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jjjetplane · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A nurse therapist feels emotionally drained after sessions with a client. The client's passiveness reminds the therapist of a family member who led a very unhappy life. What is the term for this emotional dynamic?

A) Transference
B) Countertransference
C) Free association
D) Reaction formation

Question 2

A client has recently completed her first session of cognitive therapy. Within this treatment modality, the term cognition refers to what?

A) The neurological deficits that result in her abnormal behavior
B) How a client thinks about herself and her world
C) The client's ability, or inability, to process stimuli
D) Dysfunctional ways of responding to situations

jamesnevil303 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
Feedback:
Countertransference occurs when nurses have extreme emotional responses (positive or negative) to clients.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
Feedback:
Cognitive therapy (CT) focuses on how clients think about themselves and their world. Addressing cognitions, CT posits that how a person perceives an event, rather than the event itself, determines its relevance and the emotional response to it. CT helps clients recognize the process and results of their thinking.