In Solution-Based Therapies, What Does It Mean for the Therapist

question 19

Multiple Choice

In solution-based therapies, what does it mean for the therapist to assume the position of a beginner's mind?

• A) To meditate before bringing each client into session
• B) To start at the very beginning of a client's story
• C) To make no assumptions about a client's experiences
• D) To reflect a blank slate to the client

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Definitions:

Secure Attachment

This is a type of emotional bond characterized by feelings of safety, security, and trust in relationships, often developed in early childhood.

Collaborative Empiricism

A therapeutic technique in cognitive therapy that involves working jointly with the client to empirically test the validity of specific thoughts and beliefs.

Beck's Cognitive

Beck's Cognitive Therapy, developed by Aaron T. Beck, is a therapeutic approach that identifies and changes negative and dysfunctional thoughts and beliefs to treat psychological disorders.

Psychotherapy

The treatment of mental disorder by psychological rather than medical means.