adlerian therapy

Question 1

adlerian: what is wrong with the clients?

Answer 1

inferiority complex
sense of belonging is skewed
have mistaken beliefs

Question 2

adlerian therapeutic relationship

Answer 2

collaborative between equals to reach a goal

Question 3

what is depression according to Adlerians

Answer 3

serves as an excuse to retreat from life

Question 4

are normal
they are the wellspring of creativity
develop when we are young–looking for feelings of hopelessness

Answer 4

inferiority

Question 5

promote mastery

enable us to overcome obstacles

Answer 5

superiority

Question 6

4 phases of therapy

Answer 6

est proper therapeutic relationship
explore the psych dynamics operating in the client (an assessment)
encourage the development of self-understanding (insight into purpose)
help the client make new choices (reorientation and reeducation)

Question 7

how to establish the relationship

Answer 7

supportive, collaborative, educational
person-person contact w client as they identify their prob
build awareness of their strengths

Question 8

how to explore psych dynamics

Answer 8

do a lifestyle assessment

Question 9

how the client sees their life/how it made them feel; the complete story

Answer 9

subjective interview

Question 10

yes or no questions about their life

Answer 10

objective interview

Question 11

client’s evaluation of conditions that prevailed in the family when the person was a young child, birth order, parental relationship and fam values

Answer 11

family constellation

Question 12

one-time occurrences, before the age of ten, that can be pictured by the client in clear detail

Answer 12

early recollections

Question 13

how to encourage self-understanding and insight

Answer 13

interpret the findings of the assessment
promote self-understanding after awareness
using open-ended questions to as interpretative suggestions

Question 14

how to do open-ended suggestions

Answer 14

“could it be that..?”

“is it possible that..?”

Question 15

how to do teach reorientation and reeducation

Answer 15

help clients discover a new and more functional perspective using encouragement, change and search for new possibilities, and they can make a difference

Question 16

significance of encouragement

Answer 16

so clients can build courage and they are aware of their own strengths etc

Question 17

significance of changing and searching for new possibilities

Answer 17

change their insights into concrete actions

Question 18

significance of making a difference

Answer 18

to help change behavior, attitude, or perception

Question 19

what does adlerians like to focus on?

Answer 19

relationships
how people perceived their past
behavior is purposeful and goal oriented