Author Question: A client describes his intense anger toward his wife, but the clinician senses some deep pain ... (Read 68 times)

Cooldude101 · **on:** Jul 30, 2018

A client describes his intense anger toward his wife, but the clinician senses some deep pain revolving around the client's fear of an intimate relationship. The clinician therefore responds to the client by saying, I hear your anger, but I also sense some sadness regarding the inability of you and your wife to be closer.. The client sobs. This is an example of what kind of confrontation?

a. Higher level empathy
b. Use of satire and irony
c. You/but statements
d. Asking the client to justify the discrepancy
e. Reframing

Question 2

Challenging a client to view his or her situation differently by offering an alternative reality is what kind of technique?

a. Higher level empathy
b. Use of satire and irony
c. You/but statements
d. Asking the client to justify the discrepancy
e. Reframing