Strategic Therapists Use Pretend Techniques to Help Clients Obtain Their

question 35

Multiple Choice

Strategic therapists use pretend techniques to help clients obtain their desired goal. Pretend techniques can best be described by which of the following statements?

• A) A series of interventions that allow the "system" to pretend that problematic behaviors do not exist
• B) Faking a behavior or achievement of the goal for a designated period of time
• C) Allowing the negativity of the behavior to affect the individual
• D) Engaging in communication about the problem, therefore not allowing the problem to permeate the relationship

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