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Narrative therapy works by helping clients deconstruct unproductive stories in order to reconstruct new and more productive ones. Deconstruction refers to: a) Questioning assumptions b) interpretations c) aversive control
a) Questioning assumptions
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Narrative Therapists encourage clients to externalize their problem by using language such as, "I'm unmotivated and can't seem to get the energy to do anything."
What is No.
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The founders of Narrative Therapy lived in Adelaide Australia and Auckland, New Zealand.
Who is Michael White and David Epston
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What is this type of narrative question: "When you agreed to go out with your friends for dinner, what do you think that says about what you want for your life?"
What is landscape of identity questions.
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*DAILY DOUBLE* Narrative therapy is AWESOME!
What is TRUE The narrative approach has been shown to be effective with highly complex issues, such as in anorexia, sensitivity in gifted children, tricky reading for those with dyslexia, anxiety, fears, and depression.
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By using externalizing language, the therapists separates the client from the problem, making its destructive effects apparent and also establishing a sense of trust with the client. What is this called? a) Externalizing conversations b) triangulation c) Relative influence
What are a) externalizing conversations
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A narrative question used to understand the influence of the problem is to ask, "How much of your life out of ten would you say the problem has and how much of your life you have?"
What is Yes
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This narrative therapist was particularly known for his work with children and Indigenous Aboriginal communities, as well as with schizophrenia, anorexia/bulimia, men's violence, and trauma
Who is Michael White
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Narrative Theory ascribes to this theory/model that views absolute truths with skepticism and believes the world cannot be treated as an objective system
What is social constructionism?
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Little Mason's parents describe him as "very angry and easily agitated," and indicated that Mason experiences frequent temper tantrums and angry outbursts. Dr. Hugs-A-Lot asks Little Mason to describe what happens when the "Anger Monster" tries to take over. This is an example of externalizing the problem.
What is TRUE Externalizing the problem separates the person from the dysfunctional system of behaving, thinking, perceiving, etc...
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Over many sessions, therapists ask a multitude of questions that explore how the problem has managed to disrupt or dominate the client versus how much they have been able to control it. What are these types of questions called? a) Freudian maneuvering b) Problem-saturated questions c) Relative influence questions d) Deconstructing questions
What are c) relative influence questions
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A description of a person's life and relationships that is dominating one's sense of self, accomplishments, and leads to negative internalizations.
What are Problem-Saturated stories.
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Michael White worked with this person who was interested in how people construe the world and behavioral patterns of systems-based models. This person was influential to White in developing his theory. Who was this person?
Who is Gregory Bateson
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"Sparkling events" or times when clients acted free of their problems or behaved in ways that contradicted the problem story, even if they were unaware of doing so
What are "unique outcomes"?
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Focus of this approach is the way in which people behave rather than the manner in which people construct meaning.
What is FALSE The opposite is true. Narrative therapy focuses on the manner in which people construct meaning rather than they way they behave.
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To make the connection of client competence relative to the problem, the therapist asks about what the series of past and present victories over the problem says about the client. What is this called? a) Retelling b) restorying c) reauthoring d) rereading
What is c) reauthoring
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When focusing on a problem, narrative therapists focus on the cause of the problem rather than its effects. Why or why not?
What is....Focusing on the problem's effects. The therapist asks about the problem's effects rather than its causes because causative questions usually lead to attribution of blame.
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This Narrative Therapist is the second most influential leader for Narrative Therapy. He is famous for writing Biting the Hand that Starves You, helping people with Anti-Anorexia and Anti-Bulimia.
Who is David Epston
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Narrative approach was first based in this type of art, which analyzes literary texts or human experience, understood as fundamentally ambiguous, by interpreting levels of meaning
What is hermeneutics?
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This approach offers that often by the time a person has come to therapy, the stories they have for themselves and their lives have more often than not become completely dominated by problems.
What is TRUE These narratives have been referred to as "problem-saturated" stories, which may have a powerful negative influence in the way people see their lives and capabilities
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Narrative therapists believe that the self is constituted in social interactions, and narrative therapists make a point of helping clients find audiences to support their progress in constructing new stories for themselves. What are the ways a narrative therapist can assist a client in doing this?: a) Contacting people from their past who can authenticate their new story b) Letter writing as a way to extend the therapeutic conversations c) Forming teams and leagues to emphasize interaction in creating and maintaining change d) All of the above
d) all of the above
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Involves people deliberately choosing who they would like to have more present as the club members of their life.
What is re-membering conversations.
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Dr. Rob's middle name.
What is Danger.
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Groups that are made up of one or two or more people (known or unknown) who act as a reflecting team, offer some relevant experience or expertise for the client
What are outsider-witness groups (or definitional ceremonies).
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Co-construction involves the therapist working to develop a different view of the problem for the clients. As the therapist develops new meanings and new ways of resolving problems, s/he looks to the client to clarify the appropriateness of these new found perspectives and behaviors.
What is FALSE Co-construction is a COLLABORATIVE effort, where the development of new perspectives and effective problem solving strategies are explored together by the therapist and client.