In brief strategic therapy, the therapist works with the family to remove a third, less powerful person from a conflict with two others. This intervention is called, __________________.
a. joining
b. detriangulation
c. reversals
d. reframing negativity
Q. 2In brief strategic therapy, the therapist uses _______________ to connect with the family system.
a. joining
b. detriangulation
c. reversals
d. reframing negativity
Q. 3All of the following are examples of brief strategic case conceptualization EXCEPT:
a. assessing the structure, organization, and flow of information in the family.
b. adapting family structure to support members in their current life stage of development.
c. assessing the effects of the broader social life such as extended family, community, school, peers, and courts.
d. resolving family conflict by identifying a patient and treating the problems that individual creates for the family.
Q. 4Brief strategic family therapy was developed to address drug abuse problems with Cuban youth and is based on the central concepts of systems, ____________, and strategy.
a. family dynamics
b. conflict
c. structure
d. empathy
Q. 5Strategic therapy has been used to develop the following approaches EXCEPT:
a. multisystemic family therapy.
b. brief strategic family therapy.
c. multidimensional family therapy.
d. emotionally focused couples therapy.
Q. 6The closing phase counseling task of warning the clients of the danger of improvement means _____________________________
_____________________________
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a. warning the client what is likely to occur if interaction does not improve and how failing to make change will lead to blaming others and setbacks
b. warning the client what is likely to occur if interaction improves and how expecting these changes can reduce the tendency to blame others for setbacks
c. warning the client that if one member improves more than the others, that the family will have more problems
d. warning the client that improving may mean that other members of the family may reject those members who make progress in therapy