaches give special attention to developing rapport and building a supportive alliance in a natural style. ________ is most likely to point out that specific observable behaviors are the session focus.
a. Decisional Counseling b. Person-Centered Counseling c. Assertiveness Training d. Solution-Oriented Counseling e. Motivational Interviewing
When dealing with a child who struggles with fear and anxiety about a particular issue, such as going to school, the text suggests that ___________ could be helpful.
a) Systematic desensitization b) Emotion-focused trauma therapy c) Gestalt techniques d) Individual psychology e) None of the above f) All of the above
Researchers are not obliged to provide treatment to the participants placed in the delayed-treatment group
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Therapeutic interventions in the fictional case example of Maya Angelou's Marguerite include interpretation and analyzing resistance. Therefore, the theoretical approach to be employed by the counselor is:
a. cognitive-behavioral. b. brief solution focused. c. humanistic. d. psychodynamic. e. eclectic.