Question 1

Honoring the client's resistance means: ​

Accepted Answer

A) reassuring the client. 
B) giving reasons for it. 
C) reframing it as an adaptive response to a developmental conflict. 
D) discussing it logically with the client. 
A) reassuring the client. 
B) giving reasons for it. 
C) reframing it as an adaptive response to a developmental conflict. 
D) discussing it logically with the client.

Question 2

Although reasons will vary greatly for each client, client resistance and defenses are driven most frequently by: ​

Accepted Answer

A) persistent anxieties about whether to address their problems 
B) shame 
C) denial 
D) humiliation 
A) persistent anxieties about whether to address their problems 
B) shame 
C) denial 
D) humiliation

Question 3

Clients often interpret their own resistance as being   and want to      the topic. ​

Accepted Answer

A) normal; avoid 
B) shameful; avoid 
C) bad; approach 
D) irrelevant; change 
A) normal; avoid 
B) shameful; avoid 
C) bad; approach 
D) irrelevant; change

Question 4

By identifying the enduring issues that arise for the client, the therapist will be better prepared to: ​

Accepted Answer

A) terminate treatment in a timely manner. 
B) solve the enduring issues for the client. 
C) maintain a detached position in the therapeutic relationship. 
D) center treatment around these repeated themes. 
A) terminate treatment in a timely manner. 
B) solve the enduring issues for the client. 
C) maintain a detached position in the therapeutic relationship. 
D) center treatment around these repeated themes.

Question 5

Explain the importance of developing a "Working Hypothesis" when dealing with client resistance. ​

Accepted Answer

Developing a "Working Hypothesis" when d

Question 6

After inviting clients to express their concerns about the therapist or therapy, the therapist must: ​

Accepted Answer

A) accept the validity of the client's perception. 
B) interpret the theme underlying the concerns. 
C) reassure the client by resolving the anxiety. 
D) disclose his/her own concerns. 
A) accept the validity of the client's perception. 
B) interpret the theme underlying the concerns. 
C) reassure the client by resolving the anxiety. 
D) disclose his/her own concerns.

Question 7

How should a therapist address cultural differences that may exist between themselves and the client? ​

Accepted Answer

When a therapist encounters cultural dif

Question 8

A primary treatment goal for therapists with almost all clients is to: ​

Accepted Answer

A) "hook" a client into feeling comfortable about therapy by reassuring him/her that everything will be okay. 
B) help clients discriminate when certain defensive coping strategies are needed and when they are outdated. 
C) help clients see that all old coping strategies are outdated and new ones need to be developed. 
D) help clients avoid the shame cycle. 
A) "hook" a client into feeling comfortable about therapy by reassuring him/her that everything will be okay. 
B) help clients discriminate when certain defensive coping strategies are needed and when they are outdated. 
C) help clients see that all old coping strategies are outdated and new ones need to be developed. 
D) help clients avoid the shame cycle.

Question 9

Discuss the statement: "Resistance was the best possible response to an unsolvable conflict that the client had available at that point in his/her development." What are the implications for therapy? ​

Accepted Answer

The statement suggests that resistance,

Question 10

An "assessment function": ​

Accepted Answer

A) creates more resistance in the client. 
B) offers a way to assess a client's anxiety level. 
C) assesses how much resistance the client has. 
D) helps shape the treatment focus. 
A) creates more resistance in the client. 
B) offers a way to assess a client's anxiety level. 
C) assesses how much resistance the client has. 
D) helps shape the treatment focus.

Honoring the client's resistance means:

Although reasons will vary greatly for each client, client resistance and defenses are driven most frequently by:

Clients often interpret their own resistance as being and want to the topic.

By identifying the enduring issues that arise for the client, the therapist will be better prepared to:

Explain the importance of developing a "Working Hypothesis" when dealing with client resistance.

After inviting clients to express their concerns about the therapist or therapy, the therapist must:

How should a therapist address cultural differences that may exist between themselves and the client?

A primary treatment goal for therapists with almost all clients is to:

Discuss the statement: "Resistance was the best possible response to an unsolvable conflict that the client had available at that point in his/her development." What are the implications for therapy?

An "assessment function":

The Interpersonal Process Approach

Establishing a Working Alliance

An Internal Focus for Change

Helping Clients With Their Feelings

Familial and Developmental Factors

Inflexible Interpersonal Coping Strategies

Relational Themes and Reparative Experiences

An Interpersonal Solution

Working-Through and Termination

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Exam 3: Honoring the Clients Resistance