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Observer perspective question: enhances self awareness about interpersonal perception and interactions
Reason: Draws on the affective regulation dialogue of attachment theory
"Why do you think your mom has placed these boundaries around you seeing your boyfriend and friends?"
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Circular question: reveals patterns and connections between people
Reason: Better understand how a parent's attachment history impacts there parenting now.
"How do you think your relationship with your parents affect your relationship with your daughter, Tasha?"
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Observer perspective question: questions to enhance self awareness or encourage other awareness and explore interpersonal perception and interaction
Reason: Bringing awareness to how parental behavior affects children
"When you engage in conflict with Teresa in front of the kids, how do you think that makes them feel?"
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Unexpected context change: explore an opposite context or meaning
Reason: Draws on strengths (strengths-based approach)
"When was the last time you and your mother had a good time ?"
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Distinction-Clarification: questions that clarify problems and members assumptions about the problem
Reason: Highlighting problematic rules
"Now that Tasha is 18, what changes to the rules you have set out for Tasha would you be willing to change?"
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Question introducing hypothesis: introduce clinicians tentative explanation in form of a question
Reason: voicing concerns that have not been said before
"If Tasha expressed she was worried about you leaving her life, how would you feel?"
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Distinction clarification question: questions that clarify problem and members assumptions about the problem
Reason: Helps understand why Tasha breaks Teresa's rules
"Now that your 18, how do you think that the rules set out by your parents should be different?"
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Future oriented question
Reason: helps family to cultivate goals and focus on life beyond the current problem
"If I was to give you a magic wand, what would your relationship with your daughter ideally look like?"
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Embedded suggestion question: includes content to point the client in a direction the clinician finds helpful
Reason: attempting to establish a secure relationship between the parents.
"If instead of withdrawing from Teresa after a conflict, you were to sit and talk to her about it, how do you think that would change the dynamics of the house?"
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