IGNOU PB. Bsc. Nsg. Entrance-2025
Psychology
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A client-centered therapist will use :
Appeared in: IGNOU PB. Bsc. Nsg. Entrance-2025
Explanation
- Client-centered therapy, developed by Carl Rogers, is founded on the belief that clients have the inner resources to grow and resolve their own problems.
- The therapist's primary role is to create a supportive and accepting environment.
- To achieve this, the therapist must exhibit three core conditions: empathy, unconditional positive regard, and genuineness (congruence).
- Empathy involves the therapist deeply understanding the client's feelings and experiences from the client's own perspective.
- This empathic understanding helps the client feel valued and understood, which facilitates self-exploration and personal growth.
Why Other Options Were Wrong
- Option B: Ego states (Parent, Adult, Child) are a foundational concept of Transactional Analysis, a different psychotherapeutic model developed by Eric Berne, not client-centered therapy.
- Option C: Desensitization is a behavioral technique, most notably used in systematic desensitization for treating phobias. It is a core component of Behavior Therapy, not client-centered therapy.
- Option D: The 'racket system' is another concept from Transactional Analysis, referring to manipulative behaviors and feelings used to get needs met in unhealthy ways. It is not part of the client-centered approach.
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Clinical Relevance
- Nursing practice connection: This is primarily an exam-oriented knowledge point with limited direct bedside application, so retain Core principles of Client-Centered Therapy as background academic context rather than a clinical decision trigger.
- Nurses use the principle of empathy daily in therapeutic communication to build rapport and trust with patients.
- An empathetic approach can improve patient satisfaction, adherence to treatment, and overall health outcomes by making the patient feel heard and understood.
- What if? If a patient is anxious and fearful about an upcoming surgery, a nurse using empathy would acknowledge and validate those fears ('This must be a very scary time for you') rather than simply dismissing them ('Don't worry, everything will be fine'). This validation helps build a stronger nurse-patient relationship.
How to Approach the Question
- First, identify the key term in the question: 'client-centered therapist'.
- This is a factual recall question that requires knowledge of different psychotherapy models.
- Recall the founder (Carl Rogers) and the core principles associated with client-centered therapy.
- Evaluate each option against the principles of this specific therapy.
- Empathy is one of the three core conditions (along with genuineness and unconditional positive regard).
- Recognize that the other options (Ego states, Desensitization, Racket system) belong to other therapeutic models like Transactional Analysis and Behavior Therapy, and therefore are incorrect.
Concept Tested & Keywords
- Concept Tested: Core principles of Client-Centered Therapy
- Stem keywords: client-centered therapist
- Lead-in keywords: will use
Question ID
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Reference Book
E6 Robert Boland, Marcia L. Verduin - Kaplan and Sadock's Comprehensive Text of Psychiatry-Wolters Kluwer Health (2024) (pp 1-16525 of 16525) pp. 9713-9715, 9712-9714
E6 Psychology Morgan King 9e Part 2 p. 287-289
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