What are the basic tenets of feminist therapy?
What will be an ideal response?
Two basic tenets are that the personal is political and the therapist-client relationship is egalitarian in nature. In terms of the personal is political stance, this suggests that the meanings of gender and power in the client’s social and cultural reality must be taken into account. Clients learn to distinguish between internal and external realities. In therapy, clients explore attitudes and values and the goal is change rather than adjustment. The egalitarian relationship between the therapist and client is the foundation of the feminist approach. The therapist becomes a real person with the client. Discussion of power and learning how to express that power without worrying about the established order is important. Goals of therapy are determined collaboratively, in which each person brings equally shared valued expertise to the process. Therapy is concerned with the client’s empowerment, personally, politically, economically, and socially.
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A. process commentary B. progression commentary C. process explanation D. progression explanation
Several police cars and fire trucks drove past the clinic where 7-year-old Marcus was taking an IQ test. The loud sirens startled Marcus and he became increasingly concerned that the clinic was on fire. He asked the counselor several times if his mother, who was in the waiting room, was safe and how much longer the testing was going to take. Due to this, the counselor allowed Marcus to take some breaks during testing to check on his mother in the waiting room. This is this an example of?
a. Time sampling error b. Test taker variables c. Test administration error c. Content sampling error
When assessing possible risks for Jane who has been diagnosed with Persistent Depressive Disorder, which of the following should be considered:
a) Occurrence of symptoms during menstruation and emotional and physical abuse b) Marital dissatisfaction and occurrence of symptoms during menstruation c) Emotional and physical abuse and marital dissatisfaction d) Overall cognitive functioning and emotional and physical abuse
All of the following are considered a survival stance in Satir’s communication stances EXCEPT:
a. placating. b. blaming. c. superreasonable. d. ironic.