In What Way Does Therapy Differ from Simply Talking to a Friend

question 44

Multiple Choice

In what way does therapy differ from simply talking to a friend or family member about a problem?

• A) Therapy takes time, while a friend's guidance is more likely to lead to a "quick fix" of the problem.
• B) Friends provide empathy, while a professional therapist does not.
• C) A therapist's interaction with a client is guided by theory.
• D) Therapists will seek to determine the underlying issues that have created the problem.

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