A client receiving solution-focused behavioral therapy for anger management is asked to rate the level of anger experienced today in comparison to last week. The client is to use the numbers from 1 to 10, with 1 being the most intense anger and 10 being completely free of anger. The therapist is using which type of question?

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Scaling questions are useful in making the client's problem or issue more specific, in quantifying the exceptions noted in intensity, and in tracking change over time. 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 rooted in the belief that nothing is constantly present at the same level of intensity, so that there are fluctuations on how the client experiences "the problem." Exception questions are used to help the client identify times when he or she is not bothered by the issue or it causes less distress. Relationship questions are used to amplify and reinforce positive responses to the other questions. Clients are asked to consider the point of view of the significant others in their lives.

A Client Receiving Solution-Focused Behavioral Therapy for Anger Management Is