Following Is a Brief Client-Interview Exchange

question 18

Multiple Choice

Following is a brief client-interview exchange.
Client:  I felt like my cabin was the most cohesive group in camp. Yet, I felt some personal problems at the time. I wanted to become a therapist and wondered if I wasn't simply being selfish and using my ability to help others as a way to avoid myself.
The following counselor responses are in reaction to the client. Indicate which are attending and which are nonattending.
"You think you might have been selfish?"

• A) attending
• B) nonattending

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Definitions:

Widespread Sweating

The release of sweat from sweat glands across much of the body's surface, typically in response to heat or stress.

Sympathetic

Pertaining to the part of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for stress by accelerating the heart rate, among other responses.

Sympathetic Impulses

Nerve impulses transmitted by the sympathetic nervous system, part of the autonomic nervous system that controls the body's responses to stress or emergency situations.

Angry

A strong emotional state or reaction characterized by annoyance, displeasure, or hostility.