Author Question: CLIENT (hesitatingly): I don't know whether I can kick the habit, you know, just let some trivial ... (Read 38 times)

Melani1276 · **on:** Jul 30, 2018

CLIENT (hesitatingly): I don't know whether I can kick the habit, you know, just let some trivial things go at work and at home. I know I've made a contract with myself. I'm not sure that I can keep it. HELPER: The helper leans forward attentively and waits. CLIENT (pauses, then laughs): Here I am deep into perfectionism, and I hear myself saying I can't do something. How ironic. Of course, I can. It's not going to be easy, at least at first. What is the helper's action called?

a. a probe
b. a nonverbal prompt
c. an indication that the helper is uncomfortable
d. an attempt to cover-up boredom

Question 2

Typical feelings of most clients who are first timers in a residential treatment facility might be:

A) angry, but feeling that they are in control of the situation because they are tough.

B) angry, frightened, and feeling that they are out of control.

C) frightened, but compliant to treatment if dealt with fairly.

D) psychotic, out of touch with reality, and out of control.