To Be Effective When Counseling Clients with Physical Disabilities, Counselors

question 15

Multiple Choice

To be effective when counseling clients with physical disabilities, counselors should:

• A) focus on the clients' adjustment to disability.
• B) take a more directive, behavioral approach in working with the clients.
• C) refer these clients to a rehabilitation counselor.
• D) focus on the clients' abilities rather than limitations.
• E) assume that the clients' presenting problems are related to their disability.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Dissonance

A psychological discomfort experienced when holding two or more conflicting cognitions (ideas, beliefs, values, emotional reactions).

Inconsistent

Lacking regularity or uniformity in thought, action, or character.

Controlled

An experiment or situation where variables are manipulated or regulated deliberately to test causality or assess outcomes.

Heider's

Fritz Heider's attribution theory focuses on how people interpret events and relate them to their thinking and behavior.