Chapter 10 Flashcards
What would most therapists say about insight?
A. it is sufficient to produce change
B. It is necessary to produce change
C. It happens after therapy is complete
D. It is irrelevant and sometimes distracting
D.
Brief therapy works best with A. Chronic, stable problems B. Acute problems with rapid onset C. Endogenous Depression D. Addictions
B.
Brief therapies operate efficiently because they
A. focus on the present rather than past
B. skip developing clients’ insight while emphasizing actions
C. Extend to work outside of sessions
D. All the above
D.
Which of the following is true about the emergence of briefer models of therapy?
A. Adler and Rank became impatient with Freud’s slow methods of delving into the unconscious
B. Many mid-20th century theorists experimented with ways to shorten the length of therapy
C. Milton Erickson and his protégé, Jay Haley, experimented with techniques that they hoped would promote instant change
D. All the above
D.
Each of the following statements reflect Erickson’s philosophy about therapy except
A. The therapist is the expert
B. It isn’t necessary to explain to the clients what is going on in therapy
C. Therapists are entitled to influence clients without recruiting the clients’ cooperation
D. Being deceptive or manipulative is unethical, even if used for client’s own good
D.
A "strategic" method for working with difficult adolescents and families using paradoxical techniques and hypnotic methods he learned from Erickson was developed by A. Gustav Mahler B. Jay Haley C. Carl Rogers D. Albert Ellis
B.
Who is NOT one of the key developers of brief, strategic methods in therapy? A. Milton Erickson B. William Glasser C. Jay Haley D. Salvador Minuchin
B.
Assumptions of the strategic approach include all of the following EXCEPT
A. There is much greater likelihood of resolving difficulties if they are defined in a way that can be solved
B. The therapist is responsible for devising and implementing a plan of action
C. Small changes lead to big changes
D. When clients aren’t doing what therapists expect, they are being resistant
D.
A woman is having trouble approaching people she likes. This could be best reframed as
A. shyness
B. Trouble applying social skills in new situations
C. Antisocial behavior
D. Avoidance
B.
Which of the following is a strength of strategic therapy?
A. It can help clients make a quick change, even if they are not ready for a longer course of tx
B. It can be integrated into other approaches to address specific client problems, yielding a stronger result than either approach alone
C. It can keep clients “on their toes” since the therapist does things the client doesn’t expect
D. All the above
D.
Single session therapy involves all of the following EXCEPT
A. make the best use of the initial phone contact
B. Schedule one session to last a full day
C. reinforce what has already succeeded
D. Screen prospective clients carefully
B.
Select the statement with the correct order of the stages of change proposed by Prochaska and DiClemente
A. Precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance
B. Contemplation, action, maintenance, relapse prevention
C. Resistance, precontemplation, contemplation, action, maintenance
D. Motivation, resistance, contemplation, action
A.
Scaling is a technique that
A. Is a metaphor used for reaching the pinnacle of success in achieving a goal
B. Is used to remove resistance from
C. It gives clients a chance to weigh their pros and cons for change in a balance scale
D. helps the client pinpoint how motivated they are for change
D.
The OARS techniques are the basic interactions that the therapist uses in motivational interviewing, and stands for:
A. Open questions, Arguments, Responses, and Suggestions
B. Onset, Assessment, Reactions, Standpoints
C. Other-focused patters, Agreements, Renditions, and Symbols
D. Open questions, Affirmations, Reflections, Summaries
D.
The phrase “rolling with resistance” refers to
A. A technique that involves hypnotic suggestion
B. An accepting stance the therapist takes that often brings the client back to the side of change
C. A technique that presumes the therapist knows best and does not need to explain this to the client
D. A paradox that the therapist puts the client in so that change is the only option
B.
