Client: “I just can’t stand my sister. She is so hateful and spiteful. Its like she wants to ruin my life. Every single thing I do she wants to ruin or ridicule me for. Why does she hate me so much?” Therapist: “Well of course it feels that way. That’s the lens in which you filter all your interactions with her. Everything she does you are looking at as though she is trying to hurt you. What if you try looking at the situation through a different lens? Like what if she in fact feels insecure because she feels like she will never be half as successful as you are. You might feel more sad for her than angry.” What kind of therapist is this?

Which therapist would be least concerned about the client achieving insight or gaining awareness of the root of their problem?

Which therapist would say that a client was “choosing” to be depressed? They would argue that the person’s is engaging in this behavior in an attempt to get their needs met.

Dichotomous thinking and personalizing are some of the most well known cognitive distortions in the psychoanalysis orientation.

Which therapist would try to focus on exceptions to the problem or times when the problem is not occurring?

Client: “I have so much anxiety and it just gets in my way with everything. I feel like I suck at my job because anytime I am in a meeting or talking to clients I am so anxious that I mess up my words or start to sweat and turn red. Its just so embarrassing.” Therapist: Was there ever a time in your life when talking ot clients or presenting in meetings was easier for you? On a scale of 1-10 how much would you say this problem is affecting you? What kind of therapist is this?    

Client: “I just feel like such a failure as a mom. Like how did I not recognize the warning signs in my own son. How could I have been so blind to not see his was getting intro trouble?” Therapist: “Mom guilt is a tale as old as time. Society has repeatedly told you that you have to be perfect as a mom and that everything your child does is a reflection of you. Society has made us women feel as if our worth is dependent on our ability to be good mothers. I hear you talking to yourself in that same oppressive manner.” This is what kind of therapist?

Delay reduction was one thing learned during Pavlovian conditioning. Delay reduction refers to:

Adler’s technique called “the question” is virtually the same things as _______________.

Feminist therapists would have a hard time accepting the idea that a woman, any woman, was not oppressed in some way.