A patient tells members of a therapy group,"I hear voices saying my doctor is poisoning me." Another patient replies,"I used to hear voices too.They sounded real,but I found out later they were not.The voices you hear are not real either." Which therapeutic factor is exemplified in this interchange?

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Here a member gains insight into his own experiences from hearing about the experiences of others through interpersonal learning.Catharsis refers to a therapeutic discharge of emotions.Universality refers to members realizing their feelings are common to most people and not abnormal.Imitative behavior involves copying or borrowing the adaptive behavior of others.

A Patient Tells Members of a Therapy Group,"I Hear Voices