Suppose That You Ask a Stranger What Time It Is

question 74

Multiple Choice

Suppose that you ask a stranger what time it is, and he produces several wordy sentences that don't seem to make sense. Without knowing additional information, you would suspect that he has

• A) Wernicke's aphasia.
• B) Broca's aphasia.
• C) retrograde amnesia.
• D) dyslexia.

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Definitions:

Past-Exception Question

A technique in solution-focused therapy asking clients about times when the current problem did not occur, helping identify potential solutions.

Future-Exception Question

A therapeutic question aimed at identifying times when the client’s problem does not occur, suggesting potential pathways for change.

Resistance

The refusal to accept or comply with something; in psychology, it can refer to the pushback from clients against therapeutic interventions.

Fosters Progress

Encouragement or support that leads to advancement or improvement in a situation or condition.