Postmodern Approaches to Therapy: Ch. 13 – Flashcards
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1. A solution-focused brief therapist believes: (p. 375-378)
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d. both (a) and (b) The client is an expert on his or her own life. The client is inherently competent.
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2. The postmodern view incorporates all of the following concepts except for the notion that:
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a. reality is objectively defined.
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3. All of the following are ways narrative therapy differs from traditional therapy except for:
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c. accepting the premise that diagnosis is a basic prerequisite for effective treatment.
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4. In the view of the postmodern therapist, the most essential element of therapy is: (p. 376)
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b. the collaborative therapeutic relationship.
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5. All of the following are techniques used in solution-focused therapy except for: (p.383-384)
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a. using the reflecting team
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6. All of the following are characteristics shared by the postmodern and person-centered approaches except: (p. 377)
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c. the importance of using specific techniques in therapy.
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7. All are true of solution-focused brief therapists except that they: (p. 378)
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b. focus on the client's early childhood experiences.
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8. The positive orientation of solution focused brief therapy suggests that: (p. 378)
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d. all of the above - problem-focused clients often have deterministic attitudes that keep them stuck. clients have the resolve to face life's challenges. the essence of therapy lies in creating hope and positive expectations for clients.
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9. The therapeutic process in solution-focused brief therapy involves: (p. 380)
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e. all of the above
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10. Which of the following is false as it applies to the practice of solution-focused brief therapy?
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d. Using techniques in therapy is a way of discounting a client's capacity to find his or her own way.
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11. Regarding multicultural counseling, narrative therapy has been found to be particularly effective because: (p. 397)
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d. all of the above
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12. The role of the leader in solution focused therapy groups is not: (p.386)
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b. to provide clients with simple solutions to their problems.
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13. Which of these solution-focused therapy techniques involves asking clients to describe times in their lives they were able to solve their problem or when their problem was less severe?
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c. exception questions
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14. Solution-focused group therapy is: (p.386-387)
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e. both (a) and (c) are true - designed to be brief. applied effectively in school settings.
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15. Which of the following statements about creating alternative stories is not true? (p. 395)
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b. The narrative therapist analyzes and interprets the meaning of a client's story.
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16. From a social constructionist perspective, change begins with: (p. 376)
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a. deconstructing the power of cultural narratives.
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17. Of the following, what is an interest that social constructionists tend to share? (p.376)
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d. generating new meaning in the lives of individuals
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18. The techniques of externalization and developing unique events are associated primarily with:
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c. the narrative approach.
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19. Narrative therapists attempt to: (p.390)
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d. all of the above
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20. Narrative therapists pay attention to "sparkling events." These are: (p. 393)
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b. events that contradict problem-saturated narratives.
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21. Regarding empirical support for SFBT: (p.402)
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d. both (a) and (b) - studies show promise for group treatment of domestic violence offenders. well-controlled treatment outcome studies are lacking.
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22. A limitation of the postmodern approaches is: (p.403)
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b. inexperienced therapists may over rely on techniques and appear mechanistic.
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23. Major contribution(s) of the postmodern approaches include: (p.401)
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e. all but (d) - the non-pathologizing stance. the optimistic orientation. the course of treatment is quite short compared to other approaches.
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24. The founder(s) of solution-focused brief therapy is (are): (p. 374)
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b. Insoo Kim Berg and Steve de Shazer.
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25. The founder(s) of narrative therapy is (are): (p. 374)
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a. Michael White and David Epston.
