-31 A patient with a diagnosis of major depression who has attempted suicide says to the nurse, "I should have died! I've always been a failure. Nothing ever goes right for me." Which response demonstrates therapeutic communication? ed out of Select one: question O a. "Why do you see yourself as a failure?" O b. "Feeling like this is all part of being depressed." O . "You have everything to live for." O d. "You've been feeling like a failure for a while?" 32 An advantage of this communication style is being praised for being generous. d out of Select one: question O a. passive communication O b. assertive communication O c. manipulative communication O d. Therapeutic use of self - 33 A therapist states to a client, "Things will look better tomorrow after a good night's sleep." This is an example of which communication technique? ed out of Select one: O a. The non therapeutic technique of "giving false reassurance" question O b. The therapeutic technique of "giving advice" O c. The therapeutic technique of "defending" O d. The non therapeutic technique of "presenting reality"