Clients Often Stay in Touch with Their Psychotherapists Only If

question 107

Multiple Choice

Clients often stay in touch with their psychotherapists only if satisfied with the treatment they received. This helps us understand why therapists

• A)typically take an eclectic approach to therapy.
• B)prefer client-centered therapy over other forms of treatment.
• C)interpret patients' transference early in the course of therapy.
• D)tend to overestimate the effectiveness of psychotherapy.

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Definitions:

Disorganized Attachment

A type of attachment characterized by a lack of a coherent strategy for seeking comfort from caregivers, often resulting from inconsistent or neglectful caregiving.

Successfully Socialized

Refers to individuals who have effectively learned and integrated the norms, values, and behaviors deemed acceptable by their society.

Internalizes

The process of adopting the beliefs, attitudes, or norms of others as one's own, often without external evidence of those beliefs.

Self-Awareness

Being aware of one's own personality, sentiments, intentions, and cravings.