Supportive Messages That Comfort Are Different from Merely Supportive Messages

question 1

Multiple Choice

Supportive messages that comfort are different from merely supportive messages in that they _______.

• A)usually occur over several turns in a conversation or over several conversations
• B)avoid buffering
• C)minimize other-centered messages
• D)allow the speaker to frame the discussion as he or she wishes to frame it

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