Instructions: Counselor Responses Follow

question 40

Multiple Choice

Instructions: Counselor responses follow. Identify what type of focus the responder is using in the reply to the following statement.
-"What's occurring between you and your mother and father right now?" What is the focus of this open question?​

• 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:

Perceptions

The process by which individuals interpret and organize sensory information to understand their environment.

Attitudes

Psychological tendencies that are expressed by evaluating a particular entity with some degree of favor or disfavor.

Regulatory Focus Theory

A promotion focus causes people to be approach-oriented in constructing a sense of self; a prevention focus causes people to be more cautious and avoidant in constructing a sense of self.

Promotion Focus

A motivational orientation aimed at achieving positive outcomes and realizing aspirations or dreams.