You are working with a teenager whose parents have refused to allow him back in their house. The client had been diagnosed as suffering from hopelessness
The client tells you that he has accepted living at the local shelter for runaway youth and no longer feels hopeless about his situation. This evaluation may mean that the client:
1. needs to continue trying to win his parents back.
2. has achieved acceptance of a situation that cannot be changed.
3. is willing to be placed in foster care.
4. is unrealistic about his situation.
ANS: 2
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