Hunches are:
A) random thoughts or feelings that guide your practice
B) based on natural empathy grounded in knowledge of human behavior plus training and past personal and professional experiences.
C) almost always unreliable and tend to be based on countertransference.
D) educated guesses based entirely on counseling theory.
E) both a and c

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Hunches are not random thoughts or feelings that guide practice, but rather they come from natural empathy grounded in knowledge of human behavior plus training and past personal and professional experiences. They should not be based on countertransference, as that can lead to unreliable information. They may involve educated guesses based on counseling theory, but this is not their sole basis.

Hunches Are