Which of the Following Is True Regarding Clinical Interviewing

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true regarding clinical interviewing?

• A) Clinical interviewing involves an explicit agreement between parties for provision of services.
• B) It is best to avoid being friendly towards clients, especially clients who are culturally different.
• C) There really isn't much difference between a friendship relationship and a therapy relationship.
• D) Clinical interviewing involves only behavior that would be considered appropriate under normal social circumstances.
• E) None of these are true about clinical interviewing.

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Definitions:

Pragmatics

The branch of linguistics dealing with the use of language in social contexts and the ways in which people produce and comprehend meanings through language.

Selective Attention

The cognitive process of focusing on specific stimuli in the environment while ignoring others, allowing for more efficient information processing.

Distributive Justice

The ethical principle concerned with the fair and equitable distribution of goods and resources in society.

Cultural

Pertains to the ideas, customs, social behavior, and artifacts of a particular society, group, or time period.