Adler's Socratic Questioning

In contrast, an aggressive child might choose ______ figurines and actively have them fight with one another.

As children exhibit behaviors non-conducive to healthy functioning, ______ will sometimes be used to change the child's behaviors.

While keeping in mind that the child is exhibiting these negative behaviors in an effort to continue his or her current style of life, limit-setting involves the development of a set of rules established by the therapist (e.g., no hitting during a session). Natural ______

Perhaps best explained as “letting nature take its course,

In Adlerian play ______, your job is to observe the child in the playroom, understand how the child's lifestyle and life situation are presented through play, and begin to articulate that understanding to the child.

Art, play, and creative ______ can be used to develop a trusting, safe relationship with children and to uncover the style of life that the child has adopted.

Since art, play, and creative therapies minimally use verbal ______, they are often more amenable to children, especially younger ones.

As the child draws or responds to ______, whether they are paintings, clay, dolls, or other ______, the child is exhibiting his or her style of life.

For instance, an insecure ______ might draw a picture of herself at a distance from the other ______ren in her class, as she holds on tightly to a doll, indicating a need to be separate from the group.

Building a trusting relationship; encouragement; art, play, and creative therapies; limit-setting; natural consequences; logical consequences; assessment; responding to identified behaviors; democratically held discussion groups; catching oneself; task-setting; and commitment and practice are major techniques used with ______.

In Adlerian play ______, your job is to observe the child in the playroom, understand how the child's lifestyle and life situation are presented through play, and begin to articulate that understanding to the child.

Since art, play, and creative ______ minimally use verbal responses, they are often more amenable to children, especially younger ones.

As the child draws or responds to ______, whether they are paintings, clay, dolls, or other objects, the child is exhibiting his or her style of life.

For instance, an insecure ______ might draw a picture of herself at a distance from the other children in her class, as she holds on tightly to a doll, indicating a need to be separate from the group.