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Quiz: Postmodern, Family Systems, & Integrative
Approaches
Due Jul 9, 2021 at 11:59pm Points 100 Questions 25
Time Limit 60 Minutes
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Submitted Jul 9, 2021 at 2:33pm
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4 / 4 pts
Question 1
The founder(s) of narrative therapy is (are):
Michael White and David Epston.
Insoo Kim Berg and Steve de Shazer.
Albert Ellis and Aaron Beck.
Donald Meichenbaum.
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4 / 4 pts
Question 2
Of the following, what is an interest that social constructionists
tend to share?
Helping clients better understand objective reality
Using paradoxical techniques
Using a genogram to teach families about conicts
Generating new meaning in the lives of individuals
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Question 3
The postmodern view incorporates all of the following concepts
except for the notion that:
reality is objectively dened.
reality is based on the use of language.
reality is socially constructed.
each individual experiences their own unique reality.
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Question 4
Narrative conversations do not follow the linear progression
described here; it is better to think of these steps in terms of
__________ progression.
lateral
cyclical
c . parallel
d. perpendicular
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Question 5
The solution-focused brief therapy therapeutic process rests on
the foundation that clients are:
in need of an expert.
unable to make decisions.
the experts on their own lives.
passive participants in their journey.
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Question 6
Narrative therapy has been found to be particularly effective with
diverse client populations for all of the following reasons except:
it was founded in a sociocultural context.
it allows clients to tell their unique stories from their perspective.
it denes problems within a social, cultural, political, and relational
context.
it teaches diverse clients to replace their own narratives with ones
that conform more closely to the ideals and values of mainstream
culture.
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Question 7
The role of the leader in solution-focused therapy groups is not:
to set the tone of focusing on solutions.
to provide clients with simple solutions to their problems.
to create a setting where the client feels resourceful and capable.
to skillfully ask questions to guide clients to nding solutions to
their problems.
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Question 8
Family therapy perspectives call for a conceptual shift from
evaluating individuals to focusing on:
system dynamics.
individual symptoms.
the identied client only.
an individual’s reactions.
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Question 9
By the late 1970s, the most used models in family systems therapy
are:
behavioral approaches.
structural-strategic approaches.
the family process approach.
existential approaches.
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Question 10
Chun Hei is a Korean immigrant who has been separated from her
family and friends for over a year since she came to the U.S. with
her husband. She spends her days taking care of their two young
children while he goes to work, and feels increasingly depressed
without her support system. It is likely that a family therapist who
meets Chun Hei would:
prescribe her antidepressant medication.
be very interested in how her depression affects others in the
family and how it inuences family process.
abandon using a systems approach, and treat her with cognitive
behavioral methods.
be directive and tell her to convince her husband to go back to
Korea so she will once again have family support.
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Question 11
We create, maintain, and live by often __________ that we hope will
keep the family (and each of its members) functional.
the use of bibliotherapy
differentiation of the self
agreed upon rules
unspoken rules and routines
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Question 12
A couple directs the focus of their energy toward a problematic
son as a way to avoid facing or dealing with their own conicts.
This is an example of:
enmeshment.
normal love.
displacement.
triangulation.
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Question 13
Roger and his wife are experiencing tension in their relationship
because he believes she is far too lenient with their children when
they misbehave. This forces him to play the role of “bad cop” as a
parent, which makes him angry. A family therapist working with
Roger and his family might:
help to modify the family’s transactional rules and develop more
appropriate boundaries.
refer Roger to individual therapy since he clearly needs to work
through his unresolved issues that are causing him to feel so
angry.
take Roger’s side and educate his wife about appropriate
disciplinary practices.
focus on getting the children to stop misbehaving so that Roger
and his wife won’t experience this tension.
4 / 4 pts
Question 14
The therapy goals self-esteem and connection, and helping family
members achieve congruent communication and interaction are
most associated with which theory of family therapy?
Bowen’s multigenerational family therapy
Satir’s human validation process model
Dreikurs’s experiential/symbolic family therapy
Minuchin’s structural family therapy
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Question 15
Which of the following approaches to therapy focuses on
eliminating maladaptive behaviors?
Person-centered therapy
Gestalt therapy
Behavior therapy
Reality therapy
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Question 16
Which of the following approaches to therapy puts an emphasis on
direct experiencing and doing?
Person-centered therapy
Gestalt therapy
Rational emotive behavior therapy
Narrative therapy
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Question 17
Which of the following approaches to therapy stresses
understanding rst and technique second?
Gestalt therapy
Existential therapy
Rational emotive behavior therapy
Family systems therapy
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Question 18
Which of the following approaches to integration refers to a
conceptual creation beyond a mere blending of techniques?
Technical eclecticism
Common factors approach
Theoretical integration
Assimilative integration
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Question 19
The __________ measures a client’s perception of the quality of the
therapeutic relationship, which includes the relational bond with
the therapist, the perceived collaboration around specic tasks in
therapy, and agreement on goals, methods, and client preferences.
Session Rating Scale
Outcome Rating Scale
Income Rating Scale
Termination Rating Scale
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Question 20
A limitation of person-centered therapy is:
the possible danger of the therapist remaining passive and
inactive.
the emphasis on complex ideas and concepts.
the lack of research to support the theory.
neglect of the value of the therapeutic relationship.
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Question 21
Which of the following approaches is credited with an emphasis
on assessment and evaluation?
Behavior therapy
Existential therapy
Psychoanalytic therapy
Reality therapy
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Question 22
One contribution of psychoanalytic therapy has been its:
subjective approach.
reliance on research for validation.
detailed and comprehensive description of personality structure
and functioning.
emphasis on an I/Thou relationship.
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Question 23
Empowerment and egalitarianism are the basis of the ________
therapeutic relationship.
existential
feminist
Gestalt
psychoanalytic
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Question 24
Which of the following approaches encourages therapists to
accurately grasp the client’s “being in the world”?
Psychoanalytic therapy
Adlerian therapy
Behavior therapy
Existential therapy
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Question 25
Which of the following therapies is based on a growth model and
is applicable to such varied spheres of life as child guidance,
parent-child counseling, and marital and family therapy?
Psychoanalytic therapy
Behavioral therapy
Cognitive behavior therapy
Adlerian therapy
Quiz Score: 100 out of 100
