Key Terms
Case Conceptualization: Therapist’s understanding of how clients develop and maintain
problems and the process of working with them to achieve problem resolution.
M
Symptom-focused conceptualization: Conceptualizations that utilize a medical and
behavior perspective, focusing on the client’s symptoms and developing goals for
ED
reducing them.
C
Theory-focused conceptualization: Conceptualizations from a specific therapy
orientation.
O
N
Client-focused conceptualization: Conceptualizations based on the client’s needs, rather
N
than from the therapist’s experience and perspective.
O
Common Factors: Core elements that are a part of every theory.
IS
Extratherapeutic Factors: Aspects of clients and their environment that leads to change.
SE
Therapy Relationship Factors: Also known as the therapeutic alliance, therapy
relationship factors involve how the therapist and client work collaboratively with one
U
another.
R
Hope, Expectancy, and Placebo Factors: Occur when clients, based on their sense that
by coming to therapy their situation will improve.
Model and Technique Factors: Components, such as techniques and interventions, from
specific models that aid in the movement toward client change.
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, Multiple-Choice Questions
1.) Approximately how many different models of psychotherapy exist?
a. 100
b. 200
c. 300
d. 400
M
2.) Approximately how many different family therapy theories exist?
ED
a. 10
b. 25
c. 50
C
d. 75
O
3.) A therapist’s understanding of why families develop and maintain problems and what
is needed for change is called a:
N
a. case conceptualization
N
b. epistemological bias
O
c. treatment plan
d. therapeutic intent
IS
4.) According to chapter 1, what is perhaps the most basic competency a therapist can
SE
have?
a. learning to join
b. being able to do a biopsychosocial assessment
U
c. having a conceptual frame
R
d. being self-reflective
5.) Which of the following is not an established method for developing a therapeutic
framework?
a. through graduate coursework
b. through media portrayals of therapy
c. through clinical experience
d. through borrowing ideas from various models
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