For the chapter 6 activity, you will be completing Experiential Exercise 6.6 (p. 95) with a few improvements for comprehension. You will need to complete all 10 response sections. For the integrity of this activity, you will not be able to read your peers’ postings until you have posted.
Below, you will find the activity for you to copy and paste before filling it into your reply. You should read chapter 6 before completing this activity.
Examine the following and see if they tend to be closed, open, tentative, or why questions. Also, consider whether some questions could be a combination of these. Finally, come up with a better response to get the same type of information.
Example:
Question: Did you feel sad or angry about your daughter running away?
Type: Closed
What is wrong with it: Limits the client to only two possible feelings
Better response: It sounds like you might be feeling quite unsettled about your daughter’s behavior.
Questions to answer
Question 1: Did you feel good or bad about the breakup?
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Question 2: How did you feel about the death of your father?
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Question 3: How angry were you at your brother for not helping you out?
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Question 4: How many times have you been to the unemployment office?
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Question 5: Is it that you were pretty upset about being lied to?
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Question 6: How often during the day do you cry about the breakup?
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Question 7: Would you like to tell me more about the situation?
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Question 8: Will it take two or three months to get over this?
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Question 9: How often have you been in counseling and who were your counselors?
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Question 10: Why do you think your parents divorced?
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