The best way for a therapist to demonstrate his/her understanding of the client's experience is:
A) to say I hear you.
B) to say I know just what you mean.
C) to say I understand completely.
D) articulating the central meaning of what the client has said.
Question 2
An accurate empathic response by the therapist:
A) repeats what the client has said.
B) makes the therapist's feelings about the client overt.
C) is not a component of client change.
D) makes the client feel heard, seen and compassionately understood.
A nurse shows empathy to a client.
The surgical nurse assists the client into the correct position
Removing the sheet from underneath the client.
Apply the substance to the client’s upper chest.
Stand at the side facing the client. Apply L stroke to both sides of the neck with flat fingers ...
Personality Psychology: Understanding Yourself and Others, 2nd Edition