When an Angry Client Is Ranting in Your Office, First

question 45

Multiple Choice

When an angry client is ranting in your office, first

• A) call the police.
• B) call your supervising attorney.
• C) allow the client to vent.
• D) leave the room as fast as you can.

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Definitions:

Anxiety Hierarchy

A list of situations or stimuli arranged in order of increasing ability to produce anxiety, used in desensitization therapies.

Systematic Desensitization

A behavioral therapy technique used to reduce phobic responses or anxieties through gradual exposure to the feared object or situation, coupled with relaxation training.

Therapy

A treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder, often involving psychological techniques for mental health issues.

Aversion Therapy

A form of psychological treatment in which an undesirable behavior is paired with an unpleasant stimulus to reduce the frequency of the behavior.