Goals in narrative counseling focus on clients enacting preferred narratives, which involves increasing clients' sense of __________, the sense that they influence in the direction of their lives.
a. Agency
b. Happiness
c. Independence
d. Responsibility
Q. 2Couples who choose not to have children, same-sex relationships, and immigrant families wanting to preserve their roots are all examples of what?
a. Unique outcomes
b. Dominant discourses
c. Problem-saturated stories
d. Alternative discourses
Q. 3According to narrative counselors, the following statement: A happy' and good' person should get married, get a stable, high-paying job, have kids, get a nice car, buy a house, volunteer at his/her child's school, and build a white-picket fence, is an example of what?
a. A unique outcome
b. A dominant discourse
c. A problem-saturated story
d. An alternative discourse
Q. 4A story or subplot in which the problem-saturated story does not play out in its typical way, with no dramatic ending or particularly notable outcome, is referred to as what?
a. Unique outcome
b. Problem narrative
c. Happy ending
d. Dull story
Q. 5The role of the counselor in narrative counseling is often described as what?
a. Co-author
b. Expert
c. Coach
d. Commiserator
Q. 6When a narrative counselor wants to separate the problem, such as depression, from the person, they might ask a question, such as:
a. What is it like for you to be a depressed person?
b. How has Depression affected your life?
c. Both A and B
d. Neither A or B
Q. 7Asking questions such as What do you do for fun? What do you like about living here? and Tell me about your friends and family, allows the narrative counselor to do what?
a. Meet the person for a good time
b. Find a new place to live
c. Meet the person apart from their problem
d. Schedule meaningful family time
Q. 8In narrative counseling, the counselor helps clients create more balanced descriptions of the events of their lives to enable clients to build more accurate and appreciative descriptions of themselves and others. This process is referred to as:
a. Thickening Descriptions
b. Enacting Preferred Narratives
c. Meeting the Person
d. Separating Persons from Problems
Q. 9In narrative counseling, separating people from their problems to create space for new identities and life stories to emerge is referred to as what?
a. Listening
b. Externalizing
c. Enacting
d. Solidifying
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