Deck 8: Adlerian Consultation AC and Solution-Focused Consultation SFC

Question 1

Alfred Adler (1957) is credited as creating Adlerian Consultation (AC), which is a derivation of his work related to individual psychology. Adlerian Consultation aims to:

A) provide psychoeducation related to mental health to teachers and parents
B) prevent mental health problems through encouragement
C) provide solutions to a problematic situation occurring in the home, school, or community
D) implement behavioral reward systems in the classroom to support disruptive behaviors

Answer 1

B

Question 2

All of the following are consequences that Adler indicated could occur if children have an unsupportive family environment except:

A) masked feelings
B) low self-esteem
C) mental health symptoms
D) limited communication skills

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Adler maintained that lifestyle or personality choices are made at the ______ level

A) conscious and social
B) unconscious
C) conscious and unconscious
D) conscious

Answer 3

C

Question 4

One of the main assumptions related to AC is that the consultee should:

A) value the person instead of the behavior
B) try to understand the problem so that a solution can be found
C) provide external evaluations (i.e., I think you did well)
D) reinforce behavioral accomplishments

Question 5

Children striving to obtain recognition are working to reach which of the following goals:

A) Attention
B) Power
C) Revenge
D) Confirmation of inadequacies

Question 6

Children who appear domineering and aggressive, or passively entice others into arguments, are working to reach which of the following goals:

A) Attention
B) Power
C) Revenge
D) Confirmation of inadequacies

Question 7

Children who seek to punish others are working to reach which of the following goals:

A) Attention
B) Power
C) Revenge
D) Confirmation of inadequacies

Question 8

Children who withdraw from social interactions in fear are working to reach which of the following goals:

A) Attention
B) Power
C) Revenge
D) Confirmation of inadequacies

Question 9

Which of the following is not a way that Adler believed would support children's development?

A) Encouragement
B) Expressing belief in the individual's ability and worth
C) Behavioral reward systems
D) Providing solutions to problematic situations

Question 10

How should consultants handle resistance in AC?

A) Ask the consultee about the resistance directly, then provide solutions
B) Do not address it directly, but rather clarify complaints by consultee
C) Ask the consultee about the resistance directly, then transfer responsibilities of solving complaints
D) Do not address it directly, then continue on with original framework

Question 11

The most preferred type of consultation within Adlerian is:

A) Developmental
B) Remedial
C) Crisis
D) School

Question 12

Solution-Focused Consultation (SFC) seeks to invoke "_______" rather than "________" by helping the client visualize his or her preferred future and exploring what is necessary to achieve.

A) problem-solving; counseling
B) solution-building; problem-solving
C) problem-solving; solution-building
D) solution-building; counseling

Question 13

A primary assumption of solution-focused theory is that individuals, whether they are students, teachers, or parents, ________________________.

A) understand differing perspectives, but believe there is only one true solution
B) need encouragement to work towards their goals
C) possess the resources to obtain their goals
D) all of the above

Question 14

Solutions that are generated by the _______ are considered preferable than those that are suggested by the _______.

A) consultant; consultee
B) student; consultee
C) consultee; student
D) consultee; consultant

Question 15

All of the following are steps of Juhnke's (1996) SFC model:

A) Pre-session and initial screening
B) Identifying consultation goals
C) Providing solutions
D) Summarizing and complimenting

Question 16

In SFC, there is little emphasis on discussing the problem when examining the consultee's goals since the focus should be on solutions. However, the consultant should spend time __________.

A) listing solutions to the problem
B) listening to the consultee's perspective
C) share his or her own perspective on the problem
D) all of the above

Question 17

Why do consultants use scaling questions in SFC?

A) To counter the tendency to think in all or nothing terms
B) To avoid giving too many options for consultees to think about
C) To assess past and future experiences
D) To identify strengths and weaknesses in the consultee's resources

Question 18

In SFC, exception seeking aims to measure:

A) Identifying times when the problem occurred
B) Identifying times when the problem occurred to a higher degree
C) Identifying times when the problem did not occur
D) Identifying times when the problem happened to other people

Question 19

One of the main differences in SFC in comparison to traditional models of consultation is that there is:

A) one solution for each problematic behavior
B) more focus on the problematic behaviors
C) less focus on the student
D) more focus on the student

Question 20

The primary task of the ________ in the solution-focused decision-making phase is to summarize and emphasize new perspectives, solutions, and resources.

A) student
B) consultee
C) consultant
D) administrator

Question 21

Identify the primary assumptions of AC.

Question 22

Name four goals that children aim to reach when misbehaving according to AC.

Question 23

How does the concept of inferiority relate to style of life in AC?

Question 24

What are the five steps of SFC?

Question 25

Explain the barriers to AC and SFC.

Question 26

Alfred Adler worked with Sigmund Freud to co-found psychoanalysis but then rejected Freud's view of nature of human functioning. Subsequently, Adler developed his own theory, which is referred to as individual psychology. What are the seven central concepts of individual psychology and how do they relate to Adlerian Consultation?

Question 27

Describe how a consultant can establish goals using the Solution-Focused Consultation model.

Question 28

What is the difference between natural and logical consequences? What is the value of using these consequences?

Question 29

What are the main differences between Adlerian Consultation (AC) and Solution-Focused Consultation (SFC)?

Question 30

Discuss how the family environment can ameliorate or exacerbate the development of mental health or mental illness.

Question 31

In SFC, how are scaling questions used and what are some examples?

Question 32

Why does SFC explore the client's preferred future rather than the problem or complaint that led the client to seek the treatment?