“I never realized how much satisfaction could come from a relationship”
Mother: I think Jack will have much more success dating now that he has stronger relationship skills.
Father: I feel like Jack has a little more humility, and sees people as more than just tools in his life.
Jack: I hope people will still like me once they really get to know me.
To help Jack understand people better, we look at the five main personality traits [This information gives Jack context in which to consider the needs and perspectives of the people around him].They are OCEAN: Openness, Conscientiousness, Extroversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism [I try not to focus too heavily on Neuroticism in therapy because it’s negative. I don’t want Jack to focus on negative traits at this stage of his development]. Evaluating the degree that these traits appear in each person will help Jack understand their likes and dislikes.
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