Whether Working with an Individual, Couple, or Family, Most Therapists

question 29

Multiple Choice

Whether working with an individual, couple, or family, most therapists at some point will be "invited" by clients to triangulate with them against a third party who may or may not be present in the room. To be effective, the therapist must maintain therapeutic neutrality in order to interrupt a client's attempt to involve the therapist or someone else in a triangle. This ability to be neutral is also known as:

• A) chronic anxiety.
• B) regression.
• C) differentiation.
• D) validation.

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Definitions:

Genetic Factors

Those hereditary qualities and genes inherited from parents that influence physical and behavioural characteristics.

Depression

A mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest, affecting how one feels, thinks, and handles daily activities.

Internal

Pertaining to or situated within something; inner, especially referring to processes or phenomena occurring within an entity or organism.

Stable

Referring to a condition or situation that is not undergoing significant change or variation and is steady or unchanging over time.