Mental Communications

4. indicating there is no reason for anxiety or other feelings of discomfort
10. leads giving encouragement to continue
11. demanding proof from the client
13. opposing the client's ideas
15. sanctioning the client's behavior or ideas
16. what you should say
17. appraising the client's degree of insight
18. absence of verbal communication, which provides time for the client to put thoughts or feelings into words
20. offering to share, to strive, and to work with the client for his or her benefit
24. seeking to verbalize client's feelings that he or she expresses only indirectly
25. expressing uncertainty about the reality of the client's perception

1. persistent questioning of the client
2. refusing to consider or showing contempt for the client's ideas or behaviors
3. offering for consideration that which is real
5. asking to make conscious that which is unconscious;telling the client the meaning of his or her experience
6. concentrating on a single point
7. what you should not say
8. organizing and summing up that which has gone before
9. making oneself available
12. refusing to admit that a problem exists
14. telling the client what to do
19. searching for mutual understanding for accord in the meaning of the words
21. denouncing the client's behavior or ideas
22. directing client actions, thoughts, and feelings back to client
23. attempting to protect someone or something from verbal attack