Question 1
2 / 2 pts
Making an effort to create greater psychological distance between enmeshed
family members involves
tracking
unbalancing
boundary making
reframing
Question 2
2 / 2 pts
A primary therapeutic goal for structuralists is
organizational change
insight
self-differentiation
none of the above
Question 3
2 / 2 pts
Diffused boundaries are
rigid
inflexible
distinct
blurred
Question 4
2 / 2 pts
Which of the following is not characteristic of "psychosomatic families"?
disengagement
enmeshment
overprotective attitude by parents
overprotective attitudes by children in the family
Question 5
2 / 2 pts
Attempting to change the hierarchical arrangement between parents calls for
unbalancing
enactments
relabeling
all of the above
Question 6
2 / 2 pts
Family coalitions
are alliances between specific family members formed against another
are usually beneficial, as in helping draw the distinction between what is
expected of males and of females
between children and grandparents are usually beneficial to overall family
functioning
all of the above
Question 7
2 / 2 pts
One of the primary objectives of structural interventions is for the
psychosomatic family to achieve
greater enmeshment
clearer boundaries
more rule-governed interactions
greater disengagement
Question 8
2 / 2 pts
Imitating a family's manner, style, and affective range calls for a therapeutic
technique called ________________ by structuralists.
enactment
tracking
mimesis
none of the above
Question 9
2 / 2 pts
Structural therapists emphasize
a family's hierarchical organization
a family's subsystems
the wholeness of the family
all of the above
Question 10
2 / 2 pts
Labeling an anorectic's refusal to eat as "stubborn" rather than "sick" is an
example of
reframing
scapegoating
regression
shaping
Question 11
2 / 2 pts
One tactic employed by Minuchin in treating anorectics is to
avoid the subject of eating until brought up by a family member
arrange for the first session to meet the family for lunch
work individually with the identified patient
avoid enactments
Question 12
2 / 2 pts
Members of disengaged families run the risk of over-emphasizing
family belongingness
indifference to each other's needs
all of the above
none of the above
Question 13
2 / 2 pts
What the Milan systemicists call neutrality can best be thought of as
circularity
interest
not caring
hypothesizing
Question 14
2 / 2 pts
Hypotheses used by Milan systemicists are
developed by the team
usually in the form of relational statements
based on cybernetic concepts
all of the above
Question 15
2 / 2 pts
Which of the following does not represent Boscolo and Cecchin's landmark
paper on the role of a Milan therapist?
neutrality
hypothesizing
Circular Questioning
issuing directives
Question 16
2 / 2 pts
Brief therapy advocates attempting to change a family system rather than
helping the family make changes within the existing system. This objective
calls for
first-order changes
second order changes
offering opposition or negative feedback
internal reshuffling within the family structure
Question 17
2 / 2 pts
Therapeutic double-binds
forces families into a no-lose situation
are efforts by families to resist change
usually result in families learning to improve their paradoxical
communications
all of the above
Question 18
2 / 2 pts
Systemicists usually assign rituals in the form of
ceremonial acts
direct prescriptions
reframed questions
reframed labels
Question 19
2 / 2 pts
Relabeling is an attempt to
diagnose
therapeutic double-bind
medical prescription change
none of the above
Question 20
2 / 2 pts
As used by the Milan group, hypotheses are intended to convey
truth
a starting point for the therapist and family
a deliberately false impression so that they might defy the therapist
multigenerational patterns
Question 21
2 / 2 pts
In a stereotypical complementary interaction or relationship (best answer)
one person is strong and the other weak
one person is "one-up" and the other "one-down"
both partners are angry
both partners are competitive
Question 22
2 / 2 pts
Relationships are defined by ______________________ messages.
instructional
parental
egalitarian
command
Question 23
2 / 2 pts
Paradoxical interventions are especially useful in attempting to change
______________ families.
defiant or controlled families
placid
over-confident
shy or over-socialized
Question 24
2 / 2 pts
Starting to work with a family, the Milan therapist first
uses positive connotations
proposes a tentative hypothesis
begins circular questioning
studies family fusion
Question 25
2 / 2 pts
The major characteristic of strategic family therapy is that the therapist
plans a strategy for solving the presenting problems
remains neutral and passive throughout treatment
follows the family's leads, since they know what's best for them
none of the above
Question 26
2 / 2 pts
A major characteristic of strategic therapy is
relationship building
the series of directives given by the therapist
interpretation of unconscious impulses
none of the above
Question 27
2 / 2 pts
The person who receives a double-bind message
is doomed to failure whatever response he or she makes
may disobey both commands
may respond positively to both commands
none of the above
Question 28
2 / 2 pts
Symmetrical escalation occurs when
each partner's actions influence the reactions of his or her partner in a
spiraling effect
one participant assumes a "one-down" position and the other a "one-up"
one
both persons attempt to reduce the intensity of a disagreement
one person is weak and the other strong
Question 29
2 / 2 pts
A complementary pattern of communication is based on
a minimization of differences between partners
inequality and the maximization of differences between partners
open quarrels over power and control
direct competition between partners
Question 30
2 / 2 pts
Which of the following Milan techniques is a form of reframing?
neutrality
rituals
hypothesizing
positive connotation
Question 31
2 / 2 pts
Communication theorists give greater credence to
intrapsychic mechanisms do not influence behavior
family rules govern family behavior
the locus of pathology resides within the individual
group therapy should precede family therapy
Question 32
2 / 2 pts
All communication takes place at two levels-the surface level of content and
the level which qualifies what was said on the surface level. The second level
is called
communication
metacommunication
qualifying communication
non-communication
Question 33
2 / 2 pts
For Milan therapeutic intervention, family therapy begins with
the initial telephone inquiry from the family
the first meeting with the family
discussions between team members
the issuance of directives
Question 34
2 / 2 pts
Circular questioning may reveal
differences in relationship
differences in degree and time
observer perspectives
all of the above
Question 35
2 / 2 pts
Therapeutic contracts are
written agreements between spouses for specific behavioral changes
pre-therapy arrangements with a therapist
insurance reimbursement forms
none of the above
Question 36
2 / 2 pts
A problem analysis
seeks understanding of antecedents
pinpoints the specific behavioral deficit
measures therapeutic changes
none of the above
Question 37
2 / 2 pts
According to Masters and Johnson, a primary reason of sexual dysfunction is
erectile problems
couple conflict
performance anxiety
multigenerationally transmitted
Question 38
2 / 2 pts
Gottman calls four forms of negativity between marital partners the Four
Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
criticism
stonewalling
defensiveness
dominance
Question 39
2 / 2 pts
Albert Ellis employs the use of
schemas
attributions
cognitive restructuring
operant conditioning
Question 40
2 / 2 pts
Behavioral therapy attempts to modify a client's
behavior
feelings
thoughts
desires
Question 41
2 / 2 pts
Uncovering the relationship between behavioral deficits and the client's
interpersonal environment is called
behavior analysis
problem analysis
functional analysis
psychoanalysis
Question 42
2 / 2 pts
An enduring set of core beliefs and attitudes that organizes subsequent
perceptions is known as
schemas
automatic thoughts
rituals
none of the above
Question 43
2 / 2 pts
Today's child management and parent training programs frequently deal with
behavior therapists using ___principles
social modification
social stratification
social adherence
social learning
Question 44
2 / 2 pts
The unique psychotherapeutic contributions of the behavioral approach is:
attention to the formative years in the family life cycle
insistence on a data-based set of procedures
concern with unconscious processes
all of the above
Question 45
2 / 2 pts
Cognitive therapists work at three related levels. Which is not one of these
levels?
underlying assumptions
automatic thoughts
schemas
emotions
Question 46
2 / 2 pts
Cognitive restructuring is used for
emotional catharsis
classical conditioning
modifying automatic thoughts and assumptions
operant conditioning
Question 47
2 / 2 pts
Gottman's research indicates three types of stable couples. Which of the
following is not one of those types?
conflict-avoiding couples
conflict-engaging couples
volatile couples
validating couples
Question 48
2 / 2 pts
According to the textbook authors, behavioral family therapists often adopt
an outlook that is too _______
linear
systems
circular
psychodynamic
Question 49
2 / 2 pts
Cognitive-behavioral family therapists gather data using three forms of
clinical assessment:
self-report questionnaires
interviews
direct behavioral observations
all of the above
Question 50
2 / 2 pts
Integrative couples therapy
derives from psychoanalysis
is a strictly behavioral approach
seek partner acceptance
developed from the Milan model
