1. n the Goolishian-Anderson collaborative approach, therapist and client are
conversational partners
adversarial in describing
reality
both resistant to change
all of the above
2 points
Q U E S T ION 2
1. In working with families, narrative therapists consider themselves
collaborating partners
experts in family
relationships
cybernetic explores
all of the above
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 3
1. Relationship Enhancement programs provide training in all but one of the following
psychoanalytic skill
expressive skill
empathic responding
skill
conversive skill
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 4
1. According to the text, the AAMFT Code of Ethics covers all but one of the following.
Which one is NOT covered?
confidentiality
advertising
financial
arrangements
training
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 5
1. Solution-focused therapists believe that the _____________ is more similar from one
case to another than the problems each intervention is meant to solve.
solution
process
client
various
situation
therapist
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 6
1. Narrative therapeutic approach is based on
making psychoanalytic
interpretations
employing therapeutic questions
issuing directives
using paradoxical interventions
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 7
1. In the psychosocial typology of illness, Rolland does NOT include one of following.
onset
blood type
outcome
incapacitati
on
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 8
1. Deconstruction, according to narrative therapists, refers to disassembling
closed systems
entropic systems
family roles, rules, and hierarchies
family assumptions and so-called truths about
themselves
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 9
1. A _________ law regulates who may practice professional counseling in a state.
credentiali
ng
certificatio
n
licensing
accreditati
on
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 1 0
1. Psychoeducational programs emphasize all except one of the following. Which does
not belong?
skills-building
psychotherapy
stress management
informational
programs
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 1 1
1. Family therapists have sought licensing because
they want legal recognition
the public equates licensing with
professionalism
reimbursements from health plans require
licensing
all of the above
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 1 2
1. Redundancy letters refers to
urging reluctant family members to attend sessions
termination of therapy announcements
urging specific family members to give up duplicate roles
in the family
summarizing a previous month's worth of sessions
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 1 3
1. Which of the following is a true statement?
Practitioners are expected to make correct judgments.
Practitioners are expected to predict the future behavior of
their clients.
Practitioners are expected to be informed and act in good
faith.
all of the above
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 1 4
1. In treating major psychoses, psychoeducation for families is now seen as essential,
along with
medication
individual
psychotherapy
conjoint family
therapy
network
interventions
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 1 5
1. A major goal of the linguistic approach is
solving the family's problem
dis-solving the family's problem
maintaining the complaint
seeking answers to the miracle
question
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 1 6
1. An example of a psychoeducational effort is
parent skills
training
externalization
the miracle
question
all of the above
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 1 7
1. Research on stress in families with schizophrenic members validates well the
relationship between ____________ and relapse.
anxiety
depression
phobias
expressed
emotion
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 1 8
1. According to postmodern thinking, "romantic love" is a
social invention
necessity for couple
contentment
part of all relationships
all of the above
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 1 9
1. A therapist who determines that there is imminent danger to someone the client
vows to harm should
warn the potential victim
maintain client confidence
wait to see if the threat is
carried out
remain neutral
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 2 0
1. In solution-focused brief therapy, "skeleton keys" refers to
reconstructing old repressed memories
paring down problems to their basic
elements
interventions that work for a variety of
"locks"
all of the above
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 2 1
1. Michael White was influenced by Foucault who viewed language as
a way of discovering
reality
an instrument of
power
dissolving problems
none of the above
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 2 2
1. In a managed care setup, therapists are usually referred to as
psychologists
counselors
providers
none of the
above
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 2 3
1. Treating AIDS, family therapists can
prescribe new medications
help patients deal with loss of
independence
hospitalize advanced cases
all of the above
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 2 4
1. Clients need to be told of the possible risks before commencing treatment. This is an
example of
peer review
malpractice
privileged
communication
informed consent
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 2 5
1. An early effort to help parents deal with their emotionally disturbed children is
filial therapy
psychoanalysis
conjoint therapy
marital enhancement
therapy
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 2 6
1. One in four remarriages today involves
a previously married woman but not
a man
a previously married man but not a
woman
both partners previously married
childless couples
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 2 7
1. The Collaborative Family Healthcare Association
is an integration medical, psychosocial and health
care services
attempts to coordinate health care delivery
is family-centered
all of the above
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 2 8
1. Clients who describe their unhappiness but wait for their partner to change first are
called what by solution-focused therapists?
visitors
customers
non-
participants
complainants
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 2 9
1. Narrative therapists encourage clients to tell and retell their preferred stories. This is
called
thicken the preferred story
concreting the preferred story
interweave the preferred story to the stories of
other people
all of the above
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 3 0
1. Families with mental illlness face many difficult obstacles. Which one below is not one
of them?
family life cycle transitions
confront objective and subjective
stressors
challenges to treatment
insurance problems and financial
difficulties
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 3 1
1. Which of the following could bring a suit for malpractice?
ineptitude
carelessness
negligence
all of the
above
none of the
above
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 3 2
1. Postmodernists agree that what we call reality
can be measured
can be objectified
reflects what is out there
are social inventions and evolve from conversations
with others
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 3 3
1. Hudson and O'Hanlon, using brief marital therapy, help couples recognize that
"the map represents the territory"
they can rewrite the story of their relationship
one partner has a clearer view of reality than
the other
solution-oriented therapy can explain their
problems
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 3 4
1. Informed consent before commencing therapy might include
describing procedures
describing the limits of
confidentiality
risks of possible negative
outcomes
all of the above
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 3 5
1. According to narrative therapy, a comprehensive understanding of a person calls for
thin descriptions
thick descriptions
intentional
descriptions
multistoried
descriptions
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 3 6
1. In narrative therapy, a technique used to separate a person's identity from a problem
is called ____________.
internalize a
problem
externalize a
problem
subjectify a
problem
all of the above
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 3 7
1. According to Goolishian, problems are created though
interpersonal
conflict
behavioral
sequences
language
none of the above
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 3 8
1. PREP sessions may take place as
survivor skills
workshops
weekend marathons
home visits
all of the above
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 3 9
1. In externalizing conversations, narrative therapists try to help clients
attach new meanings and language to their
experiences
recognize that the client with the symptom is
the problem
recognize that the family is the problem
tell themselves they no longer have the problem
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 4 0
1. The family therapist primarily identified with solution-focused brief therapy is
Segal
Erickso
n
de
Shazer
White
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 4 1
1. An ethical code violation such as inappropriate advertising of one's services is likely
to be met with a __________ level sanction by the APA.
expulsio
n
educativ
e
repriman
d
censure
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 4 2
1. The PREP Program is designed to aid
marriage
enrichment
marriage
encounter
stepfamily
preparation
none of the above
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 4 3
1. "Family therapy may be hazardous to your health." This statement points to the fact
that
symptoms may develop in the course of treatment
what most benefits the family as a whole may not be best for
each member
stress may accompany participation
smoking is rarely allowed during therapy sessions
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 4 4
1. An example of banding together to deal with a common problem is a focus of
narrative therapy. Support groups, or leagues, were begun by Epston in New Zealand.
These groups have found their way to the US and into the fabric of our society. From
the list of groups below, which answer is best?
Alcoholics Anonymous Support
Group
Support Group for the Homeless
The Anti Anorexia/Anti-Bulimia
League
All of the above
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 4 5
1. The belief that our knowledge of reality is maintained through stories which we tell
about ourselves is called
the redundancy
metaphor
the narrative
metaphor
the narrative
imperative
the redundancy
imperative
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 4 6
1. Ways to avoid successful malpractice suits include:
document treatment plans
consult with colleagues
do not go outside your area of
competence
all of the above
none of the above
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 4 7
1. Ellen expresses her viewpoint at a meeting, although she is shy and her self-doubt
usually tries to silence her. Narrative therapists view this as
an exception
a unique
outcome
a possibility
an aberration
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 4 8
1. White's style of questioning is directed at all except one of the following. Which one?
what the person is experiencing
how the problem is being
experienced
why the problem is being
experienced
how the client would describe the
problem
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 4 9
1. A narrative therapist might seek to lead the family to find unique outcomes to their
stories. This may serve as
therapeutic successes
part of problem-saturated stories
entry points for exploring alternative
stories
all of the above
2 points
Q U E S T I O N 5 0
1. Therapy that involves the use of internet is called ______________.
internet
counseling
web counseling
e-counseling
on-line
counseling
