Marsha slumped down into her seat as her therapy session began. Her eyes are red, and it is obvious that she has been crying. When her Gestalt therapist asks her how she is doing, she replies, “Oh, I’m just fine.” Marsha’s therapist will most likely handle the discrepancy between Marsha’s behavior and her response by ____
a. ?showing Marsha a series of inkblots, hoping that the inkblots might provide insight as to why Marsha is upset
b. ?modeling appropriate behavior that corresponds to the phrase, “Oh, I’m just fine.”
c. ?pointing out the discrepancy to Marsha and not letting her change the topic until she honestly describes how she feels
d. ?questioning Marsha about her past to see if she has ever been rewarded for masking her true feelings
ANSWER:
c
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