An ongoing counselling process throughout an individual's life span is known as:-

Concept:

• Counselling -> Talking to a trained therapist -> Find solutions to one's emotional problems.
• It is a common practice in psychiatry.
• Provides the patient emotional support.

Explanation:

• An ongoing counselling process throughout an individual's life span is known as developmental counselling.
• Collaborative efforts of the counselor and the patient.
• Combined efforts towards the identification of one's strengths and weaknesses.
• Improves individual performance and enhances productivity.

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Additional Information

• Preventive counselling: Avoids the occurrence of a possible episode of anxiety in a patient.
• Crisis counselling: Decreases the emotional suffering of a person which is resultant of a crisis condition.
• Facilitative counselling: When the counsellor has an attitude which leads to a positive patient outcome.