Question 1

The solution-focused therapist:

Accepted Answer

A) asks questions about the "news of difference." 
B) attempts to get Ruth to shift from problem-talk to solution-talk. 
C) avoids giving Ruth compliments, since doing so can make her dependent on the therapist. 
D) makes a tentative diagnosis for treatment purposes before the end of the initial session. 
E) both (a) and (b) 
A) asks questions about the "news of difference." 
B) attempts to get Ruth to shift from problem-talk to solution-talk. 
C) avoids giving Ruth compliments, since doing so can make her dependent on the therapist. 
D) makes a tentative diagnosis for treatment purposes before the end of the initial session. 
E) both (a) and (b) E

Question 2

A narrative therapist's work with Ruth would be based on the assumption that:

Accepted Answer

A) change will occur more effectively if the therapist adopts a nondirective stance. 
B) mental health is best defined in terms of dominant cultural values. 
C) Ruth needs to become the senior partner in the collaborative relationship with the therapist. 
D) using techniques tends to undermine the client's self-direction. 
E)  both (a) and (b) 
A) change will occur more effectively if the therapist adopts a nondirective stance. 
B) mental health is best defined in terms of dominant cultural values. 
C) Ruth needs to become the senior partner in the collaborative relationship with the therapist. 
D) using techniques tends to undermine the client's self-direction. 
E)  both (a) and (b) C

Question 3

Operating from a social constructionist's perspective, the therapist would likely take what stand on making a diagnosis in Ruth's case?

Accepted Answer

A) It is essential to develop a treatment plan. 
B) It is useful to set the climate for therapy. 
C) The therapist would collaborate with Ruth on assigning an appropriate diagnosis. 
D) The therapist would develop a working diagnosis which would be firmed up by the third session. 
E) Both (a) and (b) 
A) It is essential to develop a treatment plan. 
B) It is useful to set the climate for therapy. 
C) The therapist would collaborate with Ruth on assigning an appropriate diagnosis. 
D) The therapist would develop a working diagnosis which would be firmed up by the third session. 
E) Both (a) and (b) C

Question 4

Which of the following is something the solution-focused therapist tends to avoid in working with Ruth?

Accepted Answer

A) There is a focus on looking for exceptions to the problems that Ruth brings up for discussion. 
B) Much of the therapeutic endeavor is devoted to talking about Ruth's symptoms and promoting insight on her part so that she can make changes. 
C) The emphasis is on Ruth's strengths, assets, accomplishments, abilities, competencies, skills, and successes. 
D) An attempt is made to keep the conversation non-pathological. 
E) Ruth is helped to view her problems as something external to herself and to her life. 
A) There is a focus on looking for exceptions to the problems that Ruth brings up for discussion. 
B) Much of the therapeutic endeavor is devoted to talking about Ruth's symptoms and promoting insight on her part so that she can make changes. 
C) The emphasis is on Ruth's strengths, assets, accomplishments, abilities, competencies, skills, and successes. 
D) An attempt is made to keep the conversation non-pathological. 
E) Ruth is helped to view her problems as something external to herself and to her life.

Question 5

At the first session, the social constructionist therapist would primarily be interested in:

Accepted Answer

A) establishing a DSM-IV-TR diagnosis. 
B) explaining to Ruth the theoretical orientation and techniques to be used. 
C) what Ruth wants for her future. 
D) Ruth's background pertaining to the development of the problem. 
E) giving Ruth a battery of psychological tests. 
A) establishing a DSM-IV-TR diagnosis. 
B) explaining to Ruth the theoretical orientation and techniques to be used. 
C) what Ruth wants for her future. 
D) Ruth's background pertaining to the development of the problem. 
E) giving Ruth a battery of psychological tests.

Question 6

The social constructionist therapist working with Ruth:

Accepted Answer

A) sees herself in a non-expert position in relation to what is the correct path for Ruth in her life. 
B) views her expertise in the area of language and meaning. 
C) proposes that reality is created in language between people. 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above 
A) sees herself in a non-expert position in relation to what is the correct path for Ruth in her life. 
B) views her expertise in the area of language and meaning. 
C) proposes that reality is created in language between people. 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Question 7

A narrative therapist would maintain that Ruth's problems can best be understood:

Accepted Answer

A) by examining how she originally acquired a problem in the first place. 
B) analyzing the role of her parents in contributing to her present dysfunctions. 
C) through understanding the socio-cultural and relational contexts. 
D) by focusing on her cognitive distortions. 
E) exploring her feelings toward the therapist. 
A) by examining how she originally acquired a problem in the first place. 
B) analyzing the role of her parents in contributing to her present dysfunctions. 
C) through understanding the socio-cultural and relational contexts. 
D) by focusing on her cognitive distortions. 
E) exploring her feelings toward the therapist.

Question 8

Narrative therapists believe that "The person is not the problem, but the problem is the problem." This phrase illustrates which of the following interventions that is likely to be made with Ruth?

Accepted Answer

A) mapping the effects 
B) deconstruction of a problem-saturated story 
C) co-authoring alternative stories 
D) externalizing conversation 
E) building an audience as a witness to an emerging preferred story 
A) mapping the effects 
B) deconstruction of a problem-saturated story 
C) co-authoring alternative stories 
D) externalizing conversation 
E) building an audience as a witness to an emerging preferred story

The solution-focused therapist:

A narrative therapist's work with Ruth would be based on the assumption that:

Operating from a social constructionist's perspective, the therapist would likely take what stand on making a diagnosis in Ruth's case?

Which of the following is something the solution-focused therapist tends to avoid in working with Ruth?

At the first session, the social constructionist therapist would primarily be interested in:

The social constructionist therapist working with Ruth:

A narrative therapist would maintain that Ruth's problems can best be understood:

Narrative therapists believe that "The person is not the problem, but the problem is the problem." This phrase illustrates which of the following interventions that is likely to be made with Ruth?

Introduction and Overview

Case Approach to Psychoanalytic Therapy

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Case Approach to Existential Therapy

Case Approach to Person-Centered Therapy

Case Approach to Gestalt Therapy

Case Approach to Behavior Therapy

Case Approach to Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Case Approach to Reality Therapy

Case Approach to Feminist Therapy

Case Approach to Family Therapy

Counseling Ruth From Multicultural Perspectives

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Exam 11: Case Approach to Postmodern Approaches

The solution-focused therapist:

A narrative therapist's work with Ruth would be based on the assumption that:

Operating from a social constructionist's perspective, the therapist would likely take what stand on making a diagnosis in Ruth's case?

Which of the following is something the solution-focused therapist tends to avoid in working with Ruth?

At the first session, the social constructionist therapist would primarily be interested in:

The social constructionist therapist working with Ruth:

A narrative therapist would maintain that Ruth's problems can best be understood:

Narrative therapists believe that "The person is not the problem, but the problem is the problem." This phrase illustrates which of the following interventions that is likely to be made with Ruth?

Introduction and Overview

Case Approach to Psychoanalytic Therapy

Case Approach to Adlerian Therapy

Case Approach to Existential Therapy

Case Approach to Person-Centered Therapy

Case Approach to Gestalt Therapy

Case Approach to Behavior Therapy

Case Approach to Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Case Approach to Reality Therapy

Case Approach to Feminist Therapy

Case Approach to Family Therapy

Counseling Ruth From Multicultural Perspectives

Integrative Approaches and Developing Your Own Therapeutic Style

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