What nonverbal message is communicated when a person wears a white lab coat, a ring on the third finger of the left hand, or a badge and gun? Give an example of a therapeutic response to the following...

What nonverbal message is communicated when a person wears a white lab coat, a ring on the third finger of the left hand, or a badge and gun?

Give an example of a therapeutic response to the following statement made by a client: ‘‘My family didn’t visit me last evening.’’