Question 1

Narrative empathy as described by narrative therapists differs from traditional notions of empathy insofar as:

Accepted Answer

A) traditional empathy makes sense of client feelings and thoughts. 
B) it is external,and focuses on how the language the client uses to tell a self-story. 
C) attends to how dominant discourses have infiltrated a client's story and obscured the client's privileged position. 
D) narrative empathy understands and expresses the inner emotional logic of the client's problem patterns. 
A) traditional empathy makes sense of client feelings and thoughts. 
B) it is external,and focuses on how the language the client uses to tell a self-story. 
C) attends to how dominant discourses have infiltrated a client's story and obscured the client's privileged position. 
D) narrative empathy understands and expresses the inner emotional logic of the client's problem patterns. D

Question 2

For narrative therapists,the key to meaningful change is:

Accepted Answer

A) deconstruction of new stories and plots. 
B) a client's rejection of the privileged position in therapy. 
C) the retelling of personal narratives or old stories until they no longer produce anxiety. 
D) challenging dominant discourses and discovery of new and multiple possibilities for the future. 
A) deconstruction of new stories and plots. 
B) a client's rejection of the privileged position in therapy. 
C) the retelling of personal narratives or old stories until they no longer produce anxiety. 
D) challenging dominant discourses and discovery of new and multiple possibilities for the future. D

Question 3

The criticism that constructivist therapists,in reaction to what they perceive as imperial empiricism,have thrown the baby out with the bathwater by overemphasizing the subjective and demeaning the contribution of science is most likely to be advanced by:

Accepted Answer

A) psychoanalytic therapists. 
B) behavioral therapists. 
C) humanistic therapists. 
D) integrative therapists. 
A) psychoanalytic therapists. 
B) behavioral therapists. 
C) humanistic therapists. 
D) integrative therapists. D

Question 4

The average (mean)number of sessions in brief solution-focused therapy is:

Accepted Answer

A) 3-5. 
B) 2-3. 
C) 6-8. 
D) 10-12. 
A) 3-5. 
B) 2-3. 
C) 6-8. 
D) 10-12.

Question 5

Psychoanalytic therapists are critical of constructivist therapies on the grounds that the latter:

Accepted Answer

A) makes use of several psychoanalytic methods like interpreting stories. 
B) denies the reality of personality and psychopathology. 
C) simply renames transference phenomena with more obscure terms like dominant discourses. 
D) ignores the risks of overempathizing with client's problems and wishes for solutions. 
A) makes use of several psychoanalytic methods like interpreting stories. 
B) denies the reality of personality and psychopathology. 
C) simply renames transference phenomena with more obscure terms like dominant discourses. 
D) ignores the risks of overempathizing with client's problems and wishes for solutions.

Question 6

Based on the available research,the text authors conclude that the effectiveness of solution-focused therapy (SFT)is best summarized in terms of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) SFT is superior to no treatment. 
B) SFT is typically briefer and less costly than alternative treatments. 
C) the comparative effectiveness of SFT to established treatments is unknown. 
D) SFT is about as effective as alternative treatments. 
A) SFT is superior to no treatment. 
B) SFT is typically briefer and less costly than alternative treatments. 
C) the comparative effectiveness of SFT to established treatments is unknown. 
D) SFT is about as effective as alternative treatments.

Question 7

Which of the following statements is most true about constructivist therapies?

Accepted Answer

A) There has been a rapid accumulation of well-controlled outcome studies indicating its efficacy. 
B) There has been a predominant reliance upon case study methods and survey research. 
C) There are sound data suggesting that these therapies work best with the most difficult cases. 
D) All research to date has involved use of the scaling questionnaire. 
A) There has been a rapid accumulation of well-controlled outcome studies indicating its efficacy. 
B) There has been a predominant reliance upon case study methods and survey research. 
C) There are sound data suggesting that these therapies work best with the most difficult cases. 
D) All research to date has involved use of the scaling questionnaire.

Question 8

One of the key goals of solution-focused psychotherapies is to:

Accepted Answer

A) have client's describe in detail their ideas about the origins of their problems. 
B) move the client to a focus on present,practical solutions to their problems. 
C) model for clients creative solutions to their problems. 
D) provide education about the most research-supported methods of change. 
A) have client's describe in detail their ideas about the origins of their problems. 
B) move the client to a focus on present,practical solutions to their problems. 
C) model for clients creative solutions to their problems. 
D) provide education about the most research-supported methods of change.

Question 9

According to the text authors,the therapeutic value of externalization of the problem is that it relocates the problem in a way that:

Accepted Answer

A) increases control and reduces guilt and self-blame. 
B) provides the basis for solution-focused work. 
C) increases problem talk. 
D) enhances narrative empathy. 
A) increases control and reduces guilt and self-blame. 
B) provides the basis for solution-focused work. 
C) increases problem talk. 
D) enhances narrative empathy.

Question 10

According to narrative therapists,the process of change is largely based on:

Accepted Answer

A) the belief that therapy is a dialogue of discovery that deconstructs past stories and co-constructs new ones. 
B) the idea that the dominant discourses in clients' families and societies is the best guide for client change. 
C) a therapist's timely use of their "privileged position" to support new client stories. 
D) to provide clients with the new words,images or meanings they need to overthrow the tyranny of dominant discourses. 
A) the belief that therapy is a dialogue of discovery that deconstructs past stories and co-constructs new ones. 
B) the idea that the dominant discourses in clients' families and societies is the best guide for client change. 
C) a therapist's timely use of their "privileged position" to support new client stories. 
D) to provide clients with the new words,images or meanings they need to overthrow the tyranny of dominant discourses.

Question 11

The basis for focusing on the construction of therapeutic goals in solution-focused therapy is that:

Accepted Answer

A) talking about problems only keeps clients stuck. 
B) large,meaningful changes can only be accomplished by moving in a new direction. 
C) it leads clients to choose and act on awareness of problem exceptions. 
D) clients and therapists rarely have a common language for talking about problems. 
A) talking about problems only keeps clients stuck. 
B) large,meaningful changes can only be accomplished by moving in a new direction. 
C) it leads clients to choose and act on awareness of problem exceptions. 
D) clients and therapists rarely have a common language for talking about problems.

Question 12

When a solution-focused therapist asks a client "When isn't the problem happening," s/he is making use of:

Accepted Answer

A) the miracle question. 
B) confrontation. 
C) exception-finding questions. 
D) solution focused questions. 
A) the miracle question. 
B) confrontation. 
C) exception-finding questions. 
D) solution focused questions.

Question 13

In general,constructivist therapies have which of the following features in common?

Accepted Answer

A) A focus on family process; emphasis on construction of a family genogram; provision of long-term treatments over the life cycle 
B) Long-term approach; focus on client strengths and resources; collaboration between therapist and clients to explore solutions to problems 
C) 10 sessions or less; focus on client's natural resources and strengths to facilitate change; emphasize client's unique,subjective perspective 
D) 16-40 sessions; rapid identification of multiple causes of client problems; emphasize multiple possible approaches to problem resolution 
A) A focus on family process; emphasis on construction of a family genogram; provision of long-term treatments over the life cycle 
B) Long-term approach; focus on client strengths and resources; collaboration between therapist and clients to explore solutions to problems 
C) 10 sessions or less; focus on client's natural resources and strengths to facilitate change; emphasize client's unique,subjective perspective 
D) 16-40 sessions; rapid identification of multiple causes of client problems; emphasize multiple possible approaches to problem resolution

Question 14

Because the individuality of the client is of paramount importance in constructivist therapies:

Accepted Answer

A) specific therapy methods tend to be emphasized as keys to change. 
B) methods predetermined by generic principles derived from a comprehensive theory of change are selected as needed. 
C) specific therapy techniques tend to be minimized. 
D) the methods of change used are typically drawn from many theories of psychotherapy. 
A) specific therapy methods tend to be emphasized as keys to change. 
B) methods predetermined by generic principles derived from a comprehensive theory of change are selected as needed. 
C) specific therapy techniques tend to be minimized. 
D) the methods of change used are typically drawn from many theories of psychotherapy.

Question 15

Narrative therapists have been called "anti-realists" because:

Accepted Answer

A) they regard psychotherapy as an illusion. 
B) they believe that it matters less what goals are chosen by clients than that a choice is made. 
C) they believe that there is no objective reality,and a client's reality is his/her personal story. 
D) they hold to a highly empirical approach to client problems and their resolution. 
A) they regard psychotherapy as an illusion. 
B) they believe that it matters less what goals are chosen by clients than that a choice is made. 
C) they believe that there is no objective reality,and a client's reality is his/her personal story. 
D) they hold to a highly empirical approach to client problems and their resolution.

Question 16

In thinking about the origins of client problems,solution-focused therapists:

Accepted Answer

A) emphasize the role of early past experiences. 
B) reject any focus on the causes of problems. 
C) focus on the construction of well-defined goals and solutions. 
D) are most interested in how clients understand the causes of their problems. 
A) emphasize the role of early past experiences. 
B) reject any focus on the causes of problems. 
C) focus on the construction of well-defined goals and solutions. 
D) are most interested in how clients understand the causes of their problems.

Question 17

A solution-focused therapist constructs therapeutic goals and interventions based on:

Accepted Answer

A) client's presentation. 
B) a specific theoretical understanding of the problem. 
C) narrative empathy. 
D) therapist's ability to identify alternative possibilities. 
A) client's presentation. 
B) a specific theoretical understanding of the problem. 
C) narrative empathy. 
D) therapist's ability to identify alternative possibilities.

Question 18

The rationale behind the miracle question is to:

Accepted Answer

A) increase awareness of alternative realities and possibilities. 
B) help clients understand the roots of their distress better. 
C) illustrate how problems are merely social constructions. 
D) clarify a unique problem-focus. 
A) increase awareness of alternative realities and possibilities. 
B) help clients understand the roots of their distress better. 
C) illustrate how problems are merely social constructions. 
D) clarify a unique problem-focus.

Question 19

For solution-focused therapists,psychotherapy is most likely to be facilitated by:

Accepted Answer

A) a collaborative therapeutic alliance. 
B) well-timed interpretations of unconscious themes. 
C) use of highly specific therapist directives drawn from the empirical literature. 
D) development of specific positive therapy goals constructed in the client's language. 
A) a collaborative therapeutic alliance. 
B) well-timed interpretations of unconscious themes. 
C) use of highly specific therapist directives drawn from the empirical literature. 
D) development of specific positive therapy goals constructed in the client's language.

Question 20

The view that psychotherapy can help people improve their lives by focusing on solutions rather than problems is most characteristic of:

Accepted Answer

A) contextual therapies. 
B) constructivist therapies. 
C) reality therapy. 
D) behavioral therapies. 
A) contextual therapies. 
B) constructivist therapies. 
C) reality therapy. 
D) behavioral therapies.

Narrative empathy as described by narrative therapists differs from traditional notions of empathy insofar as:

For narrative therapists,the key to meaningful change is:

The criticism that constructivist therapists,in reaction to what they perceive as imperial empiricism,have thrown the baby out with the bathwater by overemphasizing the subjective and demeaning the contribution of science is most likely to be advanced by:

The average (mean)number of sessions in brief solution-focused therapy is:

Psychoanalytic therapists are critical of constructivist therapies on the grounds that the latter:

Based on the available research,the text authors conclude that the effectiveness of solution-focused therapy (SFT)is best summarized in terms of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following statements is most true about constructivist therapies?

One of the key goals of solution-focused psychotherapies is to:

According to the text authors,the therapeutic value of externalization of the problem is that it relocates the problem in a way that:

According to narrative therapists,the process of change is largely based on:

The basis for focusing on the construction of therapeutic goals in solution-focused therapy is that:

When a solution-focused therapist asks a client "When isn't the problem happening," s/he is making use of:

In general,constructivist therapies have which of the following features in common?

Because the individuality of the client is of paramount importance in constructivist therapies:

Narrative therapists have been called "anti-realists" because:

In thinking about the origins of client problems,solution-focused therapists:

A solution-focused therapist constructs therapeutic goals and interventions based on:

The rationale behind the miracle question is to:

For solution-focused therapists,psychotherapy is most likely to be facilitated by:

The view that psychotherapy can help people improve their lives by focusing on solutions rather than problems is most characteristic of:

Defining and Comparing the Psychotherapies

Psychoanalytic Therapies

Psychodynamic Therapies

Existential Therapies

Person-Centered Therapies

Experiential Therapies

Interpersonal Therapies

Exposure Therapies

Behavior Therapies

Cognitive Therapies

Third-Ave Therapies

Systemic Therapies

Gender-Sensitive Therapies

Multicultural Therapies

Integrative Therapies

Comparative Conclusions: Toward a Transtheoretical Therapy

Future of Psychotherapy

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Exam 15: Constructivist Therapies

Narrative empathy as described by narrative therapists differs from traditional notions of empathy insofar as:

For narrative therapists,the key to meaningful change is:

The criticism that constructivist therapists,in reaction to what they perceive as imperial empiricism,have thrown the baby out with the bathwater by overemphasizing the subjective and demeaning the contribution of science is most likely to be advanced by:

The average (mean)number of sessions in brief solution-focused therapy is:

Psychoanalytic therapists are critical of constructivist therapies on the grounds that the latter:

Based on the available research,the text authors conclude that the effectiveness of solution-focused therapy (SFT)is best summarized in terms of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following statements is most true about constructivist therapies?

One of the key goals of solution-focused psychotherapies is to:

According to the text authors,the therapeutic value of externalization of the problem is that it relocates the problem in a way that:

According to narrative therapists,the process of change is largely based on:

The basis for focusing on the construction of therapeutic goals in solution-focused therapy is that:

When a solution-focused therapist asks a client "When isn't the problem happening," s/he is making use of:

In general,constructivist therapies have which of the following features in common?

Because the individuality of the client is of paramount importance in constructivist therapies:

Narrative therapists have been called "anti-realists" because:

In thinking about the origins of client problems,solution-focused therapists:

A solution-focused therapist constructs therapeutic goals and interventions based on:

The rationale behind the miracle question is to:

For solution-focused therapists,psychotherapy is most likely to be facilitated by:

The view that psychotherapy can help people improve their lives by focusing on solutions rather than problems is most characteristic of:

Defining and Comparing the Psychotherapies

Psychoanalytic Therapies

Psychodynamic Therapies

Existential Therapies

Person-Centered Therapies

Experiential Therapies

Interpersonal Therapies

Exposure Therapies

Behavior Therapies

Cognitive Therapies

Third-Ave Therapies

Systemic Therapies

Gender-Sensitive Therapies

Multicultural Therapies

Integrative Therapies

Comparative Conclusions: Toward a Transtheoretical Therapy

Future of Psychotherapy

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