4. Signs of Clients "Leaving the Window" During Sessions

Module Four Quiz

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* 1. Please type in your name

Name

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* 2. Which of the following statements is true?

When you hear language like: “Kinda, maybe, sorta” it is a sign that a client is just tired and should rest more.

When you hear language like: “Kinda, maybe, sorta” it is a sign that a client is “buffering” and possibly insulating themselves against the full intensity of an experience.

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* 3. Signs of Dorsal Vagal activation, or Hypo-Arousal include:

a. Softening of muscle tension; going flaccid

b. Lowered heart rate and blood pressure

c. Faster breathing

d. Cool, pale skin

e. A and B

f. A and D

g. all of the above

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* 4. The advantage of slowing down and getting details in the moment is:

a. The story becomes more interesting and we, as therapists, feel more engaged.

b. The client feels observed and appreciated.

c. The pieces and dynamics that are just beneath the surface get exposed.

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* 5. In therapy, which is true?:

It is helpful to be persistent, making simple, accurate, non-interpretative reflections.

We can just see evidence and explore, we don’t have to figure it out ahead, or know what it means.

We can notice small shifts, and simply comment about them or ask about them. This helps to move the work from content to process.

If we just adjust our questions and comments from “thinking questions” to “noticing questions,” this helps the work to become more process-oriented.

All of the above.

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* 6. When we, as therapists, are overriding, we are in the “Faux” Window of Tolerance. Looks good on the outside, but maybe not so good on the inside. In this scenario, we need to hold our own disturbance aside, to address later. How might we know that this is happening?

a. We find ourselves minimizing the client’s disturbance, because it disturbs us.

b. We are only partially present in the session, but the client doesn’t notice, so “it’s OK.”

c. We find ourselves “reframing” to take the heat out of the moment.

d. We feel energized, alert and ready to go.

e. We ignore our fatigue.

f. A and D

g. A, C and E