Based on the available research, the text authors conclude that the effectiveness of solution-focused therapy (SFT) is best summarized in terms of the following EXCEPT:
a. SFT is superior to no treatment.
b. SFT is typically briefer and less costly than alternative treatments.
c. the comparative effectiveness of SFT to established treatments is unknown.
d. SFT is about as effective as alternative treatments.
Question 2
Steve is a middle-aged, recently unemployed, and divorced nonresidential father of three children who presents with considerable depression, hopelessness, and lethargy. His main complaint is that he is not able to get out of bed in the morning. A narrative therapist is most likely to begin therapy by:
a. tracing back the roots of his depression.
b. deconstructing the power of dominant discourses.
c. listening for and identifying exceptions to his problem.
d. by asking the miracle question.