Ralph Enters Psychotherapy for Support While Coping with the Recent

Multiple Choice

Ralph enters psychotherapy for support while coping with the recent death of both his parents. When he offers his life history, Ralph mentions to the therapist that he is gay. How is the therapist most likely to respond to this information?

A) The therapist will consider any problems Ralph might have to be due to his basic immaturity and deviant lifestyle.
B) The therapist will focus on Ralph's problems of grief and parental loss and accept his orientation as normal.
C) The therapist will refuse to work with him, knowing how difficult it is to change sexual orientation.
D) The therapist will try to help Ralph change his orientation and then deal with helping him through his parental loss.