Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Therapeutic Approaches

Question:

Assertion: In a therapeutic alliance, the therapist must uphold strict confidentiality regarding the client's experiences, events, feelings, or thoughts shared during therapy.

Reasoning: Exploiting the client's trust or breaching confidentiality is not strictly prohibited.

Options:

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and but R is not the correct explanation of A.

Assertion (A) is true but Reasoning (R) is not correct.

Assertion (A) is not true but Reasoning (R) is correct.

Correct Answer:

Assertion (A) is true but Reasoning (R) is not correct.

Explanation:

Confidentiality is another essential aspect of the therapeutic alliance. The therapist must uphold strict confidentiality regarding the client's experiences, events, feelings, or thoughts shared during therapy. Exploiting the client's trust or breaching confidentiality is strictly prohibited.