Question

QUESTION 1

1.     Smith's strengths-based approach began when she was researching the strengths of which group?

		Parents of autistic children
		Ethnic minority students
		Low income families with children
		Couples exposed to domestic violence

QUESTION 2

1.     Which of the following is true of strengths?

		Strengths are always strengths, not matter the context
		Social class structures may keep some from achieving certain strengths
		Culture does not change what is regarded as a strength
		The ability to adapt is a normal human characteristic, not a strength

QUESTION 3

1.     Which of the following is true about weaknesses?

		Focusing on improving a weakness will only improve the weakness to the level of average
		The highest achievers manage their weaknesses on their own
		Weaknesses cannot sabotage our strengths
		Strengths cannot be used to manage weaknesses

QUESTION 4

1.     Which of the following is NOT true about strength development?

		Strengths can be developed through encouragement and exposure to the area of strength.
		Strengths can be maintained through the strengthening of neural networks.
		People often become aware of their strengths as a result of feedback from important others like friends or parents
		As we become more aware of our own strengths we become less aware of the strengths of others

QUESTION 5

1.     Strengths development_______________.

		Usually happens by accident
		Occurs because of pressure from significant others like parents
		Involves neural pathway development, instruction, observational learning, and culture
		Is strongest when done by oneself

Answer 1

Q1: B) ethnic minority students

The strength based therapy has started in the 1980s when Dr. Smith began focusing onidentificafoin of tne strengths of the different minority ethnic students. Her aim was to identify the various aspects of healing present in a culture, and she believed that there requires to be a sense of belonging along with an ethnic and cultural connection. Also, she had embraced movements named as the social constructivist movement present in psychotherapy.