Just Like How a Mother Will Fail to Attend to the Needs

question 15

Multiple Choice

Just like how a mother will fail to attend to the needs of a child, no matter how well intended, a therapist will occasionally fail to attend to the needs of a patient. Negotiating this pattern within a relationship has been termed

• A) transference and countertransference.
• B) rupture and repair.
• C) idealization and fixation.
• D) disappointment and despair.

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Definitions:

Effect Size

A quantitative measure of the strength of a phenomenon or the magnitude of a difference between groups in research.

Utility Variables

Factors or elements that can influence the usefulness or effectiveness of a process, product, or decision.

Effect Size

A measure used in statistics to quantify the magnitude of a phenomenon or the difference between two groups.

Utility Variables

Variables used in decision-making or modeling that represent the usefulness or value of different options or outcomes to stakeholders.