Instructions: Counselor Responses Follow

question 37

Multiple Choice

Instructions: Counselor responses follow.Identify what type of focus the responder is using in the reply to the following statement.Client: I just found that I'm pregnant.I don't know who it was, but I have an idea who it is most likely to be.But, no one is likely to help.My family doesn't know yet and they really deserted me last time I got in trouble.I've only talked to them a few times and we are starting to get along again, but now ...I wonder what's going to happen.I just feel lost.
-Counselor response: "You must feel lost." This is an encourager with a ____.

• A)focus on the client
• B)focus on the main theme or problem
• C)focus on others
• D)focus on family

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Definitions:

Rescorla

Robert Rescorla, a psychologist best known for his work with Allan Wagner on the Rescorla-Wagner model of classical conditioning, focusing on the predictability of the unconditioned stimulus.

Classical Conditioning

An educational strategy where two stimuli are habitually paired together, causing a response that initially results from the second stimulus to be gradually elicited by the first stimulus.

Likelihood Of Occurrence

Refers to the probability or chance that a given event will happen.

Pairing

Associating two stimuli or events together in such a way that the occurrence or presence of one leads to the appearance of the other.