Chapter 9 Flashcards
The approach which views knowledge in the context of the language and perception of each person is the A. multicultural approach B. contextual approach C. constructivist approach D. linguistic approach
C.
Externalizing, as a technique of the therapist, refers to
A. separating clients from their symptoms
B. assigning responsibility to the most abusive parent
C. minimizing environmental influences
D. mapping the influence of the problem
A.
Narrative therapy has been applied to address client issues involving A. sex and intimate relations B. bereavement and loss C. adolescents with behavioral problems D. All of the above
D.
Which best defines how a narrative therapist understands the client's problem? A. the problem is the problem B. the past is the problem C. the person is the problem D. the family functioning is the problem E. cultural practices are the problem
A.
Applying feminist therapy optimally, a therapist would
A. help liberate all women from their oppression
B. help both men and women free themselves from limiting sex-role prescriptions
C. help men stop being abusive
D. show female clients how trapped they are by traditional gender roles
B.
Feminists theory guides therapists to
A. help clients consider they ways that female traits have been viewed as dysfunctional
B. free women of their neurotic ambitions
C. focus primarily on issues of child rearing and romantic relationships
D. teach all clients effective masculine power strategies
A.
All the following are techniques used in feminist therapy EXCEPT A. social action B. Therapist self-disclosure C. power analysis D. "spitting in the soup"
D.
Relational cultural theory has roots in A. feminist therapy B. behavioral therapy C. existential therapy D. couples therapy
A.
Which best defines how a relational cultural therapist understands the client’s problem?
A. the problem is the problem
B. the past, and the patterns it has created in the present, is the problem
C. isolation, at both personal and cultural level, is the problem
D. the family functioning is defined by the culture is the problem
C.
All of the following are major premises of solution-focused therapy, EXCEPT
A. understanding how and why the problem developed
B. if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it
C. if it works, do more of it
D. if it doesn’t work, do something else
A.
Which questions would a solution-focused therapist NOT ask? A. When does the problem occur? B. With whom does the problem occur? C. Why does this problem occur? D. When does the problem not occur?
C.
As a part of the “miracle question” process, several questions are asked. Which of the questions below is one of the series?
A. What did you do to fix your problem?
B. Who might work a miracle in your life?
C. What has been the best miracle in your life?
D. Do you believe in miracles?
A.
Which of the following can be a limitation of solution-focused therapy?
A. clients can get over-invested in making their miracle come true
B. it is not a good fit for many cultures and contexts
C. research on the model has been limited to school settings
D. it is a brief model; therapist may not know whether change endures
D.
Overall, constructivist theories
A. are based on assumptions that underlie common contemporary world-views
B. highlight the importance of shifting one’s perspective when encountering a roadblock
C. have been integrated into almost every counseling approach
D. All the above
D.
