Psychology

Psychology

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Overview of the Exam
Let me first say that while this is long exam, it is not as hard/bad as it may initially look to you.  It is approximately 20 pages long (without your answers).  But, this length is mostly due to your being given lots of information as I present the exam and its questions/items to you.  So please do not let its length worry you too much.  I am confident that if you are able to create the time/space in your life during our conference dedicated to its completion, that you will readily overcome any anxieties about it — and actually find it an enriching experience.  There are two sections to this exam (Section I and Section II).

Section I Description
Section I consists of short answer/essay type questions and there are seven possible item areas to choose from.  In Section I, you are to answer/select only five (5) of the seven (7) possible item areas.  Yes, you are to select only 5 of the 7 possible item areas to respond to.  If you select more than 5, please know that you will only be given credit for five of your responses.  You may choose whatever 5 item areas you wish.  In each item area you are given two possible questions to choose from (A or B) – You are to choose only one of these options (A or B) in each of the 5 areas that you have elected to answer.  Each respective item in section I is worth up to 10 points.  Therefore you may earn up 50 points for your work in Section I.

Section II Description
In section II, you are to apply your knowledge and comprehension to four (4) of the five (5) respective counseling theories we have covered so far.  You will do this through the use of the analysis of several mock client cases.  This is analogous to what you have seen Corey do in his mock client video presentations. There are five distinct counseling theories/areas that you are given mock client case conceptualizations for.  The five distinct counseling theories/areas covered by this exam area are:
•    Psychoanalytic Theory/Therapy
•    Adlerian Theory/Therapy
•    Existential Theory/Therapy
•    Person Centered Theory/Therapy (PCT)
•    Gestalt Theory/Therapy
For each distinct counseling theory/area, you are given only one mock case conceptualization. You are to take each of these case examples, read them fully, and respond to them fully in the perspective of the designated counseling theory/therapy.  Each item in section II is worth up to 20 points.  You may only answer 4 of the 5 possible items in section II.  Therefore you may earn up 80 points for your work in Section II.
Note that while the exam is deemed to have a perfect score of 100 points, you may actually earn more than 100 points on the exam. You may earn up to 50 points in Section I and 80 points in Section II – for a possible total of 130 points.  You may view these extra 30 points as either buffer or extra credit points.

Section I: Short Answer and Essay
Identify your answers to 5 (and only 5) of the 7 possible item areas below.  Each respective item area (1 through 7) is worth up to 10 points.  Be sure to answer selected items as clearly as possible.  You should answer only 5 of the possible 7 items.  It is up to you as to which of the 7 item areas you wish to respond to.
All responses must be done in your own words.   Plagiarism will be evaluated for.  Each exam will be looked at on an individual case by case method.  Evidence of significant plagiarism will result in failure of the exam and possible termination from the course, the program, and the University.  You may not share your answers with anyone aside from your professor – even after the exam period is over and/or you have submitted your exam to our Bb classroom site.  Be fully aware that your responses will be maintained in the TurnItIn library and if any future exam taker replicates portions of your work, you may be held accountable.  Therefore, be sure to not have any desire to be of help to another student lead you into an unfortunate situation.
Give a thorough answer to the following question options.  Each answer should be at least half a page to a full page (single space, 12pt font, Times New Roman, 1 inch margins) in length.  If you wish to go beyond that length to give a more complete answer, you are welcome to do so.  In all your answers, be sure you respond to all parts of the question(s).  There are five question pairs.  For each set of questions, you must select only one of the two.  Each question pairing is worth 10 points.
For each Item in Section I, you must clearly state which of the two options (A or B) you are opting to answer.
Section I: Item 1
Chapters 1 & 2 (Yes, this question set addresses both chapters 1 and/or 2)
Select either Question 1A or Question 1B below and answer it fully.  The first sentence of your response must state which option (A or B) you have selected. You may only answer only one of the following two options.   (10 points)
1A    In your own words, describe the basic components of the psychotherapy process.  What are the key features?  What is the nature of the therapist client relationship? (Ch 1 & 2)
1B    The author of our textbook (Corey) has grouped the major theories into five categories.  In your own words, what are the distinguishing features of each category? (Ch 1 & 2)

Section I: Item 2
Chapter 3
Select either Question 2A or Question 2B below and answer it fully.  The first sentence of your response must state which option (A or B) you have selected. You may only answer one of the following two options.   (10 points)
2A    Describe the dimensions of confidentiality in the therapeutic relationship.  Are there limits?  If so, when do these apply?  Why are these limits in place?  Be sure to clearly define the difference between confidentiality and privileged communication. (Ch 3)

2B    What ethical considerations are relevant in a multicultural counseling arena?  In what way might our current “Westernized” ethical guidelines facilitate or impede the process of multicultural counseling?  How might you as a therapist go about working within existing ethical parameters in a multicultural counseling setting? (Chapter 3)
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Section I: Item 3
Chapter 4 (Psychoanalytic Theory)
Select either Question 3A or Question 3B below and answer it fully.  The first sentence of your response must state which option (A or B) you have selected. You may only answer one of the following two options.   (10 points)
3A    What is the Freudian view of human nature? Do you accept the notions that humans are driven by aggressive and sexual instincts, and that humans are determined by irrational and unconscious forces?  (Chapter 4)
3B    How can an understanding of Erikson’s eight stages of life (and the core conflict at each stage) provide you, as a counselor, with a useful framework for making appropriate interventions? How do these stages apply in your own life? (Chapter 4)
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Section I: Item 4
Chapter 5 (Adlerian Theory)
Select either Question 4A or Question 4B below and answer it fully.  The first sentence of your response must state which option (A or B) you have selected. You may only answer one of the following two options.   (10 points)
4A    Discuss Adler’s concept of style of life. Do you agree with him that what is crucial is not our childhood experiences themselves, but our attitude toward the early events of our life? (Chapter 5)
4B    Know the four phases of the Adlerian therapeutic process (Answer all four (a-d) parts below). (Chapter 5)
a.    How is the proper therapeutic relationship created?
b.    How are the client’s dynamics understood and explored via the family constellation and early recollections? How are dreams a part of the lifestyle assessment? What is the use of assessing the client’s priorities? How is encouragement basic to this process?
c.    What role does insight play in therapy? How is interpretation a way to facilitate this process of gaining insight?
d.    What are the main tasks of the action-oriented phase, known as reorientation?

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Section I: Item 5
Chapter 6 (Existential Theory)
Select either Question 5A or Question 5B below and answer it fully.  The first sentence of your response must state which option (A or B) you have selected. You may only answer one of the following two options.   (10 points)
5A    Describe the essence of the existential view of human nature? What are the implications of this view for counseling practice? ( Chapter 6)
5B    In what ways might you be able to include an existential framework as the background of your counseling practice, even if you draw heavily from other therapy approaches? What key concepts of the existential approach would you be most likely to incorporate into your personal style of counseling? (Chapter 6)
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Section I: Item 6
Chapter 7 (Person Centered Theory)
Select either Question 6A or Question 6B below and answer it fully.  The first sentence of your response must state which option (A or B) you have selected. You may only answer one of the following two options.   (10 points)
6A    In Person Centered Therapy, what importance is placed on the client/counselor relationship? Describe the therapeutic conditions necessary and sufficient for personality change to occur.  Be sure to clearly define congruence, unconditional positive regard and accurate empathetic understanding.  Evaluate this view. (Chapter 7)

6B    What are some basic principles of motivational interviewing? What is the MI spirit? Describe the stages of change in the context of a client’s readiness to change. How are these stages related to motivational interviewing? (Chapter 7)

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Section I: Item 7
Chapter 8 – Gestalt Theory
Select either Question 7A or Question 7B below and answer it fully.  The first sentence of your response must state which option (A or B) you have selected. You may only answer one of the following two options.   (10 points)

7A    What are the important therapeutic goals of Gestalt theory? How does the therapist’s role/function relate to accomplishing these goals? In discussing the therapist’s function, bring in issues such as: paying attention to the client’s body language, noting client’s language patterns, role of interpretation, frustrating the client, and creating experiments. (Chapter 8)

7B    Critique Gestalt therapy. What are the strengths and shortcomings of this approach? How does it measure up in terms of being effective with diverse client populations?  In working with culturally diverse clients, what guidelines might you employ in the use of Gestalt techniques? (Chapter 8)

This is the end of Section I
Please move onto Section II (Below)

Section II:  Mock Client Case Conceptualizations
Below are several mock client cases.  You may answer only 4 of the following 5 items. You are to take each of these case examples, read them fully, and respond to them fully in the context of the designated counseling theory.  Each answer should be at a full page (single space, Times New Roman, 12pt font, 1 inch margins) in length.  If you wish to go beyond that length to give a more complete answer, you are welcome to do so.  In all your answers, be sure you respond to all parts of the question(s).  Each question is worth 20 points.
Each Client Case Conceptualization you elect to answer should be specifically answered from the perspective of the noted Theory/Therapeutic Approach designated.  If a person writes responds from a different theory than s/he is directed to write from they will not get any credit for it.  In your response, be sure to use the proper terminology, conceptualization of human nature, etc. fitting that specific theory of counseling
There are five distinct counseling theories/areas that you are given mock client case conceptualizations for.  The five distinct counseling theories/areas covered by this exam area are:
•    Psychoanalytic Theory/Therapy
•    Adlerian Theory/Therapy
•    Existential Theory/Therapy
•    Person Centered Theory/Therapy (PCT)
•    Gestalt Theory/Therapy
Each item in section II is worth up to 20 points.  You may only answer 4 of the 5 possible items in section II.  Therefore you may earn up 80 points for your work in Section II.

Section II:  Item 8
Psychoanalytic Theory & Therapy Mock Client Case Conceptualization
Answer the following case example on the client from a Psychoanalytic theory/therapy perspective.  Write your responses after each question/item below.  Be sure to include the given question/item first, followed by your own reply.

Case Example – JACK: Afraid that he is “empty inside”
This statement was written by one of my students in an internship program. At the time he wrote it, he was undergoing both individual and group counseling.
“Most of my life I have felt pushed and pulled. My father pushed me into school, sports, and so forth, and over the years my resentment grew for him, as he was always directing and controlling my life and beating me when I challenged his authority. My mother always gave me a warm, unconditional love and tried to pull me under her protective wing, which is something I have always resisted.
My parents divorced when I was 16, and without parental control I began a life of permissiveness in my relationships with women and in my use of psychedelic drugs and marijuana.
On graduating from college, I rejected my father’s wishes to pursue a career and returned to school to seek another degree. In some ways it’s just a place to be that I like. Most of my life revolves around living for today, a hedonistic style that has no concreteness of goals and aspirations, with a lack of definition of `what a man should be.’
I float in and out of people’s lives. They see an image of me as a despoiler of women, a drug freak, and a cold bastard. My fear is that I am nothing more than that image, that I am empty inside. I want to be able to open up and let people see the warmer, more sensitive sides of me, but I have terrible difficulty doing that. I have a strong need to become close and intimate with others, yet I never let myself become vulnerable because I fear being dependent on them and trapped by their love.”

In your review/response to this case example address the following items/issues.
A)    How would you work with Jack?

B)    Assume that Jack comes to you for personal counseling and that all you know about him is what he wrote. Answer the following questions on how you might proceed with Jack within a psychoanalytic frame of reference:

1    Do you think that Jack’s current unwillingness to become vulnerable to others out of his fear of “being dependent on them and trapped by their love” has much to do with his mother’s unconditional love?

2.    Was his mother’s “warm, unconditional love” really without conditions? What do you suppose her conditions were for keeping Jack “under her protective wing?” How might this experience be related to his relationships with women now?

3.    Jack describes his father as an authoritarian, controlling, and cruel man who apparently had conventional ideas of what he wanted Jack to become. What are the underlying psychological aspects that you see involved with Jack’s rejection of his father’s wishes? How might you explain the fact that in many ways he became what his father did not want him to become?

4.    How might you work with Jack’s fear that he is nothing more than a “despoiler of women,” “a drug freak,” and a “cold bastard?”

5.    How might you explain Jack’s fear that he is “empty inside”? What are some possible causes of his feelings of emptiness? How would you work on this issue with him?

This is the End of the Psychoanalytic Case Conceptualization
Section II: Item 9
Adlerian Theory & Therapy Mock Client Case Conceptualization
Answer the following case example on the client from an Adlerian theory/therapy perspective.  Write your responses after each question/item below.  Be sure to include the given question/item first, followed by your own reply.
ALICE AND JAVIER: An interracial couple seeking counseling
Assume that a social worker whom you know conducts groups for couples. In one of these groups a couple indicates to her that they would like to have at least a few counseling sessions with someone different to get another perspective on the problems they are having in their relationship. The counselor knows that your orientation is Adlerian (hers happens to be psychoanalytic). She wants to refer this couple to you, and before you see them, she gives you the following background information.
Some Background Data:
Alice and Javier have been married for 17 years and have three children. This is an interracial marriage. Javier is a Latino, and Alice is a Pacific Islander. Neither his family nor hers was very supportive of marrying a person “not of your own kind.” Consequently, Javier and Alice do not see their parents very often. She feels a real gap without this connection with her family; he maintains that if that’s the way his family wants it, so be it.
They have been having a great deal of difficulty as a family for several years. The social worker sees Javier as being extremely defensive in his dealings with Alice. He shouts a lot, gets angry, and then slams the door and refuses to talk to her for days at a time. Although he never strikes her, he has threatened to do so, and she is intimidated by his tirades and displays of anger. He has put his fist through the bathroom door, as well as breaking objects in the house. Alice seems to think that Javier is far too strict with the children, demanding full obedience without question. He admits he is a hard taskmaster, but he says that’s the way it was for him in his family. He insists on being the boss in the family. He is constantly yelling at them for making messes as well as for a multitude of offenses in his eyes. He rarely spends time with his two teenage daughters (who see him as a stranger), but he often takes his 10-year-old son on fishing and camping trips. They appear to have a fairly good relationship.
Alice would like to get a job, yet she stops herself from considering it because Javier becomes extremely upset when she even mentions the issue. His response is: “Why can’t you be satisfied with what you have? Don’t I make enough money for this damn family? It reflects poorly on me if you have to go outside and get work!” Alice has tended to assume the role of keeping peace in the family, almost at any price. This means not doing many of the things she would like to do, lest it lead to an escalation of the conflicts between them. The social worker perceives Alice as quiet, submissive to Javier, very bright and attractive, afraid of the prospects of a divorce, and very disenchanted with her life with him. Alice has finally decided that even if it rocks the boat and causes a storm, she cannot continue living as she has. She has asked Javier to go to counseling with her. He has agreed, reluctantly, mostly to understand her better and “do whatever can be done to help her.” His reaction is that he should be able to solve any problems in his family without the help of some professional. Again, he thinks that seeking counseling is somewhat of a slap in his face.
As a couple they rarely have any time together except for Wednesday evenings, when they attend a couples group they recently joined. Alice says she would like to go away to spend at least a weekend alone with Javier, which she cannot ever remember doing. He complains that doing so is too expensive, that it is a problem to get someone to be with the children, and that they could have as much fun by hanging around the house. She feels continually rebuffed when she asks him for time together. He feels typically defensive that he is being asked for more and more, and he thinks he is doing enough in what he refers to as “this damn family.”

How Would You Work with This Couple?
Using an Adlerian perspective, show how you might proceed in counseling this couple, assuming that you would see them for four to six sessions. Following are some questions to guide you:
1.    If you were to use the lifestyle questionnaire, would you want to administer it to each person, with the spouse in the room at the time? What advantages and disadvantages do you see in this procedure?
2.    From the background data given, what guesses do you have about Alice’s family background? Javier’s family constellation? How might you work with each of their family backgrounds in relation to their current difficulties as a couple?
3.    Would the fact that he is a Latino and she is a Pacific Islander be something that you would explore¬ with the couple, especially since their parents were not supportive of their marrying each other? Would you want to discuss the impact of their families of origin on their current family dynamics?
4.    How do you see Alice? How do you see Javier? How do you see them as a couple? Do their respective cultural backgrounds provide you with any information about their behavior and their roles in their marriage? Because they are from different ethnic backgrounds, would you be inclined to work with them differently than you would if they shared the same cultural background?
5.    Do you think you have enough knowledge about the cultural backgrounds of Javier and Alice to work effectively with them? If you do not have this knowledge, how might you go about acquiring it? What special problems, if any, might you encounter by not sharing the same cultural background?
6.    As an Adlerian counselor you will want to make sure that your goals and the goals of Alice and of Javier are in alignment. How might you go about this? What if Javier and Alice have different goals? What kind of contract might you envision developing with them?
7.    If you had to speculate at this moment, what are Alice’s “basic mistakes”? Javier’s? Do you have any ideas of ways in which you might work on such mistaken beliefs with each of them? With them as a couple?
8.    What specific Adlerian techniques might you be most inclined to employ in working with this couple? Toward what goals would you work?

This is the End of the Adlerian Case Conceptualization

Section II: Item 10

Existentialist Theory & Therapy Mock Client Case Conceptualization
Answer the following case example on the client from an Existentialist theory/therapy perspective.  Write your responses after each question/item below.  Be sure to include the given question/item first, followed by your own reply.

The existentialist views death as a reality that gives meaning to life. As humans we do not have forever to actualize ourselves. Thus, the realization that we will die jolts us into taking the present seriously and evaluating the direction in which we are traveling. We are confronted with the fact that we have only so much time to do the things we most want to do. Thus, we are motivated to take stock of how meaningful our life is. With this existential perspective in mind, assume that a young woman of 20 comes to the center where you are a counselor.
Some Background Data:
Pauline has recently found out that she has leukemia. Though she is in a period of remission, her doctors tell her that the disease is terminal. Pauline is seeking counseling to help herself deal with this crisis and at least get the maximum out of the remainder of her life. She is filled with rage over her fate; she keeps asking why this had to happen to her. She tells you that at first she could not believe the diagnosis was correct. When she finally got several more professional opinions that confirmed her leukemia, she began to feel more and more anger—toward God, toward her healthy friends, whom she envied, and generally toward the unfairness of her situation. She tells you that she was just starting to live, that she had a direction she was going in professionally. Now everything will have to change. After she tells you this, she is sitting across from you waiting for your response.

Questions for Reflection:
Attempting to stay within the frame of reference of an existential therapist, what direction would you take with her? Think about these questions:
1.    What do you imagine your immediate reactions would be if you were faced with counseling this client? What would be some of the things that you would initially say in response to what you know about Pauline?
2.    What are your own thoughts and feelings about death? How do you think that your answer will affect your ability to be present for Pauline?
3.    What goals would you have in counseling with her?
4.    In what ways would you deal with the rage that Pauline says she feels?
5.    Pauline tells you that one of the reasons she is coming to see you is her desire to accept her fate. How would you work with her to gain this acceptance? What specific things might you do to help her find ways of living the rest of her life to its fullest?
6.    Do you see any possibilities for helping Pauline find meaning in her life in the face of death?

This is the End of the Existentialist Therapy Case Conceptualization

Section II: Item 11

Person Centered Theory & Therapy Mock Client Case Conceptualization
Answer the following case example on the client from a PCT theory/therapy perspective.  Write your responses after each question/item below.  Be sure to include the given question/item first, followed by your own reply.

DORIS: Leaving her husband and child
Doris comes to a community counseling center at the recommendation of a friend, who expresses concern that Doris intends to leave her child. The friend thinks she is confused and needs professional help.
Some Background Data:
Doris was born and reared in Arkansas. Her father is a reformed alcoholic who drank heavily when the client was a child. Both parents are religious, and the father is described as a strict fundamentalist. Doris has a younger brother who is now an enlisted man in the army and is described as the family favorite. She says her parents were stricter with her than with their son and emphasized the importance of marriage as well as the woman’s dependent and inferior role in that relationship.
Doris dropped out of high school in the tenth grade. She worked as a manicurist in Arkansas until marrying and moving to Kentucky three years ago. She then worked as a waitress. Her husband says that they have had no fights or arguments during their three-year marriage, and the client agrees. Six months ago Doris gave birth to a baby boy. There were no medical complications, and she maintains that she adjusted well to the baby, but she reports just not being able to feel much of anything except tired. Two months ago she and her husband moved to Houston so that he could join an amateur band. She began working as a cashier at a drugstore. In the course of her work she began to have a series of brief sexual affairs with fellow workers as well as customers. At the same time, although her husband is happy with the band, he has not been able to find a steady job. He has asked her to try to find a second job or to take overtime hours at the drug store.
Doris is considering leaving her husband and her child, although she is uncertain how she would continue to support herself financially. She is also concerned with what would happen to her son, because her husband has no means of support. She insists that she does not want to take the child with her.

Questions for Reflection:
1.    What is your attitude about Doris wanting to leave her husband and her child? What are your values on this matter, and how would they influence the way you would work with her?
2.    Assume that Doris asked you for your advice regarding her plan to leave her husband and child. What would you say? To what degree do you think Doris can function without advice?
3.    If you accepted Doris as a client, in what ways do you think you could be of most help to her?
4.    Are there feelings about herself and her husband that Doris is currently unwilling to accept? How would a person-centered approach help with acceptance of feelings and with denied parts of the self?
5.    What are some of the advantages of working with Doris within a person-centered framework?

This is the End of the Person Centered Theory/Therapy Case Conceptualization

Section II: Item 12
Gestalt Theory & Therapy Mock Client Case Conceptualization
Answer the following case example on the client from a Gestalt theory/therapy perspective.  Write your responses after each question/item below.  Be sure to include the given question/item first, followed by your own reply.
KAREN: Anxiety over choosing for herself
Assume the perspective of a Gestalt therapist, and show how you would proceed with Karen, a 27-year-old Asian American who is struggling with value conflicts pertaining to her religion, culture, and sex-role expectations. Here is what she has related to you during the first session.
Throughout her life Karen has identified herself as a “good Catholic” who has not questioned much of her upbringing. She has never really seen herself as an independent woman; in many ways she feels like a child, one who is strongly seeking approval and directions from those whom she considers authorities. Karen tells you that in her culture she was taught to respect and honor her parents, teachers, priests, and other elders. Whenever she tries to assert her own will, if it differs from the expectations of any authority figure, she experiences guilt and self-doubt. She went to Catholic schools, including college, and she has followed the morals and teachings of her church very closely. She has not been married, nor has she even had a long-term relationship with a man. Karen has not had sexual intercourse, not because she has not wanted to but because she is afraid that she could not live with herself and her guilt. She feels very restricted by the codes she lives by, and in many ways she sees them as rigid and unrealistic. Yet she is frightened of breaking away from what she was taught, even though she is seriously questioning much of its validity and is aware that her views on morality are growing more and more divergent from those that she at one time accepted. Basically, Karen asks: “What if I am wrong? Who am I to decide what is moral and immoral? I’ve always been taught that morals are clear-cut and do not allow for individual conveniences. I find it difficult to accept many of the teachings of my church, but I’m not able to really leave behind those notions that I don’t accept. What if there is a hell, and I’ll be damned forever if I follow my own path? What if I discover that I ‘go wild’ and thus lose any measure of self-respect? Will I be able to live with my guilt if I don’t follow the morality I’ve been taught?”
Karen is also struggling with the impact of cultural restraints on her view of what it means to be a woman. Generally, she sees herself as being dependent, unassertive, fearful of those in authority, emotionally reserved, socially inhibited, and unable to make decisions about her life. Although she thinks that she would like to be more assertive and would like to feel freer to be herself around people, she is highly self-conscious and “hears voices in her head” that tell her how she should and should not be. She wishes she could be different in some important respects, but she wonders if she is strong enough to swim against what she has learned from her culture, her parents, and her church.
Assume that Karen is coming for a series of counseling sessions in a community clinic. You know the above information about her, and what she wants from you is help in sorting out what she really believes about living a moral life versus what she has been told is the moral way to be. She says that she would like to learn how to trust herself and, in essence, have the courage to know her convictions and live by them. At the same time, she feels unable to act on her values, for fear that she will be wrong. How would you proceed with her?
1.    What do you see as Karen’s basic conflict? How would you summarize the nature of her struggle?
2.    Do you think that in some ways she might be looking to you as another authority figure to tell her that it is all right for her to reject some of the moral codes she was taught and to follow her own? How might you test out this possibility? How could you help her without becoming another source of either approval or disapproval for her?
3.    This case raises a number of key issues for you to consider, a few of which are:
a.    Can you respect her cultural values and at the same time help her make the changes she wants, even if they go against some of her traditions?
b.    Perhaps the values of her culture specify that women should be somewhat reserved, unassertive, emotionally restrained, and deferential to authority. Would you attempt to help her adjust to these cultural norms, or would you encourage her to live by a new set of standards?
c.    Would you be able to avoid imposing your own views or values on Karen? In what direction would you encourage her to move, if any?
d.    What are your views pertaining to sex-role and gender issues that are apparent in this case? How would your values here affect the interventions you make with Karen?
4.    Below are some Gestalt techniques that you might consider using with Karen. Check those that you think you would use:
_____     Ask her to carry on a dialogue between different parts or sides of a conflict.
_____     Invite her to have a dialogue between the Asian side of her and the American side of her.
_____     Suggest that she write an uncensored letter (that she does not mail) to one of her parents.
in which she tells them the ways in which she would like to be different than she is expected to be.
_____     Invite her to create a dialogue between an assertive woman and an unassertive woman.
_____     Ask her to rehearse out loud whatever she is thinking.
_____     Ask her to “become” a significant authority and then lecture to “Karen” in an empty chair.
_____     Ask her to carry on a fantasy dialogue with her boyfriend and say to him everything that she has not yet told him.
_____     Ask her to imagine herself being as wild as possible, along with the worst things that could happen if she were to lose all control.
5.    List some other Gestalt-oriented techniques that you might use in your session with Karen:
6.    Karen says that she feels very restricted by her morals and sees them as rigid and unrealistic. At the same time, she is frightened of breaking away from what she was taught. Thinking in a Gestalt framework, how might you proceed with helping her sort through her values and clarify them for herself?
7.    What are your values as they pertain to the issues that Karen has brought up, and how do you think they will affect the way in which you counsel her? Explain.

This is the End of the Gestalt Case Conceptualization

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