One of the more puzzling aspects of therapy and one that escalates to crisis proportions is
a. falling apart over some insignificant task after more difficult ones have been accomplished.
b. being psychotic and then taking drugs to enhance the effect.
c. the inability to sort out complex past family dynamics because of enmeshment.
d. having an undiscovered physical ailment that is causing the presenting psychological problem.
A
You might also like to view...
The purpose in using a technique is to:
A. facilitate movement. B. impress clients with your creativity and skill. C. help clients rationalize their feelings. D. trigger strong emotions.
Explicit instruction in phonics ______.
a. has not been effective in improving the whole-word reading of those with reading problems b. produces gains, though smaller gains, than other types of reading instruction c. encourages grapheme/phoneme mapping and is associated with greatest reading improvement d. is most effective when provided for large groups where students can learn from each other
What are the stages of counselor development? What are the typical behaviors of counselors during each stage?
What will be an ideal response?
According to psychodynamic therapists like Kernberg and Masterson, the value of sustained empathy and firm boundary setting in the treatment of severely disordered people (i.e., borderline personality disorder) is that:
a. it encourages the development of conflict-free spheres of the ego. b. permits effective interpretations that support awareness of the parts of themselves that have been split off. c. it provides the foundation for the development of a more normal symbiosis with the therapist. d. it gradually challenges fears of lost autonomy.