Eugenics and Nondirectiveness in Genetic Counseling
β Scribed by Robert G. Resta
- Book ID
- 111552139
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 230 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1059-7700
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Directiveness and nondirectiveness are considered here as psychological phenomena and separated from the issue of giving or withholding advice. The former is a form of persuasive communication involving various combinations of deception, coercion, and threat, whereas the latter describes procedures