Challenges to the client therapist relationship Flashcards
Every relationship is characterized by
emotional experience
all relationships require us to
choose whether to reveal something about ourselves or not
Intimate self disclosure can create
positive or negative outcomes
Every treatment relationship is characterized by
undeniable power differential
Who is the ate keeper of knowledge and resources
Therapis
what is a big issues with kids and adolescence
power dilemmas
Examples of nonverbal cues
body language facial expressions posture movt patterns touch dress
Wha are common points in therapy
crisis points
What is one of the main behaviors you see
reluctance
How can reluctance manifest
anxiety
passivity
lack of follow through
What can reluctance be explained by
symptom escalation tasks are too difficult or demanding anxiety values about health care low self esteem
What is resistance
clients conscious effort to refuse, skip, avoid, under perform, fail to follow through
Why does resistance not make sense to others
because it is typically maladaptive
deeply embedded
not reflective of clients best interest
part of who they are/internal process
What may attribute to resistance
relationships with others outside of therapy
issues in the client-therapist relationship
selecting activities the client finds irrelevant
How does resistace manifest
Refusal to do things
challenging therapist