Author Question: A client arrived at a counseling session irate because a parking attendant had made him move his ... (Read 161 times)

jman1234 · **on:** Jul 31, 2018

A client arrived at a counseling session irate because a parking attendant had made him move his car. The client stated, Even though the sign said NO PARKING, there was no reason why the attendant couldn't let me park there.

The clinician helped the client to see that, although he criticized others for ignoring rules and laws, he believed that he was special and did not have to abide by the rules and laws that pertained to others. The technique which the clinician employed is called
(a) confrontation.
(b) immediacy.
(c) pushing the button.
(d) spitting in the client's soup.

Question 2

When asking clients to develop alternative interpretations, the main guideline is that

A. the client looks for crazy, freewheeling ideas.
B. the facts fit those as well as they did the original interpretation.
C. to choose alternatives consistent with their cultural values.
D. all of the above.