Exam 9: Solution-Based Therapies

Solution-focused therapy has been identified as a therapeutic approach that may be particularly successful with male clients due to the fact that it does not require expression of vulnerable emotions to be effective. This component of masculinity is known as:

Which of the following is NOT considered to be a benefit of solution-focused therapy when working with Muslim American clients?

Which of the following is an example of how a solution-oriented therapist uses reflection to delimit?

Sara is a solution-oriented therapist working with Bill and Gina (parents) and their two children, Jake (15) and Madison (9). The parents say Jake is increasingly hostile and won't listen to them. They feel like their family is falling apart. Jake refuses to participate in therapy. He says his parents are the ones with the problem and he doesn't think anything is wrong. Bill and Gina want Sara to have some individual sessions with Jake, saying they can't make a difference and that she needs to "fix him." What category describes Bill and Gina's motivation for change?

Which of the following is an example of a presuppositional question?

Which of the following is NOT included in the basic tenets of solution-focused intervention according to de Shazer?

When successfully delivered, what does the miracle question allow clients?

When working with survivors of sexual abuse and/or trauma, solution-based therapists honor the agency of the survivors. What does this mean?

In the solution-based approach, how does the therapist address the pathologizing interpersonal pattern (PIP) to resolve issues among families?

Which of the following statements most accurately reflects solution-focused therapies' empirical support as an evidenced-based practice?

Solution-based therapists believe __________ cannot be avoided in therapy; however, they are not considered curative.

At a time when most therapies focused on the past, Milton Erickson (an inspiration in solution-oriented therapy) directed his clients to focus on which time periods, often envisioning times without the problem?

As the name suggests, solution-based therapists spend a minimal amount of time talking about __________ and instead focus on moving the client toward enacting solutions.

A couple attends therapy with Julia, a solution-oriented therapist. The couple reports a very difficult relationship. They are always arguing, disagreeing, and separating. After a very intense first session, Julia says to the couple, "Between now and the next time we meet, I would like you to observe so you can describe to me what happens in your relationship that you do not want to have changed by therapy." What kind of intervention is Julia using?

Steve de Shazer assessed client motivation for change using which three categories?

Ericksonian therapists identify client strengths that are in the same class of solutions that relate to the presenting problem. This means the therapist is:

According to solution-based therapists, strengths include the resources in a person's life. Which of the following would NOT be considered a strength?

In solution-based therapy, __________ is cultivated early in therapy to develop motivation and momentum.

Solution-focused therapists often reflect global statements back to clients as partial statements, such as "Your partner sometimes does things that annoy you." This is a strategy known as:

Which technique can best be used when asking a client to define their goals and rate their progress toward goals?