Why Do Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapists Use Empathy to Build the Therapeutic

question 24

Multiple Choice

Why do cognitive-behavioral family therapists use empathy to build the therapeutic alliance?

• A) To create rapport, allowing therapists to get to the "real" interventions of therapy
• B) Because empathy is a curative process in and of itself
• C) To "integrate" experiential concepts to make better therapy
• D) To manipulate clients into feeling more comfortable with the therapy process

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