Constructivist Therapies/Insoo Kim Berg

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Henry David ThoreauInsoo Kim BergSolution-Focused TherapiesNarrative Therapies

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1.

Postmodern, constructivist perspectives take:
- A.
  
  A very similar approach as empirical, scientific approach
- B.
  
  A very different approach as empirical, scientific approach
- C.
  
  An equivalent approach as empirical, scientific approach with different methods of assessment
- D.
  
  None of the above
2.

Tenets of constructivist theory include which of the following tenets:
- A.
  
  Reality constructed, doesn't exist internally, and how events are interpreted
- B.
  
  Arbitrarily constructed, doesn't exist internally, and how event really happen
- C.
  
  Reality constructed, does exist internally, and how events are interpreted
3.

Henry David Thoreau a Constructivist theorist stated:
- A.
  
  It's what you look at that matters, not what you see
- B.
  
  It's what you see that matters, and that's it
- C.
  
  It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see
- D.
  
  All of the above
4.

Solution-Focused Therapies became one of the most influential approaches since humanistic and cognitive therapies
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
5.

Insoo Kim Berg, a Milwaukee based therapist and proponent of solution-focused therapies stated that:
- A.
6.

Solution-focuse therapies hold which of the following assumptions:
- A.
  
  People are basically unhealthy, incompetent, lacking capacities to construct solutions, and cannot enhance lives by focusing on solutions rather than problems
- B.
  
  People are basically healthy, competent, have capacities to construct solutions, and can enhance lives by focusing on solutions rather than problems
- C.
  
  People can be healthy if they become more competent by focusing on the reality of their problems
- D.
  
  All of the above
7.

Solution-focused proponents contend that:
- A.
  
  Problems must be discussed as thoroughly as solutions
- B.
  
  Problems talk is a way to a solution
- C.
  
  Problem talk maintains a problem focus, so need to shift to solution talk
- D.
  
  Problems need to be talked about to obtain a clearer view of solutions
8.

Which of the following are important therapeutic processes in solution-focused therapies?
- A.
  
  Consciousness raising, miracle question (exceptions to the problem), and having a short term assessment of problems
- B.
  
  Consciousness raising, open-chair technique, and having a short term assessment of problems
- C.
  
  Consciousness raising, miracle question, and having a moderate term assessment of problems
- D.
  
  All of the above
9.

Narrative therapy contends that:
- A.
  
  The past can change through our retelling of it as new perspectives are added, bringing more information to viewing it
- B.
  
  The past cannot change through our retelling of it, but can bring more problems up for the client
- C.
  
  The past doesn't actually change through our retelling of it, it changes as new perspectives added bring more information to viewing it
- D.
  
  All of the above
10.

Some of the techniques used in Narrative Therapies includes:
- A.
  
  Choosing new narratives (letter writing) and choosing new lifestyles
- B.
  
  Choosing new narratives to add to current lifestyle
- C.
  
  Choosing new lifestyles and keeping the same narratives
- D.
  
  None of the above
11.

A motto of Narrative therapy is
- A.
  
  Make history take this
- B.
  
  Make history rather than take history
- C.
  
  Take history and make more history
- D.
  
  Make history, history
12.

The relationship of a narrative therapist can be described as
- A.
  
  Gently transformative in guiding clients to make new narratives
- B.
  
  Harshly transformative in guiding clients to relive old narratives
- C.
  
  Gently transformative in guiding clients to change past narratives
- D.
  
  None of the above
- E.
  
  V
13.

Empirical findings on narrative therapy show:
- A.
  
  Very little controlled research
- B.
  
  A lot of controlled research
- C.
  
  Some controlled research
- D.
  
  None of the above