Consistently, men are reported as being more reluctant to seek therapy than wome

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Consistently, men are reported as being more reluctant to seek therapy than women. A) What factors might explain these differences? If the effectiveness of therapy requires the client to disclose personal information and to express emotion, and if this is something that males are socialized not to do, does it follow that males are at a distinct disadvantage in therapy? B) In other words, might the therapy environment be tailor made for females, and an environmental mismatch for males? C) Please discuss what can be done to encourage more men to seek therapy? What would “male-friendly” therapy look like?

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factors involved in these differences are:

social stigma

treatment fears

fear of emotion

anticipated utility and risks

and self-disclosure

B.So,they need a different environment diffreent fromthe female for their proper therapy where they can be more open and can be treated properly.Masculinity, fear and cultural “rules” could all be keeping men away from counseling

C. To encourage men for seeking therapy it is mandatory that they should be asked right question in right manner. This could make diffrence. To encourage men for seeking the therapy the focus should be on the activities they are interested and the activities fell into one of three categories: creativity, thinking, and practicality. The men tended to seek out activities that provided containers to DO something about their losses.

Male friendly environment should be like where men and boys active together. There shoud be friendship between men and boys. It will open up tem more

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