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Question
In order to formulate an interpersonal conceptualization, which of the following questions are least important for the therapist to answer?a. What do clients elicit from others?
b. What is the client's previous psychiatric diagnosis and/or medical history?
c. How will the client test the therapist?
d. What is the principle relational pattern that the client is reenacting in the therapeutic relationship?
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c. Helping clients explore why they become anxious at a particular time.
d. All of the above are correct.
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