A family comes in for psychotherapy reporting that there are problems with communication and

substance abuse. The mother is a social work researcher and it helps for her to depict the issues
within the context of research methods.

Therefore, she explains that there is a negative relationship
between frequency of communication and frequency of substance use. Which example illustrates this
relationship?
a) Communication increases and substance use increases
b) Communication decreases and substance use decreases
c) Communication decreases and substance abuse increases
d) Communication remains constant and substance abuse increases


c

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SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Regression builds on the concepts of ______ and ______.

A. variance B. frequency C. association D. correlation

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All of the following are characteristics shared by highly productive teams EXCEPT:

A) They are comfortable with each other and enjoy playing and working together. B) Team members are interdependent. C) They encourage open communication. D) They are goal oriented and focus on meeting objectives.

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In addition to motivation, what is needed for clients to achieve goals?

a. Awareness and insight and continuous collaborative relationship processes between participants b. Knowledge of the practice strategies that may be useful in facilitating goal achievement c. Personal abilities, availability of and access to instrumental social supports and material resources, and relationship processes between participants d. Social supports that encourage the participant to make profound analyses of their goals and how to achieve them

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One criticism of the humanistic approach is that it does not apply to clients who are not fully capable of making rational choices

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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