A Client of Yours Tells You the Depth of His

question 9

Multiple Choice

A client of yours tells you the depth of his loneliness, and you respond by saying: "It's like you're in a cabin in the woods, and no one can reach you." This is an example of which of the following?

• A) The use of a metaphor, analogy, or visual image
• B) Reflecting deeper feelings that you sense from the client
• C) Making an interpretation based what you have heard from the client
• D) Pointing out contrasting feelings
• E) Higher level empathic responding
• F) A poor empathic response
• True or False

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Definitions:

Rights Offering

A method by which a company offers new shares to its existing shareholders in proportion to their current shareholding, typically at a discount to the current market price.

Market Price

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Security

A financial instrument representing an ownership position in a publicly-traded corporation (stock), a creditor relationship with a governmental body or a corporation (bond), or rights to ownership as represented by an option.

Direct Private Long-term Debt Financing

A funding method where businesses borrow money directly from private investors, bypassing traditional bank loans, usually for a period longer than one year.