ALL BUT WHICH of the Following Is a Recognized Shortcoming

question 58

Multiple Choice

ALL BUT WHICH of the following is a recognized shortcoming of the humanistic-existential approach to psychotherapy?

• A) the use of language that suggests that other approaches are authoritarian or inhumane
• B) an emphasis on feelings that leaves the therapy process vulnerable to bias and unreliability
• C) the use of jargon that is vague and ill-defined
• D) a research emphasis that seems to detract from the performance of the therapy, itself

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