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WorksheetsConstructivist Approaches Review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 13mins
Who is credited as the founder of constructivism?
George Kelly
Immanuel Kant
Heraclitus
Lao Tzu
According to Friedrich Hayek, what does a person's proclamation to 'know' reflect?
The objective truth
The person's process or way of organizing experience
The absolute reality
The external world
Who added a focus on strengths to constructivist psychotherapy?
Immanuel Kant
George Kelly
Milton Erickson
Friedrich Hayek
Which therapy assumes that people create and maintain realities through language interactions?
Existential Therapy
Solution-Focused Therapy
Narrative Therapy
Constructive Psychotherapy
According to Mahoney, what is the role of the counselor in the change process?
Authoritarian figure
Active participant
Complete leader
Passive observer
What is the primary process that Mahoney believed counselors should access when working with clients?
Specific techniques
Empathy and compassion
Formal assessments
Goal setting
What is the focus of Mahoney's Constructive Psychotherapy in terms of change strategies?
Behavioral interventions
Cognitive interventions
Novel experiences in living
Embodiment exercises
What is the level of focus that Mahoney believed held the most promising potential for enduring, significant change?
What does Mahoney believe is the role of tension reduction or the resolution of conflict in therapy?
To ignore clients' pain
To avoid clients' pain
To quickly solve the problem
To hold clients' pain for better understanding
What is the primary focus of spiritual skills in Constructive Psychotherapy?
Emotional expression
Problem-solving
Self-reflection
Tension reduction
According to constructivist approaches, what is the nature of humans in terms of the psyche?
Innate capacity for avoidance
Innate capacity for suffering
Innate capacity for learning
Innate capacity for control
What is the role of the environment according to constructivist approaches?
To influence personal meanings
To explain personal meanings
To control personal experiences
To predict personal responses
What is the primary focus of Solution-Focused Therapy?
Problem-solving
Emotional expression
Goal setting
Tension reduction
What is the primary focus of Narrative Therapy?
Story progression
Problem-solving
Goal setting
Tension reduction
What is the primary focus of Constructive Psychotherapy in terms of change strategies?
Behavioral interventions
Cognitive interventions
Embodiment exercises
Novel experiences in living
What is the primary focus of Narrative Therapy in terms of change strategies?
Behavioral interventions
Story progression
Embodiment exercises
Novel experiences in living
Who is considered as the pioneer of Solution-Focused Therapy?
George Kelly
Immanuel Kant
Steve de Shazer
Lao Tzu
According to constructivist approaches, what is the role of personal experiences?
To influence personal meanings
To explain personal meanings
To control personal experiences
To predict personal responses
What is the main goal of Constructive Psychotherapy?
To change the client's behavior
To change the client's thoughts
To change the client's feelings
To change the client's personal meanings
What is the role of the therapist in Solution-Focused Therapy?
To provide solutions to the client's problems
To guide the client to find their own solutions
To analyze the client's problems
To diagnose the client's mental disorders
According to constructivist approaches, what is the role of the client's personal history?
To predict the client's future behavior
To explain the client's current problems
To influence the client's personal meanings
To control the client's personal experiences
