When clients experience their practitioners as therapeutically present, it influences the polyvagal system, which:
A)triggers the flight or fight response.
B)causes the patient to resist treatment.
C)interferes with successful treatment.
D)causes them to feel safer within the therapeutic relationship.

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The polyvagal theory suggests that the state of the vagus nerve affects how safe or threatened we feel. When clients perceive their practitioners as therapeutically present, it can activate the ventral vagal complex, part of the parasympathetic nervous system, promoting feelings of safety and social connection. This enhances the therapeutic relationship by making clients feel safer and more secure.

When Clients Experience Their Practitioners as Therapeutically Present, It Influences