Clients often interpret their own resistance as being and want to the topic.
A) normal; avoid
B) shameful; avoid
C) bad; approach
D) irrelevant; change
Q. 2An assessment function:
A) creates more resistance in the client.
B) offers a way to assess a client's anxiety level.
C) assesses how much resistance the client has.
D) helps shape the treatment focus.
Q. 3One reason why beginning therapists are reluctant to approach their client's resistance is because of the therapist's strong need:
A) for their clients to like them.
B) to avoid difficult feelings.
C) to avoid inferring that the client's motivations are questionable.
D) all of these choices are correct.
Q. 4One of the most common themes that makes therapy threatening for clients is:
A) If I let myself depend on the therapist he/she might leave me, or take advantage of me, or try to control me as others have done when I needed them.
B) I cannot ask for help or need anything from others because I must be perfect and in control all of the time.
C) Asking for help is admitting that there really is a problem, and if therapy does not help then I surely will be hopeless.
D) All choices are common themes for clients.
Q. 5In fostering a collaborative process, when a client has been in treatment before, it's necessary to:
A) ask the client what brought them to their initial treatment.
B) explain your techniques and expectations as their new therapist.
C) ask the client what was and wasn't helpful in previous therapeutic encounters.
D) adapt to the client's expectations of therapy by building upon the previous therapist's techniques.
Q. 6According to Attachment Theorists, a secure attachment configuration between the client and the therapist is established when the therapist's helps contain and soothe the client's distress.
A) attuned responsiveness
B) non-judgmental stance
C) acknowledgment that the therapist sees the client as others do
D) recognition of patterns
Q. 7Which of the below components IS NOT used to define a working alliance?
A) A client/therapist agreement on the problem(s) and sharing therapeutic goals
B) A specific theoretical orientation used to establish collaboration
C) Collaboration and agreement regarding how to meet treatment goals
D) Development of a collaborative relationship based on trust, acceptance, and competence
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