During a therapy session, a client is asked to rate the intensity of the current issue from 1 to 10, with 1 being complete absence of the issue and 10 being the most intense. The client is being asked which type of question?

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Scaling questions ask the client to rate the issue or problem on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being the worst, or greatest intensity, and 10 being the complete absence of the issue. In miracle questions, the therapist structures a scenario that the client is asked to think about carefully (even though it sounds strange) and to use his or her imagination in crafting the response, again to very specific questions. Exception questions are used to help the client identify instances when bothersome people/things are not present (or present with less intensity), based on the underlying assumptions that during these times the client is usually doing something to make things better. Relationship questions are used to amplify and reinforce positive responses to the other questions. Clients are asked to consider the points of view of significant others in their lives.

During a Therapy Session, a Client Is Asked to Rate