When Working with a Client Living a Restricted Existence, an Existential

question 64

Multiple Choice

When working with a client living a restricted existence, an existential therapist would likely:

• A) explore the developmental origins of these feelings.
• B) develop a specific behavioural plan to help the client get 'unstuck.'
• C) encourage the client to do a shame-attacking exercise.
• D) make the client aware of how his or her current ways of living are keeping him or her stuck.

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Definitions:

Eating Disorders

Psychological conditions characterized by abnormal or disturbed eating habits, which can severely affect an individual's physical and mental health.

Bulimia

A serious eating disorder characterized by periods of binge eating followed by extreme behaviors to avoid weight gain, such as forced vomiting.

Antidepressant Drug

Medication used to alleviate symptoms of depression by adjusting chemical imbalances in the brain that affect mood and emotions.

Anorexia Nervosa

A psychological and potentially life-threatening eating disorder characterized by an individual's extreme fear of gaining weight and a distorted perception of their body weight and shape, leading to severe restriction of food intake.