Ronald Is a 37-Year-Old Man,presenting in Counseling for What He

Multiple Choice

Ronald is a 37-year-old man,presenting in counseling for what he labels as stress.He is a first-year graduate student in a counseling program who left his previous career because of a downfall in the economy resulting in the loss of his job.Ronald reports that he gets very sweaty,nauseous,and tense when going to school.Ronald has missed 1 class this semester due to his symptoms,and cannot afford to miss anymore.Choose the best example of an initial phase psychodynamic goal for this client.

A) Decrease client's attempts to avoid existential angst and responsibility to reduce anxiety.
B) Increase empowerment and feelings of "mattering" to reduce anxiety.
C) Decrease emotional reactivity to perceived threats to self to reduce anxiety.
D) Increase coping skills necessary to reduce symptoms of anxiety.