An elderly client perceives the helper's lack of physical closeness as arrogance while the helper finds the client's need for physical closeness as being intrusive. This nonverbal behavior of spatial distance in interactions is:
A) kinesics.
B) paralinguistic.
C) proxemics.
D) affective.

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Proxemics refers to the study of how space and distance influence communication. The scenario described involves differing comfort levels with physical closeness, which falls under the domain of proxemics.

An Elderly Client Perceives the Helper's Lack of Physical Closeness