chapter 7 (empathic connections)

Question 1

affect

Answer 1

term that counsellors use to describe how people express emotions

Question 2

blunted

Answer 2

emotional expression is less than one might expect

Question 3

flat

Answer 3

absence or near absence of any signs of emotional expression

Question 4

inappropriate

Answer 4

person’s manner and mood contradict what one might expect.

Question 5

labile

Answer 5

abnormal variability in affect, with repeated, rapid, and abrupt shifts in affective expression

Question 6

restricted/constricted

Answer 6

milk reduction in the range and intensity of emotional expression

Question 7

affective disorders/mood disorders

Answer 7

disturbances in mood, including depression and mania.

Question 8

dysthymia

Answer 8

chronic condition with symptoms similar to those of depression, but less severe.

Question 9

invitational empathy

Answer 9

tool a counsellor uses to encourage clients to explore emotions

Question 10

sentence completion statement

Answer 10

an incomplete sentence that pauses with an expectation that clients will finish the thought.

Question 11

basic empathy

Answer 11

counsellor’s acknowledgment of a client;s clearly communicated feelings.

Question 12

inferred empathy

Answer 12

identification of a client’s feelings based on nonverbal cues and indirect communication.

Question 13

preparatory empathy

Answer 13

counsellor’s attempt to consider (in advance of the interview) the feelings and concerns that the client may communicate indirectly.