Question

Andrew loses his job because he came to work while he was under the influence of alcohol. He approaches Ron, a social worker, for a counseling session. After a brief conversation with Andrew, Ron says, "It is clear to me that you are in denial about what alcohol is doing to you." This scenario indicates that Ron is:
A) judging, criticizing, and placing blame.B) trying to convince using logic.C) making glib interpretations.D) using sarcasm and humor.

Answer 1

Answer:

A) judging, criticizing, and placing blame.

Explanation:

First of all, the social worker is not even considering the possibility that Andrew could have been fired without justification, or that he could get his job back, he is placing blame exclussively on the worker (Andrew).

Besides, he is judging Andrew as an alcoholic, or at least, as a person who has serious problems with alcohol consumption (so serious to the point of going to work drunk and being fired because of that), and finally, the social worker is criticizing the way Andrew is dealing with his possible alcoholism, because he is telling Andrew that he is not even Aware of what alcohol is doing to him.