Question

Dr. Hollitscher feels that she made significant progress with her client, Alyssa, at their last session. This week, Alyssa cancels her appointment at the last minute, stating that she needs to catch up on household chores. Dr. Hollitscher suspects that Alyssa is showing signs of:

Answer 1

Answer: Resistance

Explanation:

Resistance is the method of avoiding to accept anything or refusing something in order to prevent it from happening.Sign of resistance can be predicted by a person giving fake or useless reason for avoiding any event , refusing to appear in any situation, trying to cancel on things etc.

According to the situation mentioned in question, Dr. Hollitscher can suspect that Alyssa is displaying resistance sign as she is trying to avoid the appointment session by giving reason that he has to complete the chores of house