L:4 Flashcards
What questions most often lead to ____
facts
How questions can lead to an_____
exploration of process feeling and emotion
• “How could that be explained?”
“How do you feel about that?”
why questions most often lead to ____
Discussion of reasons
What is a Restatement?
a type of extended encourager in which the therapist repeats shorts statements of two or more words exactly as used by the client. “You got angry?”
Accurate paraphrase usually consists of these 4 dimensions:
- Sentence stem
- Key words
- Essence of what client has said
Checkout
When are closed ended questions useful?
With less verbal clients
Only ask a question if you feel it will:
- Clarify your understanding
2. Help the client explore their own process
The 4 “relationship interfering questions”
- Grilling
- Stacking
- Questions as 4. statements
Why questions
Turn to open question:
“how many children do you have?”
What does your family look like?
What words are most useful for open ended questions?
“What”
“Who”
“Where”
“When”
Respond with an open question: “I don’t get what I am supposed to be doing here. I don’t have a problem.”
“What would need to happen for this meeting to be useful for you?”
“What’s your understanding of why you are here?”
What is “executive function”?
Executive function is a set of mental skills that include working memory, flexible thinking, and self-control. We use these skills every day to learn, work, and manage daily life. Trouble with executive function can make it hard to focus, follow directions, and handle emotions, among other things.
Where is long-term memory stored?
The hippocampus
The _______ is commonly thought to form the core of a neural system for processing fearful and threatening stimuli
Amygdala
What is an overt behaviour?
The observable behaviors such as walking, talking, laughing, which can be seen readily are categorized as overt behavior.
When clients sense that their story is head, they open up and become more ready for change. This leads to more effective ________ ______ and thus to improved cognitive understanding, organization of issues and decision making
A: executive functioning
Responsible for decision making, resilience, balance, insight, control over body and emotions, self understanding and empathy. (brain)
Upstairs brain.
What is mindsight?
Mindsight is the way we can focus attention on the nature of the internal world. It’s how we focus our awareness on ourselves, so our own thoughts and feelings, and it’s how we’re able to actually focus on the internal world of someone else.
What is a restatement?
Counsellor repeats short statements of two or more words exactly as used by the client. “you got angry”
Can be used with a questioning tone of voice
What do paraphrases help do? (4)
- Confirm meaning
- Client feel understood
- Encourage further conversation
- Helps to provide client with new insights
When reflection of feeling might be threatening, what can you do instead?
Paraphrase
