An example of a working phase client goals in strategic therapy would be:
a. decrease problem interactions that are attempts to define the balance of power in the relationship.
b. address the clients acceptance of uncontrollable elements in life.
c. increase new meanings and develop alternative linguistic punctuations of the problem behavior.
d. develop a plan with family to address psychiatric issues.
Q. 2All of the following are examples of initial phase counseling tasks EXCEPT:
a. use social courtesy to create a context of safety and strategic positioning.
b. assess the interaction sequence, noting the effect of stage of life, power, and alliances.
c. deliver a hypothesis to the client that reframes symptoms from a systemic perspective.
d. conceptualize the problem using one or more strategic frames (voluntariness, helplessness, hierarchy, etc.).
Q. 3A strategic therapist asks a couple to fake being in love for an evening. This technique is called:
a. pretend technique.
b. ordeal therapy.
c. metaphorical task.
d. straightforward directive.
Q. 4Which of the following best defines a paradoxical intervention?
a. Paradoxical intervention is an indirect directive that asks the client to imagine a time what it would be like if the problem was different.
b. Paradoxical intervention is an indirect directive that asks the client to engage in the problem behavior in some fashion.
c. Paradoxical intervention is a straightforward directive that gives precise, doable instructions for the directive.
d. Paradoxical intervention is an indirect directive that asks the client to complete another task prior to or directly following the problem behavior.
Q. 5The ultimate strategic goal is to help clients find ways to love without dominating, intruding upon or harming the other
a. True
b. False
Q. 6The latest developments in strategic therapy emphasize increasing the familys ability to _________________ rather than dominate and control one another.
a. define their own solutions
b. understand the family interactional patterns
c. decrease feelings of helplessness
d. love and nurture
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