Listening involves all of the following EXCEPT
a. developing your own thoughts and conceptualizations of the client while the client is speaking.
b. noticing the client's communication style
c. noticing pauses, silence and changes in usual patterns of speech.
d. resisting the temptation to talk to fill the silences.
a
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A. political action B. environmental modification C. resource mobilization D. social justice
A man and a woman each have an alcoholic parent. The man was
adopted by a dysfunctional family. The woman was adopted by a functional family. Without more information, what might you conclude? A. The man has a higher chance than the woman of becoming an alcoholic, because G x E interactions may be stronger for men than for women. B. The woman has a higher chance than the man of becoming an alcoholic, because G x E interactions may be stronger for women than for men. C. The man has a lower chance than the woman of becoming an alcoholic, because G x E interactions may be stronger for men than for women. D. The woman has a lower chance than the man of becoming an alcoholic, because G x E interactions may be stronger for women than for men.
Besides keeping the relationship focused on finding solutions for stated problems, the practitioner also has the responsibility for a. finding all of the solutions for the client
b. monitoring the emotional side of the relationship. c. maintaining a physical attraction to the client. d. the well-being of the client's spouse.
A core principle in work with persons who have a serious disability is to focus primarily on the individual's abilities, and not primarily on the
a. seriousness of the disability b. client's verbal abilities c. client's physical limitations d. client's family and social network