Chapter 11. Reflection of Meaning | Reframe Flashcards
Choose the BEST method for formulating and responding to the client with an interpretation/reframing.
a. Match the client’s behavior with the most appropriate microskill.
b. Draw conclusions from the client’s nonverbal expression of feeling.
c. Provide a fresh look at the issue and link ideas or information.
d. Consider the ethnic and cultural background of the client.
c. Provide a fresh look at the issue and link ideas or information.
The process of discernment is
a. completely unrelated to the microskills. b. a more systematic approach to finding meaning and purpose. c. another term to describe reflection of meaning. d. another term to describe interpretation/reframing.
b. a more systematic approach to finding meaning and purpose.
Which of the following theories of counseling deal with problem solving and decisions?
a. Cognitive-behavioral b. Person-centered c. Psychoanalytic d. All of the above
d. All of the above
Which one of the following client responses indicate that the client is considering life meaning?
a. "How will I resolve this issue?" b. "I'm so confused; which plan should I follow?" c. "What should I really be doing?" d. "I am hurt, and I am angry."
c. “What should I really be doing?”
Interpretation/reframing helps clients find new ways of thinking about their alternatives for action in which of the following theories?
a. Decisional theory b. Cognitive-behavioral theory c. Psychodynamic theory d. Person-centered theory
a. Decisional theory
Which one of the following is NOT a predictable result when using reflection of meaning?
a. The client will experience their feelings and emotions more deeply. b. The client discusses stories, issues, and concerns in more depth. c. There is special emphasis on deeper meanings, values, and understanding. d. Clients may be able to discern life goals and visions for the future.
a. The client will experience their feelings and emotions more deeply.
Which of the following is a key word used by counselors to elicit meaning?
a. Intent b. Reasons c. Cause d. All of these
d. All of these
What, if any, is the difference between interpretation and reframing?
a. There is no discernible difference.
b. Both focus on providing a new way of thinking for the client.
c. Interpretation reveals new ways of thinking beneath client conversation; reframing defines a new frame of reference for considering issues.
d. Interpretation is new ways of thinking provided by the client; reframing is a new frame of reference provided by the counselor.
c. Interpretation reveals new ways of thinking beneath client conversation; reframing defines a new frame of reference for considering issues.
Individuals do not make meaning by themselves; they make meaning
a. with the aid of a skilled counselor or counselor. b. in spite of their multitude of problems and issues. c. with the aid of their significant other. d. in a broader multicultural context.
d. in a broader multicultural context.
Who was the founder of logotherapy?
a. Sigmund Freud b. Carl Rogers c. Viktor Frankl d. Albert Ellis
c. Viktor Frankl
Meaning ____.
a. often is found at the more implicit level in client conversation
b. often is found at the more explicit level in client conversation
c. is the most important counseling skill
d. is favored by cognitive-behavioral therapists as it gets at deeper issues
a. often is found at the more implicit level in client conversation
Which key words are MOST closely associated with probing for meaning?
a. Values, purpose, vision
b. Emotion, affect, feelings
c. Do, doing, acting
d. All of the above
a. Values, purpose, vision
Which is believed by the authors to be most central?
a. Thoughts
b. Feelings
c. Behaviors
d. Meanings
d. Meanings
Which of the following is TRUE about thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and meanings?
a. These dimensions operate independently, and the counselor must clarify each one.
b. Thoughts and meanings are the most important dimensions.
c. Behaviors and feelings are the most important dimensions.
d. Any change in one dimension affects other dimensions.
d. Any change in one dimension affects other dimensions.
Reflecting meaning involves ________, while the interpretation/reframe implies ________.
a. interviewer direction; client direction
b. client direction; interviewer direction
c. client topics; interviewer topics
d. interviewer topics; client topics
b. client direction; interviewer direction
Linking:
a. provides clients with new insights.
b. helps clients experience their feelings.
c. presents clients with a specific plan for action.
d. connects clients with social networks.
a. provides clients with new insights.
Interpretation / reframing and reflection of meaning ____.
a. are both a skill and a strategy
b. seek implicit issues and meanings below the surface of conversation
c. are designed to help clients examine themselves from a new perspective
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
“I’ve been able to survive AIDS now for three years and my friends have been the thing that have kept me going. Being with them and their support and smiles has been the most important thing in the world for me.”
Which of the following focuses most on meaning?
a. “It’s been hard, but you have been able to make it.”
b. “Sounds like you have many friends who have been truly helpful.”
c. “Friends make all the difference.”
d. “Being with friends and having their support has been the most important thing for you over these past three years.”
d. “Being with friends and having their support has been the most important thing for you over these past three years.
Spiritual issues in interviewing, counseling, and therapy are often rooted in ____.
a. thoughts
b. feelings
c. behaviors
d. meanings
d. meanings
Which of the following is most closely associated with values and beliefs?
a. Paraphrase
b. Reflection of feeling
c. Reflection of meaning
d. Summarization
c. Reflection of meaning
