Which of the Following Statements Provides the Most Appropriate Comment

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements provides the most appropriate comment about therapists' sharing of personal information with patients?

• A) Sharing may be used to enhance trust or show interest.
• B) Sharing may be used to show that the therapist has similar difficulties.
• C) Sharing may include offering friendship outside of sessions.
• D) Sharing may be used to reduce therapists' discomfort with silence in the session.

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Definitions:

Reinforcements

In behavioral psychology, any event that strengthens or increases the likelihood of a behavior repeating.

Systematic Desensitization

A therapeutic method used to reduce phobic or anxiety responses through gradual exposure to the feared object or situation coupled with relaxation techniques.

Gradual Association

The process of forming connections or associations between stimuli or ideas over time, often leading to learned behaviors or understandings.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reward or punishment.