Paraphrasing is group of answer choices
1. a way for clients to confirm or clarify the counselors’ understanding of the situation and their thoughts and feelings.
2. a mechanism to the clients focus.
3. a technique to clients transition from one topic to another.
4. none of the above are functions of paraphrasing.

Correct answer is (1) a way for clients to confirm or clarify the counselors’ understanding of the situation and their thoughts and feelings.

Explanation:

paraphrasing is a way of showing the client that you have ‘heard’ by repeating the client's statement in another form not only what is being said, but also what feelings and emotions the client is experiencing when you are having conversation with him/her.

the aksumite empire was an ancient kingdom located in what is now northern ethiopia from the period of 100 ad to 940 ad. its capital was the city of aksum. the kingdom established itself as one of the 4 great powers at its time, along with persia, rome, and china.

the kingdom was rich in goods like gold, iron, and salt. it established strong commercial ties with the regions governed by rome, egypt, and persia (arabia). aksum was a key location in this commercial network. trade was also facilitated with the introduction of the aksumite currency.