When a Client Is in the Denial Phase of the Grief

question 5

True/False

When a client is in the denial phase of the grief process,diverting the conversation from happier times assists the client to move into the anger stage.

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Definitions:

Psychoanalytic Theory

A theory in psychology originated by Sigmund Freud, which posits that human behavior is the result of interactions among the id, ego, and superego, within the context of sexual and aggressive drives.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the relatively rational part of the mind that balances the competing claims of the id, the superego, and reality.

Id

In psychoanalytic theory, the repository of the drives, the emotions, and the primitive, unconscious part of the mind that wants everything now.

Psychic Determinism

The assumption that everything psychological has a cause that is, in principle, identifiable.