Deck 15: Solution-Focused Therapy

Question 1

Clients improve in solution-focused therapy once they recognize what they have done wrong in the past to solve their problem.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Which is true of using compliments in solution-focused therapy?

A) You should always give compliments about clients' personal traits
B) Inauthentic compliments are fine if the therapist cannot think of genuine compliments
C) Make compliments general so that they fit a variety of areas
D) The compliment should be focused on something that is important to the client

Answer 2

D

Question 3

For which type of clients are coping questions most important?

A) Suicidal clients
B) Clients who do not see a problem
C) Substance using clients
D) Clients who are fearful of change

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Solution-focused therapy strives to help clients get to a place where their problem does not exist.

Question 5

Which of the following is an appropriate goal for solution-focused therapy?

A) I will be happy most of the time
B) I will stop arguing with people at my job about silly matters
C) I will not get drunk any more
D) I will find at least 30 minutes a day to have a positive interaction with my husband.

Question 6

Sharon's therapist makes sure that there is time within her therapy session in which they do not discuss the problems that she is having. This therapist is likely following which therapy approach?

A) Adlerian
B) Reality/Choice
C) Solution-focused
D) Existentialist

Question 7

The primary contributors to solution-focused therapy were psychologists.

Question 8

Steve de Shazer received his undergraduate degree in fine arts.

Question 9

Shane goes to therapy as part of a court mandate. According to solution-focused therapy he is a _____________.

A) Client in a visitor relationship
B) Client in a forced relationship
C) Client in a complainant relationship
D) Client in a customer relationship

Question 10

Juanita is in therapy because she feels lonely and agrees with the therapist that this is her main problem. She cannot remember a time that she was not lonely. According to solution-focused therapy she is a _____________.

A) Client in a visitor relationship
B) Client in a forced relationship
C) Client in a complainant relationship
D) Client in a customer relationship

Question 11

Which is an idea that would be supported by a solution-focused therapist?

A) We are more likely to change when the therapist focuses on what we are doing right than what we are doing wrong.
B) The therapist is the expert at producing solutions to problems
C) Diagnosis is essential to treatment
D) Understanding a client's personality is key to change

Question 12

In what book did de Shazer state that you do not have to have detailed information about a client's problems in order to solve them?

A) The Solution-focused Therapy Manual
B) Keys to Solutions in Brief Therapy
C) Solution-Focused Therapy: Toward the Identification of Therapeutic Tools
D) Putting Difference to Work

Question 13

In solution-focused therapy, therapists should only talk about the things that are going well in a client's life.

Question 14

Which of the following is the continuation question?

A) Are you willing to continue to work in therapy towards your goals?
B) Do you believe that continuing therapy will lead to improvement in your life?
C) What do you want to continue to have happen in your life?
D) What behaviors are you exhibiting that maintain your problems?

Question 15

What was Milton Erickson's intervention with the African Violet lady?

A) He told her to study African Violets to understand the beauty of them.
B) He told her to hand out African Violets on the street so that she could begin to build relationships.
C) He told her to send African Violets to people who had cause to celebrate and that she did not know.
D) He told her to begin a business selling African Violets.

Question 16

What is important in giving client feedback in solution-focused therapy?

A) For the therapist to paraphrase the client's words into his or her own words to show understanding
B) Tell the client what the more important goal is
C) Compliment the client for all that he or she is doing that is solution building
D) Point out who can assist the client in achieving their goals

Question 17

A client's therapist asks them to examine times in their past when his problem was not as severe or nonexistent. This therapist is likely following which therapy approach?

A) Adlerian
B) Solution-focused
C) Existentialist
D) Reality/Choice

Question 18

In follow-up sessions, solution-focused therapists often ask which question first?

A) How are you feeling?
B) What is better?
C) Have you developed new solutions?
D) Do you still have a problem?

Question 19

Which is NOT true of solution-focused therapy?

A) It is future oriented
B) Therapists and clients search for the simplest solutions
C) Big problems can be changed with small solutions
D) The client is helped to see the flaws in their past attempt to solve problems.

Question 20

The best approach for a client in a visitor relationship is to:

A) Refer them to someone with whom he or she may have better rapport
B) Conduct motivational interviewing to convince them of the value of therapy
C) Offer possible solutions to their problem
D) Compliment them for even bothering to come to therapy

Question 21

What were the three principles of Milton Erickson that were incorporated into solution-focused therapy?

Question 22

What is the role of the client in Solution Focused Therapy?

Question 23

Solution-focused therapy is often long-term due to the number of problems that clients usually have.

Question 24

What does it mean to look for previous solutions?

Question 25

The solution-focused emphasis on strengths is consistent with ideas posed in culturally competent therapy.

Question 26

What are some of the criticisms of Solution Focused therapy?

Question 27

Problems often have a single good solution.

Question 28

Discuss the client in a "complainant relationship".

Question 29

List some possible exception building questions.

Question 30

When using the scaling technique, what are some of the questions you would ask?

Question 31

Solution focused brief therapy is usually listed as an evidence-based practice.

Question 32

What are coping questions and why are they important when working with clients who may be suicidal?

Question 33

What are the five stages of solution building?

Question 34

Give an example of a client in a visitor relationship.

Question 35

What is the miracle question?

Question 36

What does it mean to return the focus to the client?

Question 37

What are the four guidelines put forth by DeJong and Berg (2002) for giving feedback to clients?

Question 38

A client in a complainant relationship needs help recognizing that their problem can be solved.

Question 39

Which four factors result in client change according to solution-focused therapy?

Question 40

Describe the client in a "customer relationship".