Through a process called contemplation, you take a small leap beyond the expressed

message of a client to bring into greater awareness or clarity information that the client already
knows.



Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


ANS: F
PG: 342
Feedback: Through a process called additive empathy, you take a small leap beyond the
expressed message of a client to bring into greater awareness or clarity information that
the client already knows. Your responses "go beyond what the client has explicitly
expressed to feeling and meaning only implied in the client's statements and, thus,
somewhat below the surface of the client's awareness" (

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