In solution-based therapy, ______________ is cultivated early in therapy to develop motivation and momentum.
a. hope
b. happiness
c. helpfulness
d. advice
Q. 2All of the following are examples of a solution-based therapist using reflection to delimit difficult feelings, behaviors, or thoughts EXCEPT:
a. You were feeling down yesterday.
b. Your partner sometimes does things that annoy you.
c. There does not seem to be anybody you are interested in right now.
d. You arent feeling understood.
Q. 3When a therapist uses the clients own language, such as feeling blue or schizos to make problems seem more solvable and engender greater hope, the therapist is ______________________.
a. attending to client word choice
b. utilizing empathy
c. mirroring the client
d. downplaying their professional expertise
Q. 4When a therapist assumes the position of the ____________, the therapist is listening to the clients story for the first time, not filling in blanks with personal or professional information.
a. expert
b. experts mind
c. beginner
d. beginners mind
Q. 5Solution-based therapies can often be time-limited with as few as 1 to 10 sessions.
a. True
b. False
Q. 6The key to successfully assessing strengths no matter how dire and severe a clients situation appears is what?
a. Having an unshakable belief that all clients have significant and meaningful strengths.
b. Liking all clients in spite of their shortcomings.
c. Forgiving clients for their transgressions in order to see into their good side.
d. Finding a clients religious or spiritual beliefs and drawing on those.