If a Client Has Difficulty Making Friends and Close Relationships

question 41

Multiple Choice

If a client has difficulty making friends and close relationships but has numerous pets, the therapist will __________ the client's interest in animals to develop more human connections, perhaps by having the client take a dog for a walk in public places, join a dog agility class, or volunteer at a pet shelter.

• A) minimize
• B) maximize
• C) energize
• D) utilize

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Definitions:

Intentional Physical Contact

Intentional physical contact involves deliberately touching or making contact with another individual, which can range from acts of kindness to assaultive behavior depending on the context.

Battery

The unprivileged, intentional touching of another.

Intentional Tort

A wrongful act knowingly committed.

Intend

To have a course of action as one's purpose or objective; to plan.