In Order to Generate a Client's Life Portrait, Counselors Need

question 10

Multiple Choice

In order to generate a client's life portrait, counselors need to have "narrative competence" attained by practicing which three skills?

• A)understanding the story, elaborating the meaning, addressing inconsistencies
• B)entering the story, identifying subplots, addressing inconsistencies
• C)understanding the story, fleshing out characters, identifying subplots
• D)entering the story, understanding the story, elaborating the meaning

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Definitions:

Resistance

An unconscious refusal to participate fully in therapy.

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

A type of mental health therapy that addresses issues by changing unhealthy feelings, actions, and thinking patterns.

Dysfunctional Thinking

Distorted, irrational thoughts that can contribute to and exacerbate emotional disorders, leading to maladaptive behavior.

Rational Thinking

The process of logical or sound reasoning, often involving critical thinking and the evaluation of facts and information.