Question

A 52 year-old man is on his fifth coaching session and has been working with a coach to manage his chronic pain. He has good days and bad days but recently he has noticed his number of bad days has increased. This is motivating him to explore alternative options for managing his pain addition to all the other things he's been doing.

Coach: How is your chronic pain impacting you in this moment?
Client: It's a really bad day.
Coach: Would you describe for me what a really bad day is like for you?
Client: A bad day is realizing I will never not be in pain. It's accepting that the pain will likely increase as I get older and there's not a lot I can do about it. It is what it is. A bad day.
The client's response to the coach's question about what a really bad day is like for the client is an example of what?
A. Change Talk
B. Sustain Talk
C. Discord
D. Sympathy

Answer 1

The client's response about a bad day with chronic pain is an example of Sustain Talk, which is communication that implies maintaining the current state rather than changing it.

Step-by-step explanation:

The client's response to the coach's inquiry about what a really bad day looks like in terms of living with chronic pain is an example of Sustain Talk. Sustain Talk refers to the client expressing reasons to maintain the status quo or reflecting resignation to their situation, without any indication of a desire for change. The client acknowledges the ongoing presence of pain and appears to accept the likelihood of increased pain as he gets older, demonstrating a certain level of resignation about his condition.