In Order to Maintain an Effective Interpersonal Balance with Clients

question 29

Essay

In order to maintain an effective interpersonal balance with clients, what can therapists do to manage their reactivity to clients' negativity? ​

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Definitions:

Placebo

A substance with no therapeutic effect, often used as a control in testing new drugs.

Control Group

In an experiment, a group of subjects that does not receive the treatment being tested and is used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects do.

Dependent Variable

In scientific research, the variable that is tested and measured; it is 'dependent' on the independent variable.

Fat Layer

A layer in the body composed primarily of adipose tissue, which stores energy and insulates and cushions the body.