Question 1

The role of the leader in solution-focused therapy groups is not:

Accepted Answer

A)  to set the tone of focusing on solutions. 
B)  to provide clients with simple solutions to their problems. 
C)  to create a setting where the client feels resourceful and capable. 
D)  to skillfully ask questions to guide clients to finding solutions to their problems. 
A)  to set the tone of focusing on solutions. 
B)  to provide clients with simple solutions to their problems. 
C)  to create a setting where the client feels resourceful and capable. 
D)  to skillfully ask questions to guide clients to finding solutions to their problems.

Question 2

Which of these solution-focused therapy techniques involves asking clients to describe times in their lives when they were able to solve their problem or when their problem was less severe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pre-therapy change 
B)  The miracle question 
C)  Exception questions 
D)  Scaling 
A)  Pre-therapy change 
B)  The miracle question 
C)  Exception questions 
D)  Scaling

Question 3

Narrative therapy has been effectively applied in school settings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Solution-focused therapists often use scaling questions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Solution-focused brief therapy differs from traditional therapies by avoiding the past in favour of both the present and the future.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The linguistic approach stresses the expert role of the therapist in suggesting solutions to a family's problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Assessment and therapy techniques are more important than empathy to a social constructionist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

SFBT is an optimistic, anti-deterministic, future-oriented approach based on the assumption that clients have the ability to change quickly and can create a problem-free language as they strive for a new reality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Of the following, what is an interest that social constructionists tend to share?

Accepted Answer

A)  Helping clients better understand objective reality 
B)  Using paradoxical techniques 
C)  Using a diagram to teach families about conflicts 
D)  Generating new meaning in the lives of individuals 
A)  Helping clients better understand objective reality 
B)  Using paradoxical techniques 
C)  Using a diagram to teach families about conflicts 
D)  Generating new meaning in the lives of individuals

Question 10

A main task of the narrative therapist is to help clients construct a:

Accepted Answer

A)  negative story line. 
B)  preferred story line. 
C)  new façade. 
D)  second personality. 
A)  negative story line. 
B)  preferred story line. 
C)  new façade. 
D)  second personality.

Question 11

Without the cultural conditions that accept the concept of depression, talking about a person as depressed would mean nothing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In the view of the postmodern therapist, the most essential element of therapy is:

Accepted Answer

A)  assessment. 
B)  the collaborative therapeutic relationship. 
C)  diagnosis. 
D)  brief course of treatment. 
A)  assessment. 
B)  the collaborative therapeutic relationship. 
C)  diagnosis. 
D)  brief course of treatment.

Question 13

Externalising conversations counteract oppressive, problem-saturated stories and empower clients so that they feel competent to handle the problems they face.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A key theme of SFBT is, when you know what is working, do more of it. If something is not working, try something different.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

All of the following are techniques used in solution-focused therapy except for:

Accepted Answer

A)  using the reflecting team. 
B)  scaling questions. 
C)  the miracle question. 
D)  formula first session task. 
A)  using the reflecting team. 
B)  scaling questions. 
C)  the miracle question. 
D)  formula first session task.

Question 16

Narrative therapy is a strengths-based approach that emphasises collaboration between client and therapist to help clients view themselves as empowered and living the way they want.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A solution-oriented therapist might ask her client, a compulsive shopper, which of the following questions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Where can I get the best prices for food, Pick n Pay or Checkers? 
B)  If a miracle happened and your shopping compulsion was solved overnight, how would you know it was solved, and what would be different? 
C)  Who in your family is most affected when you go on a spending spree? 
D)  At what point in your life did you develop this fixation on shopping? 
A)  Where can I get the best prices for food, Pick n Pay or Checkers? 
B)  If a miracle happened and your shopping compulsion was solved overnight, how would you know it was solved, and what would be different? 
C)  Who in your family is most affected when you go on a spending spree? 
D)  At what point in your life did you develop this fixation on shopping?

Question 18

Narrative therapy has been found to be particularly effective with diverse client populations for all of the following reasons except:

Accepted Answer

A)  it was founded in a sociocultural context. 
B)  it allows clients to tell their unique stories from their perspective. 
C)  it defines problems within a social, cultural, political, and relational context. 
D)  it teaches diverse clients to replace their own narratives with ones that conform more closely to the ideals and values of mainstream culture. 
A)  it was founded in a sociocultural context. 
B)  it allows clients to tell their unique stories from their perspective. 
C)  it defines problems within a social, cultural, political, and relational context. 
D)  it teaches diverse clients to replace their own narratives with ones that conform more closely to the ideals and values of mainstream culture.

Question 19

Narrative therapists pay attention to 'sparkling moments'. These are:

Accepted Answer

A)  moments when the client feels exhilarated. 
B)  identifying instances when the problem did not completely dominate the client's life. 
C)  times when significant others give the client unconditional love. 
D)  events characterised by a striving to overcome barriers. 
A)  moments when the client feels exhilarated. 
B)  identifying instances when the problem did not completely dominate the client's life. 
C)  times when significant others give the client unconditional love. 
D)  events characterised by a striving to overcome barriers.

Question 20

In postmodern thinking, language and the use of language in stories create meaning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The role of the leader in solution-focused therapy groups is not:

Which of these solution-focused therapy techniques involves asking clients to describe times in their lives when they were able to solve their problem or when their problem was less severe?

Narrative therapy has been effectively applied in school settings.

Solution-focused therapists often use scaling questions.

Solution-focused brief therapy differs from traditional therapies by avoiding the past in favour of both the present and the future.

The linguistic approach stresses the expert role of the therapist in suggesting solutions to a family's problems.

Assessment and therapy techniques are more important than empathy to a social constructionist.

SFBT is an optimistic, anti-deterministic, future-oriented approach based on the assumption that clients have the ability to change quickly and can create a problem-free language as they strive for a new reality.

Of the following, what is an interest that social constructionists tend to share?

A main task of the narrative therapist is to help clients construct a:

Without the cultural conditions that accept the concept of depression, talking about a person as depressed would mean nothing.

In the view of the postmodern therapist, the most essential element of therapy is:

Externalising conversations counteract oppressive, problem-saturated stories and empower clients so that they feel competent to handle the problems they face.

A key theme of SFBT is, when you know what is working, do more of it. If something is not working, try something different.

All of the following are techniques used in solution-focused therapy except for:

Narrative therapy is a strengths-based approach that emphasises collaboration between client and therapist to help clients view themselves as empowered and living the way they want.

A solution-oriented therapist might ask her client, a compulsive shopper, which of the following questions?

Narrative therapy has been found to be particularly effective with diverse client populations for all of the following reasons except:

Narrative therapists pay attention to 'sparkling moments'. These are:

In postmodern thinking, language and the use of language in stories create meaning.

Introduction and Overview

The Counsellor: Person and Professional

Ethical Issues in Counselling Practice

Psychoanalytic Therapy

Adlerian Therapy

Existential Therapy

Person-Centred Therapy

Gestalt Therapy

Behaviour Therapy

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Choice Theoryreality Therapy

Feminist Therapy

Family Systems Therapy

An Integrative Perspective

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Exam 13: Postmodern Approaches

The role of the leader in solution-focused therapy groups is not:

Which of these solution-focused therapy techniques involves asking clients to describe times in their lives when they were able to solve their problem or when their problem was less severe?

Narrative therapy has been effectively applied in school settings.

Solution-focused therapists often use scaling questions.

Solution-focused brief therapy differs from traditional therapies by avoiding the past in favour of both the present and the future.

The linguistic approach stresses the expert role of the therapist in suggesting solutions to a family's problems.

Assessment and therapy techniques are more important than empathy to a social constructionist.

SFBT is an optimistic, anti-deterministic, future-oriented approach based on the assumption that clients have the ability to change quickly and can create a problem-free language as they strive for a new reality.

Of the following, what is an interest that social constructionists tend to share?

A main task of the narrative therapist is to help clients construct a:

Without the cultural conditions that accept the concept of depression, talking about a person as depressed would mean nothing.

In the view of the postmodern therapist, the most essential element of therapy is:

Externalising conversations counteract oppressive, problem-saturated stories and empower clients so that they feel competent to handle the problems they face.

A key theme of SFBT is, when you know what is working, do more of it. If something is not working, try something different.

All of the following are techniques used in solution-focused therapy except for:

Narrative therapy is a strengths-based approach that emphasises collaboration between client and therapist to help clients view themselves as empowered and living the way they want.

A solution-oriented therapist might ask her client, a compulsive shopper, which of the following questions?

Narrative therapy has been found to be particularly effective with diverse client populations for all of the following reasons except:

Narrative therapists pay attention to 'sparkling moments'. These are:

In postmodern thinking, language and the use of language in stories create meaning.

Introduction and Overview

The Counsellor: Person and Professional

Ethical Issues in Counselling Practice

Psychoanalytic Therapy

Adlerian Therapy

Existential Therapy

Person-Centred Therapy

Gestalt Therapy

Behaviour Therapy

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Choice Theoryreality Therapy

Feminist Therapy

Family Systems Therapy

An Integrative Perspective

Filters