HMS 103: Chapter 13: Postmodern Approaches Quiz

Which of the following statements about creating alternative stories is not not true? A. The narrative therapist analyzes and interprets the meaning of a client's story. B. The development of alternative stories is an enactment of ultimate hope. C. Constructing new stories goes hand in hand with deconstructing problem-saturated narratives. D. The therapist works with clients collaboratively by helping them construct more coherent and comprehensive stories that they live by.

A. The narrative therapist analyzes and interprets the meaning of a client's story.

In postmodern thinking, forms of language and the use of language in stories create A. meaning B. social context C. pictures D. thoughts

A. meaning

Which of the following interventions is least likely to be used by a narrative therapist? A. power analysis and intervention B. assist clients in mapping the influence problem has had on their lives C. avoid diagnosing and labeling clients D. assist clients in separating themselves from the dominant stories they have internalized

A. power analysis and intervention

Which of these solution-focused therapy techniques involves asking clients to describe life without the problem? A. the miracle question B. pretherapy change C. scaling D. exception questions

A. the miracle question

In narrative therapy, the process of finding evidence to bolster a new view of the person as competent enough to have stood up to or defeated the dominance or oppression of the problem refers to A. the search for unique outcomes. B. exploring problem-saturated stories. C. objectifying the problem. D. the initial assessment.

A. the search for unique outcomes.

A major strength of both solution-focused and narrative therapies is the A. use of questioning B. empirical evidence that has been collected on both approaches. C. history-taking procedure used during the intake interview. D. attention given to how one's early history sheds light on understanding current problems.

A. use of questioning

Which of the following is true of social constructionist theory? A. The therapeutic relationship should be hierarchical. B. The therapist-as-expert is replaced by the client as expert C. The therapist is the expert on a client's life D. Clients should adjust to social and cultural norms.

B. The therapist-as-expert is replaced by the client as expert

Which of these techniques is not used in solution-focused therapy? A. the miracle question B. a lifestyle assessment C. scaling questions D. formula first session task

B. a lifestyle assessment

All of the following are true of narrative therapy except for A. assisting clients in developing an alternative life story. B. accepting the premise that diagnosis is a basic prerequisite for effective treatment. C. creating a therapeutic relationship that is collaborative. D. viewing problems in a social and cultural context.

B. accepting the premise that diagnosis is a basic prerequisite for effective treatment.

A general goal of narrative therapy is to A. assist clients in designing creative solutions to their problems. B. invite people to describe their experience in new and fresh language, and in doing this open up new vistas of what is possible. C. shift from problem-talk to solution-talk. D. uncover a client's self-defeating cognitions.

B. invite people to describe their experience in new and fresh language, and in doing this open up new vistas of what is possible.

Pretherapy change is a solution-focused therapy technique that A. involves the therapist offering clients ways they can change their perspective on the problems that brought them to therapy. B. is arrived at by asking clients about exceptions to their problems. C. asks clients to address changes that have taken place from the time they made an appointment to the first therapy session. D. is based on a series of tests that the client takes prior to beginning therapy to get baseline data.

C. asks clients to address changes that have taken place from the time they made an appointment to the first therapy session.

A potential shortcoming of the postmodern approaches pertains to A. providing clients with a framework to think about their thinking and to determine the impact stories have on what they do B. being congruent with the philosophy of multiculturalism C. not-knowing stance the therapist assumes, along with the assumption of the client-as-expert. D. being relational and anti-individualistic

C. not-knowing stance the therapist assumes, along with the assumption of the client-as-expert.

__________ is a psychological expression of the postmodern worldview that values the client's reality without disputing whether it is accurate or rational. A. Solution-focused brief therapy B. Narrative therapy C. Postmodern brief therapy D. Social constructionism

D. Social constructionism

Which of the following is not a basic assumption guiding the practice of solution-focused brief therapy? A. There are advantages to a positive focus on solutions and on the future. B. Individuals who come to therapy have the capability of behaving effectively. C. Clients want to change, have the capacity to change, and are doing their best to make change happen. D. Using techniques in therapy is a way of discounting a client's capacity to find his or her own way.

D. Using techniques in therapy is a way of discounting a client's capacity to find his or her own way.

In solution-focused therapy, which kind of relationship is characterized by the client and therapist jointly identifying a problem and a solution to work toward? A. visitor B. complainant C. compliant client D. customer

D. customer

In solution-focused brief therapy, the therapist believes people have the ability to define meaningful personal goals and that they have the resources required to solve their problems. a. True b. False

a. True

Narrative practitioners avoid diagnosing and labeling clients or accepting a totalizing description based on a problem. a. True b. False

a. True

Narrative therapists believe new stories take hold only when there is an audience to appreciate and support such stories. a. True b. False

a. True

Narrative therapy is a relational and anti-individualistic practice. a. True b. False

a. True

One of the main functions of the narrative therapist is to ask questions of clients and, based on the answers, to generate further questions. a. True b. False

a. True

Solution-focused therapists assist clients in focusing on exceptions to their problems and their conceptualized solutions. a. True b. False

a. True

Solution-focused therapists use questions that presuppose change, posit multiple answers, and remain goal-directed and future-oriented. a. True b. False

a. True

Because solution-focused therapy is designed to be brief, it is essential that therapists teach clients specific strategies for understanding their problems. a. True b. False

b. False

In solution-focused therapy, gathering extensive information about a problem is a necessary step in helping clients find a solution to the problem. a. True b. False

b. False

Narrative therapists pay more attention to a client's past than they do to the client's present and future. a. True b. False

b. False