Patients' Perceptual Difficulties May Have an Adverse Effect on the Therapeutic

question 6

Multiple Choice

Patients' perceptual difficulties may have an adverse effect on the therapeutic alliance. Which of the following is likely to have the greatest negative effect?

• A) The patient perceives the office seating arrangement as belittling.
• B) The patient perceives the clinician as being part of her delusional system.
• C) The patient perceives the sound in the hall as messages for the patient.
• D) The patient perceives the clinician's glancing at his watch as nonvalidating.

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