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client–treatment matching

the selection of therapeutic components (i.e., specific therapies and therapists) that are most appropriate for a client’s needs and characteristics (e.g., ethnicity, gender, personality traits). There is evidence that client–treatment matching improves therapeutic outcomes.

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rebelliousness

rebelliousness

n. resistance to authority, especially parental authority or its equivalent. —rebellious adj.