Author Question: Intensity is an intervention best described by which of the following statements? A) It is a ... (Read 86 times)

asan beg · **on:** Jun 19, 2018

Intensity is an intervention best described by which of the following statements?

A) It is a technique in which the therapist turns up the heat by using his or her tone of voice, pacing, and word choice to break through a barrier.
B) It is a technique in which the therapist and the client hypothesize a worst-case scenario, therefore allowing the client to manage their own anxiety more effectively.
C) It is a technique in which the clients reenact the problem to a heightened degree, therefore highlighting the family interactional patterns.
D) It is a technique in which the therapist allows the family to discuss what they would do in a hypothetical situation, therefore realigning the boundaries of the system.

Question 2

Occasionally, when a structural therapist is having extreme difficulty realigning a hierarchy in a family, or when a particular family member is being scapegoated, the therapist might use which of the following interventions?

A) Boundary making
B) Challenging the family's worldview
C) Reframing
D) Unbalancing