What Do I Do Now?: When We Feel Resentful, Bored, or Powerless in Session

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1. According to the speaker, what do we not learn enough about in our training?

a. how patients really behave in session

b. how we actually feel in session

c. none of the above

d. a and b above

2. Why do patients resist therapy?*

a. We show them truths about themselves that they find disconcerting.

b. Therapy is usually a waste of time.

c. Most therapists have poor ethics and boundaries.

d. Most therapy is not evidence-based.

3. What are helpful examples of what we can do clinically when we’re stuck?*

a. Tell the patient to stop resisting.

b. Look for parallel process.

c. Make exceptions to the profession’s code of ethics.

d. all of the above

4. According to the speaker, what’s one reason most therapists sometimes feel bad during session?*

a. Many therapists were molested as children.

b. Most therapists lack empathy.

c. We’re in service to patients who can’t appreciate the subtleties of what we do.

d. Most patients don’t try hard enough to make therapy successful.

5. What are examples of what we can do clinically when we’re stuck?*

a. Change our expectations.

b. Point out the patient’s small victories during therapy.

c. Focus on the continuity of sessions.

d. all of the above

6. Which of the following are typical reasons that doing therapy can be boring?*

a. We accept a patient’s description that “I’m conflict avoidant” when we invite them to express anger.

b. We have a dual relationship with a patient.

c. We accept the repetitive answer “I don’t know” when we ask about a patient’s feelings

d. a and c above

7. What are some clinically helpful things we can do when bored in session?*

a. Flirt with a patient.

b. Tell the patient they’re boring.

c. Find new things to be curious about.

d. none of the above

8. What is not true about the symmetry of the therapeutic relationship?*

a. It’s important that the income level of therapist and patient be similar.

b. In many ways, we’re not equal partners.

c. We should have fewer needs than our patients.

d. We caretake patients in ways that they don’t caretake us.

9. What are example of good clinical work that most patients won’t notice?*

a. encouraging them to talk about resenting us

b. bending ethical rules when a case needs it

c. asking them what a particular word or metaphor means

d. a and c above

10. Which is a narrative of powerlessness?*

a. I don’t like asparagus, so I won’t eat it.

b. If I don’t have three children, I’ll never be happy.

c. I can’t afford both a new coat and theater tickets, so I’ll skip the show.

d. all of the above

11. Regarding linguistic categories and metaphors, *

a. Don’t make patients feel foolish by asking them what they mean.

b. Don’t make yourself look foolish by asking what a patient means when they use a common expression.

c. Don’t insult patients by using metaphors.

d. Don’t assume you know what a patient means when they use a common metaphor.

12. The tool of reframing is only helpful in individual therapy, not couples work.*

a. true

b. false

13. What is one way to assess therapeutic progress?*

a. Use EMDR.

b. Use the Enneagram.

c. Refer to the original therapeutic contract.

d. Refer a patient to AA.

14. According to the speaker, what are common therapists’ responses to watching patients make a poor decision?*

a. We may feel powerless rather than intervene.

b. If we like a couple enough, we should intervene.

c. Discussing the consequences of the decision will make the patient feel bad.

d. all of the above

15. What’s an example of a narrative-laden category?*

a. emotional affair

b. fight-or-flight response

c. sex addict

d. all of the above

16. According to the speaker, effective therapy can make both patient and therapist uncomfortable, although for different reasons.*

a. true.

b. false.

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