Question 1

Clients are never stuck in a pattern of living a problem-saturated story that does not work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

A limitation of the postmodern approaches is:

Accepted Answer

A)  therapists require extensive training in providing brief therapy. 
B)  inexperienced therapists may over rely on techniques and appear mechanistic. 
C)  the use of open-ended questioning. 
D)  its lack of applicability to group counselling. 
A)  therapists require extensive training in providing brief therapy. 
B)  inexperienced therapists may over rely on techniques and appear mechanistic. 
C)  the use of open-ended questioning. 
D)  its lack of applicability to group counselling. B

Question 3

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. D

Question 4

The main goal of brief therapy is to help clients to resolve problems efficiently and to move forward as quickly as possible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Constructing counter stories goes hand in hand with:

Accepted Answer

A)  deconstruction. 
B)  reconstruction. 
C)  demolition. 
D)  rebuilding. 
A)  deconstruction. 
B)  reconstruction. 
C)  demolition. 
D)  rebuilding.

Question 6

There are three kinds of solution-focused therapeutic relationships. In which kind of relationship does the client come to therapy because someone else (a spouse, parent, teacher, or probation officer) thinks the client has a problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  Customer 
B)  Complaint 
C)  Visitor 
D)  Shopper 
A)  Customer 
B)  Complaint 
C)  Visitor 
D)  Shopper

Question 7

All of the following are true of solution-focused brief therapists except that they:

Accepted Answer

A)  have little interest in a client exploring past problems. 
B)  focus on the client's early childhood experiences. 
C)  believe that the cause of a problem is not necessarily related to its solution. 
D)  expect that two clients may have different solutions to the same problem. 
A)  have little interest in a client exploring past problems. 
B)  focus on the client's early childhood experiences. 
C)  believe that the cause of a problem is not necessarily related to its solution. 
D)  expect that two clients may have different solutions to the same problem.

Question 8

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 9

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 10

In solution-focused therapy, behaviour change is viewed as the most effective approach to assisting people in enhancing their lives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Even science is not free from the influence of such processes of social construction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The creation of the self, which dominated the modernist search for human essence and truth:

Accepted Answer

A)  is being replaced by postmodernists with the concept of socially storied lives. 
B)  is also a key concept of the postmodern approaches. 
C)  is more relevant in the narrative approach than it is in solution-oriented therapy. 
D)  has proven to be completely irrelevant to all counsellors and therapists practising today. 
A)  is being replaced by postmodernists with the concept of socially storied lives. 
B)  is also a key concept of the postmodern approaches. 
C)  is more relevant in the narrative approach than it is in solution-oriented therapy. 
D)  has proven to be completely irrelevant to all counsellors and therapists practising today.

Question 15

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 16

The solution-focused brief therapy therapeutic process rests on the foundation that clients are:

Accepted Answer

A)  in need of an expert. 
B)  unable to make decisions. 
C)  the experts on their own lives. 
D)  passive participants in their journey. 
A)  in need of an expert. 
B)  unable to make decisions. 
C)  the experts on their own lives. 
D)  passive participants in their journey.

Question 17

Narrative therapy has been effectively applied in school settings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

From the very first solution-focused interview, the therapist is mindful of working toward:

Accepted Answer

A)  the miracle question. 
B)  pretherapy change. 
C)  formula first session task. 
D)  termination. 
A)  the miracle question. 
B)  pretherapy change. 
C)  formula first session task. 
D)  termination.

Question 19

Which of the following is false as it applies to the practice of solution-focused brief therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individuals who come to therapy have the capability of behaving effectively. 
B)  There are advantages to a positive focus on solutions and on the future. 
C)  Clients want to change, have the capacity to change, and are doing their best to make change happen. 
D)  Using techniques in therapy is a way of discounting a client's capacity to find his or her own way. 
A)  Individuals who come to therapy have the capability of behaving effectively. 
B)  There are advantages to a positive focus on solutions and on the future. 
C)  Clients want to change, have the capacity to change, and are doing their best to make change happen. 
D)  Using techniques in therapy is a way of discounting a client's capacity to find his or her own way.

Question 20

It is within the scope of SFBT practice to allow for some discussion of _ to validate clients' experience.

Accepted Answer

A)  presenting problems 
B)  behavioural issues in the past 
C)  therapist personal issues 
D)  past issues 
A)  presenting problems 
B)  behavioural issues in the past 
C)  therapist personal issues 
D)  past issues

Clients are never stuck in a pattern of living a problem-saturated story that does not work.

A limitation of the postmodern approaches is:

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

The main goal of brief therapy is to help clients to resolve problems efficiently and to move forward as quickly as possible.

Constructing counter stories goes hand in hand with:

There are three kinds of solution-focused therapeutic relationships. In which kind of relationship does the client come to therapy because someone else (a spouse, parent, teacher, or probation officer) thinks the client has a problem?

All of the following are true of solution-focused brief therapists except that they:

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

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

In solution-focused therapy, behaviour change is viewed as the most effective approach to assisting people in enhancing their lives.

Even science is not free from the influence of such processes of social construction.

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

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

The creation of the self, which dominated the modernist search for human essence and truth:

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

The solution-focused brief therapy therapeutic process rests on the foundation that clients are:

Narrative therapy has been effectively applied in school settings.

From the very first solution-focused interview, the therapist is mindful of working toward:

Which of the following is false as it applies to the practice of solution-focused brief therapy?

It is within the scope of SFBT practice to allow for some discussion of _ to validate clients' experience.

Introduction and Overview

The Counsellor: Person and Professional

Ethical Issues in Counselling Practice

Psychoanalytic Therapy

Adlerian Therapy

Existential Therapy

Person-Centered 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

Clients are never stuck in a pattern of living a problem-saturated story that does not work.

A limitation of the postmodern approaches is:

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

The main goal of brief therapy is to help clients to resolve problems efficiently and to move forward as quickly as possible.

Constructing counter stories goes hand in hand with:

There are three kinds of solution-focused therapeutic relationships. In which kind of relationship does the client come to therapy because someone else (a spouse, parent, teacher, or probation officer) thinks the client has a problem?

All of the following are true of solution-focused brief therapists except that they:

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

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

In solution-focused therapy, behaviour change is viewed as the most effective approach to assisting people in enhancing their lives.

Even science is not free from the influence of such processes of social construction.

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

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

The creation of the self, which dominated the modernist search for human essence and truth:

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

The solution-focused brief therapy therapeutic process rests on the foundation that clients are:

Narrative therapy has been effectively applied in school settings.

From the very first solution-focused interview, the therapist is mindful of working toward:

Which of the following is false as it applies to the practice of solution-focused brief therapy?

It is within the scope of SFBT practice to allow for some discussion of _ to validate clients' experience.

Introduction and Overview

The Counsellor: Person and Professional

Ethical Issues in Counselling Practice

Psychoanalytic Therapy

Adlerian Therapy

Existential Therapy

Person-Centered Therapy

Gestalt Therapy

Behaviour Therapy

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Choice Theoryreality Therapy

Feminist Therapy

Family Systems Therapy

An Integrative Perspective

Filters