The Therapist's Most Basic Tool,which Ultimately Determines the Success of the Therapy,is

question 117

Multiple Choice

The therapist's most basic tool,which ultimately determines the success of the therapy,is the

• A) therapist's extensiveness training in counseling and/or psychotherapy.
• B) therapeutic relationship established between the client and therapist.
• C) type of psychological perspective utilized by the therapist.
• D) level of dependence that the client develops with the therapist.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Dissonance Theory

A theory suggesting that individuals experience discomfort and thus are motivated to reduce it by changing their attitudes, beliefs, or actions when they are inconsistent.

Role-Playing Theory

A psychological perspective that suggests individuals perform actions in society based on the roles they are expected to play.

Attribution Theory

is a psychological framework that explores how individuals explain and attribute causes to their own and others' behaviors.

Attitude Theory

A field in social psychology that examines how beliefs, feelings, and behavioral intentions toward objects, people, or events are formed and how they influence behavior.