Nonerotic Touching Between Counselor and Client Should Be

question 16

Multiple Choice

Nonerotic touching between counselor and client should be:

• A) a spontaneous and honest expression of the therapist's feelings.
• B) incongruent with what they feel.
• C) a therapeutic technique used to extinguish catharsis.
• D) considered unethical.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Therapies

A range of therapies that focus on changing negative patterns of thought in order to alter behavior and emotions.

Emotional Disturbances

A category of mental health issues characterized by emotional states that significantly impair functionality.

Self-blaming

The tendency to hold oneself responsible for negative events or outcomes, often unnecessarily or irrationally.

Behavior Therapy

A type of psychotherapy that focuses on changing undesirable behaviors through conditioning and learning.