Briefly describe how a friendship and a therapeutic relationship are different
What will be an ideal response?
Answer:
Friends usually have some stake or personal advantage or disadvantage in what you think, feel, and do. In addition, friends generally expect the relationship to be reciprocal, whereas in therapy the focus is entirely on the client.
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_________________ is a term used by the DSM-IV-TR (2000) to describe a mental condition in which a member of one sex wishes to be a member of another sex
a. Gender Dysphoria b. Sexual Identity Disorder c. Homosexuality d. Gender Identity Disorder
Most outpatient treatment programs follow a(n) ___________ format for helping people achieve recovery.
a. rational emotive b. family systems c. 12-step-centered d. alternative medicine
The idea that individuals are to be viewed as a unity, or an indivisible whole is known as
a. ego integrity. b. holism. c. self-actualization. d. phenomenology.
Myra was really worried about her ability to manage the work project that her supervisor gave to her. In particular, she thought she would fail to organize the project effectively and that it would turn out to be a big failure. Which of the following might an SCCT counselor say about Myra based on this information?
a. Myra very likely is in a career that does not match her strengths. b. Myra very likely is in a career that does not match her personality type. c. Myra's beliefs about her ability to perform successfully on a particular task is low and, in turn, her outcome expectations are low. d. Myra likely prematurely circumscribed possible careers based on external factors, such as gender, and compromised on a career that wasn't best suited for her.