If a Gestalt therapist wrote about projection in his or her case notes on a client, the therapist would mean that the client is
a. directing an action or thought toward him or herself rather than toward others.
b. assigning undesired parts of him or herself to others, especially when he or she feels guilty or angry.
c. taking in other’s views and values to the point where they seem like his or her own.
d. failing to make accurate contact with self and others as individuals.
e. setting unrealistic standards for his or her behavior in a neurotic attempt to self-regulate.
Answer: b
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