In a Study with Therapists Listening to a Male Client

question 49

Multiple Choice

In a study with therapists listening to a male client who had either made a traditional or a nontraditional choice concerning occupation and family work,

• A) the therapists were equally acceptant of both lifestyle choices, showing no gender bias in their therapy sessions with men.
• B) the therapists tended to concentrate on the symptoms rather than on the lifestyle.
• C) the therapists mentioned the lifestyle for the man who had made a nontraditional choice but not for the man who was leading a traditional lifestyle.
• D) female therapists mentioned the problems associated with the traditional lifestyle, whereas male therapists mentioned problems associated with the nontraditional lifestyle.

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