Max,a Borderline Client Who Professes to Believe That All People

question 21

Multiple Choice

Max,a borderline client who professes to believe that all people are untrustworthy,is seeing a DBT therapist who is working to address this belief and help Max see that this expectation is not always accurate.From a DBT perspective,what is the counselor doing?

• A) Attempting to relieve client suffering by applying a a strict set of interventions.
• B) Providing empathy in order to encourage change.
• C) Educating the client on the way the world really is.
• D) Working to engage dialectic tension in order achieve synthesis and transcend the tensions.

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Definitions:

Baby's Facial Expressions

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Parents

The caregivers of a child, who may be biological or adoptive mothers and fathers.

Amygdala

A region of the brain involved in experiencing emotions, particularly fear and pleasure.

Emotional Importance

The significance or value that individuals attach to certain emotions or feelings in their lives.