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1. Lyman Wynne’s term for the façade of family harmony that characterized many schizophrenic families is:
a. Pseudocomplementarity b. Pseudomutuality c. Pseudoharmony d. Pseydohostility |
B
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2. Hospital clinicians began to acknowledge and include the family in an individual’s treatment when:
a. They noticed when the patient got better, someone in the family got worse b. The realized the family was footing the bill for treatment c. They realized the family continued to influence the course of treatment anyway d. A and c e. None of the above |
D
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3. Kurt Lewin’s idea of _____________ can be seen in action in Minuchin’s promotion of crises in family lunch sessions, Norman Paul’s use of cross-confrontations, and Peggy Papp’s family choreography.
a. Unfreezing b. Social equilibrium c. Group process d. Psychoeducation |
A
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4. Family sculpting and choreography are applications of this early approach to group treatment, which consists of dramatic enactments from the lives of group members and use a number of techniques to stimulate emotional expression and clarify conflicts
a. T-group b. Encounter group c. Psychoeducation d. Psychodrama |
D
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5. The first to apply group concepts to family treatment was
a. Murray Bowen b. John Elderkin Bell c. Virginia Satir d. Carl Whitaker |
B
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6. Reflecting the recent recognition that some problems are in fact problems or individuals and not caused by families, Carol Anderson and colleagues developed this family therapy approach to treating families with schizophrenics.
a. Family group counseling b. Psychoeducation c. Psychodrama d. Solution focused therapy |
B
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7. Frieda Fromm-Rechmann’s concept, “_____________ mother,” described a domineering, aggressive, rejecting and insecure mother who was thought to provide the pathological parenting that produced schizophrenia.
a. Undifferentiated b. Schizophrenogenic c. Reactive d. Symbiotic |
B
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8. Since the beginning of their profession, _____________ have been concerned with the family, both as a unit and the focus of intervention.
a. Physicians b. Psychiatrists c. Psychologists d. Social workers |
D
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9. Leaders of family therapy who are social workers include all except whom?
a. Carl Whitaker b. Virginia Satir c. Braulio Montalvo d. Monica McGoldrick |
A
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10. Gregory Bateson and his colleagues and Palo Alto introduced this concept to describe the patterns of disturbed family communication which cause schizophrenia.
a. Schizophrenogenesis b. Double bind c. Pseudohostility d. None of the above |
B
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11. The only means to effective escape a double bind is to:
a. Withdrawal from the relationship b. Metacommunicate c. Quid pro quo d. A and b |
D
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12. According to Theodore Lidz, marital schism occurs when:
a. One person with serious psychopathology dominates the other b. There is a chronic failure of spouses to achieve role reciprocity c. One spouse consistenly engages in double-binding communication d. There is a loss of autonomy due to a blurring of psychological boundaries between spouses |
B
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13. Jackson’s concept, ____________________, that families are units that resits change, became the defining metaphor of family therapy’s first three decades.
a. Emotional reavtivity b. Quit pro quo c. Family homeostasis d. A and c |
C
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14. Quid pro quo refers to:
a. The superficial bickering that masks pathological alignments in schizophrenic families b. A bargain struck between husband and wife which constitutes an equal exchange c. The concept that families are units that resist change d. None of the above |
B
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15. The family therapist’s personal resolution of emotional reactivity in his family was as significant for his approach to family therapy as Freud’s self-analysis had been for psychoanalysis.
a. Salvador Minuchin b. Jay Haley c. Murray Bowen d. Carl Whitaker |
C
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16. This family therapist believed in the existence of an interpersonal unconscious within each family.
a. Murray Bowen b. Nathan Ackerman c. Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy d. Virginia Satir |
B
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17. The techniques of structural family therapy fall into two general categories, joining and ________________.
a. Disengaging maneuvers b. Taking an “I” position c. Paradoxical interventions d. Restructuring techniques. |
D
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18. The group therapy model was not entirely appropriate for families for what reason?
a. Family members are peers b. Families have a shared history c. A and c d. None of the above |
B
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1. Which is not a concept of von Bertalanffy’s general systems theory?
a. “black box” metaphor b. A system is more than the sum of its parts c. Equifinality d. Homeostatic reactivity |
A
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2. A biological model of living systems as whole entities which maintain themselves through continuous input and output from the environment, developed by Ludwig von Bertalanffy is known as:
a. Systems theory b. Cybernetics c. Constructivism d. General systems theory |
D
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3. The stages of family’s life from separation from one’s parents to marriage, having children, growing older, retirement, and finally death are known as the:
a. Family structure b. Homeostasis c. Function of the system d. Family life cycle |
D
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4. Which phenomena are NOT a focus of cybernetics, as applied to families?
a. Sequences of interaction b. Family hierarchy c. Family rules d. Negative feedback |
B
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5. Constructivism first found its way into psychotherapy in the work of:
a. Paul Watzlawick b. Kenneth Gergen c. George Kelly d. Michael White |
C
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6. The phrase, “where the id is, there the ego shall be,” best fits which concept?
a. Family trianges b. Generational boundaries c. Differentiation of self d. Functionalism |
C
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7. Superficial change in a system which itself stays invariant is termed ___________, which basic change in the structure of a system is called _____________.
a. Cybernetic; second-order b. First-order; systemic c. Second-order; first-order d. First-order; second-order |
D
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8. A balanced steady state of equilibrium is known as:
a. Metacommunication b. Homeostasis c. Morphogensis d. Equifinality |
B
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9. The privatization of family therapy training had what effect on the fied?
a. The amount or research on family therapy increased four-fold b. Traditional academic settings became the hotbed of the family therapy movement c. Released from the economic constraints of academia, family therapy became a profitable enterprise d. All of the above |
C
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10. The study of control processes in systems, particularly the analysis of the flow of information in closed systems, is known as:
a. Functional analysis of behavior b. Cybernetics c. Existentialism d. General systems theory |
B
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11. Narrative therapy differs from solution-focused therapy in being more focused on _________________ than ___________________.
a. Exceptions; problems b. Cognitions; interactions c. Attitudes; behavior d. Individuals; families |
C
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12. With the exception of the feminist critique, what has been largely missing in family therapy has been an examination of:
a. Cultural biases b. The society we are helping people fit into c. Value systems d. All of the above |
D
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13. General systems theory, cubernetics, and social constructionism are ___________ concepts.
a. Epistemological b. Metapsychological c. Clinical d. Metaphysical |
B
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14. The greatest conceptual influence on the early development of family therapy was:
a. The family life cycle b. Constructivism c. Feminism d. Systems theory |
D
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15. Functionalism is:
a. The idea that symptoms can be understood in the context of the larger family environment, and are often ways to disract or otherwise protect family members from threatening conflicts b. The psychological separation of intellect and emotions, and independence of self from others c. The idea that because the mind is so complex, it’s better to study people’s behavior and communication, than to speculate about what goes on in their minds. d. None of the above |
A
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16. Structural-functionalist and cybernetic perspectives have been criticized for what reason?
a. They are considered too mechanistic b. They fail to adequately consider the impact of contextual processes c. They are reductionistic d. All of the above |
D
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17. The concept of the family life cycle was introduced to the field by:
a. Salvador Minuchin b. Jay Haley c. Murray Bowen d. Don Jackson |
B
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18. The notions of functionalism, structuralism, and general systems theory are all embraced by which family theory?
a. Behavioral family therapy b. Experiential family therapy c. Communications family therapy d. Structural family therapy |
D
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19. Boundaries around the executive subsystem in the family are of particular importance because the family _________ is seen by structural therapists as crucial to the family’s well-being.
a. Network b. Hierarchy c. Life cycle d. Quid pro quo |
A
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1. A Bowen therapist working with an individual family member in treatment is most likely to do which of the following?
a. Create a therapeutic triangle b. Use displacement stories c. Model how to take an “I” position d. Work with a genogram e. C and d |
E
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2. The primary goal of Bowen family therapy is to:
a. Heighten emotional experiencing in family members b. Increase the family’s repertoire of problem-solving skills c. Improve communication between family members d. Increase the level of differentiation of self in family members |
D
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3. The “differentiated” individual:
a. Can extricate him or herself from all emotional triangles b. Can balance his or her needs for closeness and autonomy c. Avoids contact with his or her parents d. Approaches life in a purely rational fashion |
B
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4. According to Bowen Theory, more highly differentiated individuals will likely:
a. Avoid the expression of intense emotions b. Avoid contact with dysfunctional family members c. Have parents who are highly differentiated d. Be first born children e. A and c |
C
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5. An increase in chronic anxiety in the nuclear family system will tend to ___________ less differentiated families, while it will _____________ more highly differentiated families.
a. Be absorbed by/promote growth in b. Promote growth in/be absorbed by c. Cause an increase in symptoms/be absorbed by d. Cause a decrease in symptoms in/promote growth in |
C
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6. Murray Bowen developed his ideas about family therapy while at the NIMH, studying ____________ families. Based on his observations of tehse families’ intense clinging interdependence, he concluded that a lack of differentiation was responsible for all family pathology.
a. Alcoholic b. Depressed c. Neurotic d. Psychotic |
D
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7. By training family members in 3 areas –teaching differentiation, avoiding triangulation and ___________, Bowen therapists can enable a single individual to transform the whole network of his or her family system.
a. Avoiding expression of intense emotions b. Reopening cut-off family relationships c. Increasing contact with dysfunctional family members d. All of the above |
B
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8. According to the Bowen theory, the flight from an unresolved emotional attachment to one’s parents is known as:
a. Emotional cutoff b. Enmeshment c. Disengagement d. Fusion |
A
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9. In Bowen theory, this is a process wherein the projection of varying degrees of immaturity to different children in the same family occurs. The child who is most involved in the family emerges with the lowest level of differentiation, and passes on problems to succeeding generations.
a. Societal emotional process b. Family projection process c. Nuclear family emotional process d. Multigenerational transmission process |
D
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10. This Bowenian term describes the level of emotional “stuck-togetherness” or fusion in the family.
a. Unconscious need complementarity b. Nuclear family emotional process c. Triangling d. A and c |
B
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11. According to Bowen, __________ are the smallest stable unit of human relations.
a. Dyads b. Triangles c. Foursomes d. None of the above |
B
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12. The central premise of Bowen theory is that unresolved _________________ must be resolved before one can differentiate a mature, healthy personality.
a. Oedipal conflicts b. Emotional experiencing c. Emotional reactivity to one’s family or origin d. Career concerns |
C
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13. From a Bowenian perspective, optimal development in the family occurs when all members are relatively differentiated, anxiety is low and parents ________________.
a. Form an executive subsustem b. Cut-off from dysfunctional family members c. Avoid heightened emotionality d. Remain in emotional contact with family of origin |
D
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14. People tend to marry spouses at __________ levels of differentiation.
a. Varying b. Similar c. Complementary d. Opposite |
B
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15. Unlike experiential therapist, Bowenians seek to ___________ levels of anxiety in order to increase levels of differentiation of self in the famil:
a. Increase b. Identify c. Monitor d. Decrease |
D
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16. _________________ is a prominent technique in Bowen therapy designed to clarify emotional processes involved in altering key triangles. The technique is used in order to help family members become aware of systems processes and recognize their own roles in them – it was first developed for use with emotional pursuers and distancers.
a. Relationship experiments b. Coaching c. Use of genograms d. Use of displacement stories |
A
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17. A flight from an unresolved emotional attachment to one’s parents is known as:
a. Disengagement b. Triangling c. Fusion d. Emotional cutoff |
D
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18. According to Sulloway’s research on the correlates of sibling position in families, are more likely to question the status quo and are more open to experience.
a. Laterborns b. Only children c. First borns d. B and c |
A
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19. According to the principles of which Bowenian construct, simply teaching a mother better techniques for disciplining her son will fail, because the intervention ignores the problem that she is overinvolved with the boy as a result of her husband’s emotional distance.
a. Enmeshment b. Multigenerational transmission process c. Emotional cutoff d. Triangles |
D
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