When considering the underlying assumptions and principles of child therapy, a nurse psychotherapist

A cognitive-behavioral therapist likes to use action plans (homework) with his patients. What might be his rationale be for doing this? 

When a patient is having difficulty identifying an automatic thought when asked “What was just going through your mind?” which of the following is an unhelpful follow-up action by the therapist? 

Core beliefs 

In structural family therapy, which of the following describes a family pattern with rigid and impermeable boundaries that result in a heightened sense of personal autonomy and independence?

What role might behavioral experiments play in Sarah’s cognitive behavior therapy?

Which phase of group formation and development is occurring when group members are becoming more aligned as a whole, working towards a common goal, and experience a great sense of trust among themselves?

A technique that helps uncover core beliefs is 

Which of the following is a theoretical assumption of cognitive behavior therapy? 

Which of the following techniques might a strategic family therapist ask the family to do a seemingly illogical intervention that runs counter to common sense and is in apparent contradiction to the goals of therapy yet is designed to bring about positive change?