A social worker find that, in relating to a client, she/ he is constantly reminded of her/ his relationship with her/ his brother. This is an example of:

A. Therapeutic alliance
B. Counter- transference
C. Transference
D. A mental block


B. Counter- transference

Because it is the social worker to client, it is counter- transference.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Grandchildren face challenges to being raised by grandparents.Which are correct statements?

a. The ambiguous legal relationship makes authorization for medical care or school enrollment difficult. b. Grandchildren raised by grandparents face fewer mental health problems. c. Children don’t grieve the loss of their parents. d. Grandchildren don’t seem to be affected by the conflictual relationship between the grandparent and biological parent.

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Bill Houston will eat large quantities of food in a relatively short period of time and tells

his social worker that he’s “out of control” when eating. After binging, Bill makes himself vomit to rid his body of the food. He binges and purges about two to three times a month and has been doing so for the last seven or eight months. He admits that his selfesteem is strongly linked to his physical appearance. The most likely diagnosis to consider for Bill’s pattern of eating is:

a) Binge eating disorder (BED) b) Bulimia nervosa, in partial remission c) Other specified feeding or eating disorder d) Avoidant/restrictive food intake disor

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The most common defense mechanism in addiction is:

a. rationalization. b. minimization. c. enabling. d. denial. e. A and b only.

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