After Completing a Successful Therapy Experience, a Client Reflects That

question 195

Multiple Choice

After completing a successful therapy experience, a client reflects that one of the things that she found most helpful about therapy was the different explanations offered by her therapist that allowed her to feel more at ease about herself and her problems. This example best demonstrates which of the following common factors thought to be responsible for the general effectiveness of psychotherapy?

• A) increased optimism and self-efficacy
• B) a place to practise new behaviours
• C) providing alternative ways of looking at things
• D) faith in the therapist

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