It Is Important for Clients to Experience Some Small Successes

question 37

Multiple Choice

It is important for clients to experience some small successes early in the treatment process because

• A) even small changes help reinforce their confidence in their ability to change.
• B) then clients can believe that the therapist is all-powerful and therefore will stick with therapy.
• C) if the successes are too large in the beginning, clients might get discouraged if things slow down later in the process.
• D) all of the above

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Definitions:

Largest Fontanel

The anterior fontanel, which is the biggest soft spot on a baby's head where skull bones haven't yet fused.

Fontanels Close

The process by which the soft, membranous gaps (fontanels) between the skull bones of an infant gradually harden and close.

Occipital Bone

A bone that forms the back and base of the skull, and contains the foramen magnum through which the spinal cord passes.

Cranial

Pertaining to the skull or cranium, often used to describe the direction towards the head.