Question

As a human service provider, why is important to understand the ideology of reflection? What might be some possible ramifications of a human service provider misinterpreting the client's statements?

Answer 1

Reflection, as used in psychology, refers to the therapist's "reflecting" back the client's words (reading or saying the client's words back to the client). This is done to allow the client to hear for themselves what they have said and evaluate the logic or reasoning behind their own statements.

In psychology, the process of introspection relies exclusively on observation of one's mental state, while in a spiritual context it may refer to the examination of one's soul. Introspection is closely related to human self-reflection and is contrasted with external observation.

Ramifications -

Misrepresentations can be fraudulent, negligent or innocent. A fraudulent misrepresentation is made when the person making it knows or believes it to be untrue. A negligent misrepresentation is made when the person making it is careless as to whether it is true or false. An innocent misrepresentation is made when the person making it honestly believes it to be true.