Authors Polansky, DeSaix, and Sharlin (1972) characterize a majority of chronically neglectful mothers as “playing games” to resist treatment. Two such “games” are:
a. “I-don’t-have-enough-money” and “no- one-likes-me”
b. “I-don’t-have-the-time” and “no-one-cares-anyway”
c. “I can’t get ahead, so why bother” and “everybody hates me”
d. “look-at-how-hard-I’m-trying” and “yes, but”
d. “look-at-how-hard-I’m-trying” and “yes, but”
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According to the Tarasoff ruling a therapist must keep confidentiality even when
the client makes a believable threat to kill another person.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.Network therapy is a disease-based approach to reinforce social networks and includes treatment that involves ________________
A) ?family members without the presence of the client. B) ?the client out of the presence of family members. C) ?the therapist, family members, and client. D) ?music therapy.
All of the following statements are true of a chain analysis EXCEPT:
a. description of a chain of events leading up to and following the behavior. b. the therapist constructs a map of how the client arrives at dysfunctional responses. c. the overall goal is to determine how the client's behavior influences others. d. notes possible alternative adaptive pathways.
Paraphrasing involves:
a. Paying careful attention to the specific words a client uses and repeating them back b. A high level of skill and should only be used by experienced interviewers c. Paying careful attention to the essence, or main idea of a client's statement, rather than their specific words d. Both the interviewer and the client in a synergistic exchange of communication