Question 1

Minuchin and other structural family therapists initiated their work with wealthy suburban clients.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A couple directs the focus of their energy toward a problematic son as a way to avoid facing or dealing with their own conflicts. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)   enmeshment.
B)   normal love.
C)   displacement.
D)   triangulation.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 3

The focus of structural-strategic family therapy is on growth and resolving historical conflicts in a family rather than on dealing with present problems of a family.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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:

Accepted Answer

A)   help to modify the family's transactional rules and develop more appropriate boundaries.
B)   refer Roger to individual therapy since he clearly needs to work through his unresolved issues that are causing him to feel so angry.
C)   take Roger's side and educate his wife about appropriate disciplinary practices.
D)   focus on getting the children to stop misbehaving so that Roger and his wife won't experience this tension.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

To___________ is to form a set of ideas about people, systems, and situations that focus meaning in a useful way.

Accepted Answer

A)   blame
B)   hypothesise
C)   placate
D)   be irrelevantE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Because Bowen's multigenerational approach looks at families from a three-generational perspective, the therapist is mainly interested in past happenings and does not pay much attention to present issues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Feminist, multicultural, and postmodern therapists are extremely aware of the power they have entering into already established systems, and they work to promote understanding through curiosity and interest rather than through formal assessments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The cornerstone of Bowen's theory is differentiation of self.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Structural-strategic family therapists limit their interventions to families alone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A tool for collecting and organising key relationships in a three-generational extended family is a:

Accepted Answer

A)   lifestyle assessment.
B)   family sketch.
C)   genogram.
D)   projective test.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Exam 14: Family Systems Therapy

The cornerstone of Bowen's theory is differentiation of self.

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Structural-strategic family therapists limit their interventions to families alone.

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Minuchin and other structural family therapists initiated their work with wealthy suburban clients.

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A tool for collecting and organising key relationships in a three-generational extended family is a:

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A couple directs the focus of their energy toward a problematic son as a way to avoid facing or dealing with their own conflicts. This is an example of:

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Because Bowen's multigenerational approach looks at families from a three-generational perspective, the therapist is mainly interested in past happenings and does not pay much attention to present issues.

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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:

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The focus of structural-strategic family therapy is on growth and resolving historical conflicts in a family rather than on dealing with present problems of a family.

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To___________ is to form a set of ideas about people, systems, and situations that focus meaning in a useful way.

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Feminist, multicultural, and postmodern therapists are extremely aware of the power they have entering into already established systems, and they work to promote understanding through curiosity and interest rather than through formal assessments.

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Exam 14: Family Systems Therapy

The cornerstone of Bowen's theory is differentiation of self.

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Structural-strategic family therapists limit their interventions to families alone.

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Minuchin and other structural family therapists initiated their work with wealthy suburban clients.

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A tool for collecting and organising key relationships in a three-generational extended family is a:

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A couple directs the focus of their energy toward a problematic son as a way to avoid facing or dealing with their own conflicts. This is an example of:

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Because Bowen's multigenerational approach looks at families from a three-generational perspective, the therapist is mainly interested in past happenings and does not pay much attention to present issues.

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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:

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The focus of structural-strategic family therapy is on growth and resolving historical conflicts in a family rather than on dealing with present problems of a family.

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To___________ is to form a set of ideas about people, systems, and situations that focus meaning in a useful way.

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Feminist, multicultural, and postmodern therapists are extremely aware of the power they have entering into already established systems, and they work to promote understanding through curiosity and interest rather than through formal assessments.

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