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The extent to which help-seeking and help-giving have either positive or negative consequences depends on the intertwining of a host of intrapersonal and interpersonal factors. These include one’s perception of the need for help, the manner in which help is offered, the source of help, the response costs involved in accepting help, and the sense of indebtedness the recipient feels toward the help provider (DePaulo, Nadler, & Fisher, 1983; Fisher, Nadler, & DePaulo, 1983; Nadler, Fisher, & DePaulo, 1983). Human service practitioners who offer help to their clients do so in the hope that it will do some good.
Preparation of this chapter was supported in part by a grant (MH38862) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Mental Health, Center for prevention Research.
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Dunst, C.J., Trivette, C.M. (1988). Helping, Helplessness, and Harm. In: Witt, J.C., Elliot, S.N., Gresham, F.M. (eds) Handbook of Behavior Therapy in Education. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0905-5_13
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