Erving Polster Believes That Storytelling

question 35

Multiple Choice

Erving Polster believes that storytelling:

• A) is always a form of resistance.
• B) can be the heart of the therapeutic process.
• C) is acceptable only if one's client is a writer.
• D) is an indication that one's client is a pathological liar.

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Definitions:

Personality

The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character, including ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving.

Socialization

The lifelong process through which people learn the norms, values, behaviors, and social skills appropriate to their society.

Cultural Standards

The accepted values, norms, and practices that guide behavior and expectations within a specific culture or society.

Superego

A component of Freud's psychoanalytic theory, representing the moral conscience that incorporates societal norms and values.