Exam 2: Ways of Understanding and Perceiving Self and Others

A practitioner works with the client to take control of circumstances, and develop aptitudes, strengths, and a sense of competence to be recognized as an equal. From which perspective is the practitioner operating?

When working with a client from a resilience perspective, the practitioner should explore

Which of the following is NOT one of the three components of the ecological perspective?

Some of the firmest constructs of the self are developed __________.

One of the tasks of practitioners using the resilience perspective is to have clients dwell on past failures since mistakes are windows of learning.

Constructivists contend that change occurs when all of the following occur EXCEPT

The dual perspective recognizes that life is viewed differently by people in marginalized groups since culture maintains the dominant group's power by objectifying the "other."

All of the following are characteristics of a closed family system EXCEPT

Which of the following is NOT an example of a personal construct?

According to the ecological perspective, behaviors must be viewed as adaptations that change to improve the goodness of fit between the individual and their environment. Give three examples of behaviors and how their meanings change in different environments.

All of the following are ways of perceiving self and others EXCEPT

From an ecological perspective, if a client decides to engage regularly in cocaine use, her behavior would be considered

Constructs are often difficult to change because

There is a direct correlation between empowerment and

Describe at least two ways to apply each of the perspectives to the following scenario: A client's excessive drinking 12 to 16 bottles of beer every evening with his drinking buddies) makes his wife angry, to the point that his wife is threatening to take the kids and leave him.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a protective factor according to the resilience perspective?

From the ecological perspective, problems arise when challenges occur in _________ environments.

Protective factors that play a role in developing and sustaining resilience include all of the following EXCEPT

A practitioner views a client's stealing as unacceptable behavior but understandable given the context. The practitioner is likely practicing from an)

Describe Appreciative Inquiry and give an example that is not already listed in the text.