Question 1
2 / 2 pts
Two leading family therapists, Don Jackson and Murray Bowen, trained under American
psychiatrist
Gregory Bateson
Nathan Ackerman
Harry Stack Sullivan
Alfred Adler
Question 2
2 / 2 pts
Wynne's concept of a rubber fence refers to
locked hospital wards
closed family systems
shifting boundaries around a family
easy access to a psychiatric hospital
Question 3
2 / 2 pts
A trio of Freudian concepts remain of vital importance to any __________ model.
psychodynamic
communication
structural
behavioral
Question 4
2 / 2 pts
One highlight of Framo's approach is the ability to lead a couple through several
treatment stages. From the list below, which is one of these stages?
family loyalty explorations
family of origin conferences
parent-adolescent rap sessions
contextual approach
Question 5
2 / 2 pts
According to Ackerman, family dysfunction reflects
a failure of role complementarity
learned maladaptive or problematic behavior
a struggle for power
none of the above
Question 6
2 / 2 pts
The study of paradoxes of communication in animals as well as humans is associated
with the name of:
Waxler
Fisher
Bateson
Miller
Question 7
2 / 2 pts
A holding environment is a key element in:
experiential family therapy
contextual therapy
object relations family therapy
none of the above
Question 8
2 / 2 pts
A schizophrenogenic mother is one who:
is simultaneously angry and guilt over her anger
is possessive and guilt-producing
marries a domineering husband
becomes schizophrenia with the birth of her first child
Question 9
2 / 2 pts
In Kohut's system, selfobjects refer to
childhood play objects
transitional objects in childhood
sense of oneself in relation to another needed by the self
all of the above
none of the above
Question 10
2 / 2 pts
Kohut views narcissism as:
a pathological condition of self-absorption
a normal stage of development
disappearing after adolescence
concern for the welfare of others
Question 11
2 / 2 pts
According to Ackerman, the therapist's primary job is to...
pull the family together
listen to the family
allow the family space to heal
be a catalyst for the family
Question 12
2 / 2 pts
Object relations theory evolved from the study of:
objective analyses of another persons
object constancy
early mother-infant relationships
father/mother/siblings bonding
Question 13
2 / 2 pts
Object relations theorists believe the infant's need for what influences the development
of the self?
positive reinforcements
tenderness
attachment
none of the above
Question 14
2 / 2 pts
Family therapy gained its initial legitimacy during the 1950's by:
emphasizing clinical research over clinical practice
emphasizing treatment over research
hospitalizing entire families
practicing experiential family therapy
Question 15
2 / 2 pts
Pochaska and Norcross (2010) contend the model orientation of family therapy today is:
psychoanalytic approaches
eclecticism
psychodynamic interpretations
all of the above
Question 16
2 / 2 pts
A double-bind situation calls for:
an important ongoing adult relationship in a child's life
conflicting injunctions
an inability to escape the situation
all of the above
none of the above
Question 17
2 / 2 pts
When a child internalizes the image of his mother into a good object and a bad object,
he is engaging in:
projective identification
splitting
identifying
differentiating
Question 18
2 / 2 pts
The largest organization of family therapists is the:
American Family Therapy Association
American Family Therapy Academy
American Psychiatric Association
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
Question 19
2 / 2 pts
Object Relations Family Therapy emphasizes the basic human need for:
sexual gratification
the release of aggression
experiences
attachment
Question 20
2 / 2 pts
A "sound" theory should be:
verifiable
parsimonious
empirically valid
all of the above
Question 21
2 / 2 pts
Object Relations Family Therapy:
analyses dreams and fantasies
explores family histories
seeks to provide insight
all of the above
Question 22
2 / 2 pts
One of Bowen's innovative research techniques was:
to have mothers move in with their hospitalized schizophrenic children
to study double-bind message in schizophrenic's member
to study double-bind messages in schizophrenic's families
all of the above
Question 23
2 / 2 pts
Slovik and Griffith consider the major value of the introduction of the one-way mirror in
the 1950s was the ability to:
viewing schizophrenia up close
providing clinical confirmation of circular causality
making sure all family members attend the session
none of the above
I Question 24
0 / 2 pts
An empirically valid theory:
confirms predictions
requires experimental proof
both of the above
neither of the above
Question 25
2 / 2 pts
With his concept of self-differentiation, Bowen argues for
emotional detachment
objectivity
balance
rationality
Question 26
2 / 2 pts
The "undifferentiated family ego mass" refers to
excessive narcissism within the family
family is emotionally stuck together
enmeshment and disengagement occurring simultaneously
pseudomutuality
Question 27
2 / 2 pts
Possible symptomatic patterns of fusion, according to Bowen, may be
chronic marital conflict
a psychologically damaged child
physical illness in a spouse
none of the above
all of the above
Question 28
2 / 2 pts
In his family intervention techniques, Bowen presented himself as a
researcher
individual therapist
group therapist
none of the above
Question 29
2 / 2 pts
According to Kerr, an emotional cutoff
reflects a family problem
solves a family problem
creates a family problem
all of the above
Question 30
2 / 2 pts
One of the unique aspects of Boszormenyi-Nagy's contextual therapy is his concern
with
a balance of fairness among family members
structure and process
insight and action
dyads and triads
Question 31
2 / 2 pts
Family systems therapists, in Bowen's approach,
insist on the entire family being present
refuse to see children under 4 years of age
may choose to work only with the less well-differentiated partner
may choose to work only with the better differentiated partner
Question 32
2 / 2 pts
Genograms help shed light on
how many generations currently live together
multigenerational relationship patterns of family functioning
family enmeshments and disengagements
none of the above
Question 33
2 / 2 pts
By symbiosis, Bowen is referring to
emotional cutoff
male-female sibling positions'
an intense mother-child attachment
family triangles
Question 34
2 / 2 pts
Bowen believed that, generally speaking, people choose mates with _________ levels
of differentiation than their own
slightly lower
slightly higher
about the same
considerably higher or considerably lower
Question 35
2 / 2 pts
The greater the level of undifferentiation of the parents, the more likely they will rely on
the _________________to stabilize the system.
family projection process
family scapegoats
family ledger
family pet
Question 36
2 / 2 pts
Bowen's concept of societal regression extends his view to
individual fixations in society
a family's ability to regress during family therapy
society's emotional functioning
none of the above
Question 37
2 / 2 pts
Bowen referred to a family's way of reducing stress and maintaining stability as its
undifferentiated family ego mass
nuclear family emotional system
system of family obligations and entitlements
none of the above
Question 38
2 / 2 pts
Nothing exists except in the now. This statement was likely made by a
psychoanalyst
trangenerational therapists
Gestalt therapist
none of the above
Question 39
2 / 2 pts
Satir called her approach
humanistic psychotherapy
neo-communication family therapy
the human validation process
growth enhancing therapy
Question 40
2 / 2 pts
Emotionally-focused therapists first try to
help couples agree to get along better
help couples take turns on the host seat
help couples identify negative interactions
all of above
Question 41
2 / 2 pts
Whitaker conceptualizes schizophrenia as
an intrapsychic disturbance
an interpersonal deficit
a communication disorder
an intrapsychic and interpersonal dilemma
Question 42
2 / 2 pts
The primary survival triad, according to Satir, refers to
mind, body, temperament
pleaser, displeaser, provocateur
threat, reward, and seed models
father, mother, child
Question 43
2 / 2 pts
The attempt to guide clients into unlocking dysfunctional patterns stemming from their
family of origin is called
Family Life Chronology
The Seed Model
The Primary Triad
Family Reconstruction
I Question 44
0 / 2 pts
Generally speaking, experiential therapists believe that change resides
in attempts to uncover past traumatic events
in offerering interpretations
when providing insights into family behavior patterns
in a non-rational therapeutic experience
Question 45
2 / 2 pts
Experiential therapists are especially critical of rational thought in the way of
intellectualization
self-disclosure
active therapists
none of the above
all of the above
Question 46
2 / 2 pts
According to Whitaker, the battle for initiative must
remain in the hands of the therapist
instituted only with resistant families
come from the family
none of the above
Question 47
2 / 2 pts
The Family Life Chronology is essentially
a word-count of how much information is provided by families during an hour-long
session
a review of key events throughout the family's life evolution
a test of attitude formation
a structural test
Question 48
2 / 2 pts
Probably Kempler's outstanding therapeutic tactic is his insistence on
punctuality
self-disclosure and openness
insight
physical contact
I Question 49
0 / 2 pts
In Satir's view, symptoms
signal growth blockage
have a homeostatic function
represent destructive family transactions
all of the above
Question 50
2 / 2 pts
The developers of Emotionally-Focused Couple Therapy are
Satire and Kempler
Johnson and Satire
Whitaker and Greenberg
Johnson and Greenberg
Quiz Score: 94 out of 100
