Richard is a 37-year-old man, presenting in counseling for what he labels as stress. He is a first-year graduate student in a counseling program. Richard left his previous career because of a downfall in the economy resulting in the loss of his job 2 years ago. Richard reports that he gets very sweaty, nauseous, and tense when coming to school for his once-a-week classes. He also reports that his symptoms worsen when he has an assignment due, a presentation, or any type of quiz or exam. Richard has missed 1 class this semester due to his symptoms, and cannot afford to miss any more. Using a psychodynamic approach, choose the best example of an Initial Phase Counseling GOAL.
a. Decrease emotional reactivity to perceived threats to self to reduce anxiety.
b. Decrease client's attempts to avoid existential angst and responsibility to reduce anxiety.
c. Increase empowerment and feelings of mattering to reduce anxiety.
d. None of the above
Question 2
The length of the results section for qualitative manuscripts is generally greater than that for quantitative manuscripts.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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