PSY 364 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Reagent
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Patient lying on couch & clinician behind where he is constantly writing and can"t be seen. Leading questions - to get the client to think about how they were reacting and speaking right now psychodynamic/psychoanalytic approach. Example of when someone is being reactant and how you deal with that. a. ) Reactant can be a pathologizing term - theorized to be a stable trait in a person i. ) See it - person is defensive and oppositional (1) can pull you into an antagonistic interaction b. ) Normally means they have a learning history that encourages them to not to trust authority figures (especially mental health specialists) i. ) ii. ) Reactance isn"t something to take personally from clients. Tends to calm down when you build rapport and trust with them (1) easier to do when you respect their autonomy. Where you notice something going on in the session at the time i. )
