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?

From gestalt: _______ is when you connect with others or nature. Change cannot happen with out it and sometimes we have certain issues that prevent us from achieving it. 

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

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

Gestalt therapists avoid asking “why.”

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

Client: I dont know why I am so scared to commit. I have been with my girlfriend for years. I know she loves me. I really see a future with her. I am just too terrified to move forward. What is wrong with me?” Therapist: You have repressed feelings of abandonment stemming from the way your mom treated you as a child. This is called a reaction formation. You are essentially pushing her away so that she cannot abandon you like your mother did.” What type of therapist is this?

Which of the following is TRUE regarding narrative therapy?

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.

Which therapist tries help the client find their own solutions to things by “playing dumb” or acting as if they do not know the answers to questions by making statements like “Is it possible that…”