When Therapists Minimize, Reassure, Explain, or Simply Move Away from a Client's

question 12

Multiple Choice

When therapists minimize, reassure, explain, or simply move away from a client's painful feelings, it is often because: ​

• A)they feel responsible for causing the client's painful expressions.
• B)their reaction evokes a countertransference response.
• C)they feel responsible for alleviating their pain, but don't quite know how.
• D)both they feel responsible for causing the client's painful expressions and they feel responsible for alleviating their pain, but don't quite know how are correct.

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