Author Question: Which of the following is an example of a counselor using an ordeal to help a client stop an ... (Read 37 times)

jho37 · **on:** Jul 30, 2018

Which of the following is an example of a counselor using an ordeal to help a client stop an undesirable behavior?

a. Telling a client to set a timer to worry for 10 minutes each day.
b. Assigning a client to take a warm bath rather than eat a dozen cookies when she is stressed.
c. Asking a client what she notices first when she feels anxious.
d. Having a client take a walk around the block before she starts smoking.

Question 2

It is recommended by the author that beginning systemic counselors use paradoxical interventions:

a. Regularly
b. With gusto
c. Under careful supervision
d. When a client is resistant