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All of the following are considered C: White
communication theorists EXCEPT: White focused on meaning where communication therapists focused on behavior.
A: Watzlawick
B: Satir
C: White
D: Haley
During a session with a couple a husband states to D: All of the above
the therapist that his wife often nags and belittles Feminists draw techniques from other schools of family therapy such as the Narrative approach,
him. The therapist's intervention is to give the wife with a sensitivity to those that are especially empowering and client driven. In this case, the
homework in which she is to only say positive therapist would work together to question imbalances of power between members and the
things to her husband and abstain from any effects these imbalances have on all family members. A feminist therapist might then work with
negative comments. When she appears to be the couple to develop new stories using a collaborative approach.
negative or belittling to her husband he is to put
his hand up and say "Stop". A feminist therapist
would be critical of the above technique because
it:
A: Gives the husband more power
B: Appears to be hierarchical
C: Is therapist driven
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,Jose and Maria bring their son, Joe, to counseling D: Coach the family on improving its problem solving skills.
because of poor academic performance and The strategic family therapist defines the focus of treatment as the family and its interactive
behavior. process, paying particular attention to the family's process of problem solving.
A: externalize the problem
B: rearrange family members to imply alliance
shifts.
C: use genogram construction to help the family
identify family-of-origins patterns consciously.
D: coach the family on improving its problem-
solving skills
During the process of treatment, Mr. Medieros D: exoneration
recognizes how he was victimized by his parents, Exoneration is a process by which the therapist attempts to help the client see the positive intent
and that past generations were also victimized by and inter-generational loyalty issues that motivate the behavior of members of previous
their parents. In recognizing this he began to see generations.
his parents less as monsters and more as
struggling human beings, themselves acting out
invisible loyalties. Therefore, he was able to block
the trans-generational pattern of destructive
entitlement and allowed the positive transmission
of relational resources. The process by which he
earned entitlement by dealing with his own issues
with his own parents is called:
A: A family projection process
B: relational ethics
C: societal regression
D: exoneration
Harmonious relationships are more difficult to C: our society presents them with far more obstacles
achieve for gay and lesbian couples because:
A: they are more inherently pathological than
straight couples
B: of shame
C: our society presents them with far more
obstacles
D: they have more individual problems.
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Mary feels threatened by the arrival of her baby B: first order change
sister so she pouts and becomes temperamental. when only the behaviors or interactions when a system change, this is first order change, as
When Mary acts out this way, her father thinks she opposed to second order change, where the rule governing the behavior must change.
is regressing and tries to get her to act her age by
punishing and criticizing her. Father's harshness
confirms Mary's belief that her sister is displacing
her. The therapist suggests that when Mary
behaves this way, the father should ignore her. If
this suggestion worked, it would be a good
example of:
A: positive feedback
B: first-order change
C: second-order change
D: negative feedback
A couple comes to therapy because their three- B: help the couple function together as a cohesive executive subsystem.
year-old daughter is "out of control". During the Minuchin believes that the most important of all the general goals for families is the creation of an
session the wife begins complaining that her effective hierarchical structure. Inquiring about intergenerational themes is Trans-generational,
husband is never homes and she is left to deal look for disabling interactional sequences is Strategic, and hypothesize as to why the daughter is
with her daughter's behavior. so "out of control" is Milan systemic.
An initial goal that a Structural Family Therapist
working with this family might set is to:
A: inquire about inter-generational themes.
B: help the couple function together as a cohesive
executive subsystem
C: hypothesize as to why the daughter is so "out of
control".
D: look for disabling international sequences.
A Milan-Systemic therapist would define the A: Learning more about differences in family members' perceptions of their relationships.
purpose of circular questioning as: Circular questioning is a series of questions asked of one family member about another or about
A: Learning more about differences in family the relationships within the family. Other answers can be eliminated as follows: Disrupting the
members' perceptions of their relationships. multiple interactional sequences - invariant prescription; Expanding on the notion of a reframe -
B: expanding on the notion of a reframe. positive connotation; Individualized prescription of an action - rituals.
C: disrupting the multiple interactional sequences
existing in the family.
D: an individualized prescription of an action or
series of actions designed to alter the family's
roles.
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C: report
According to the communication theorists, the
All communications have a report and command elements. The report element refers to the
content aspects of communication is known as:
content, while the command element refers to the relationship between the sender and receiver.
A: metacommunication.
Meta-communication is communication about communication. This term usually refers to the
B: report
covert, nonverbal message that gives additional meaning to an overt, verbal message.
C: request
Examples of an analogical or symbolic message are certain behaviors that may have a
D: an analogical message
metaphoric meaning for the couple.
Some research has demonstrated that there are C: It has been demonstrated that the common factor of 'systemic/dyadic reformulation of the
certain common factors in successful presenting problem,' can be as important that ideal choice of treatment model.
psychotherapy. Which of the following statements The common factor components of therapy can be as important or more important to successful
is correct? outcomes, than other components such as experience of the therapist or choice of treatment
A: Common factors in couple and family therapy model.
are valuable, but not as valuable as selecting the
best research supported treatment model.
B: A common factor of at least .65 is necessary
before we can conclude that an element of
treatment is effective.
C: It has been demonstrated that the common
factor of 'systemic/dyadic reformulation of the
presenting problem,' can be as important that
ideal choice of treatment model.
D: Common factors have been validated for
general psychotherapy, but not for couples and
family therapist as yet.
Blended families present unique circumstances for D: addressing the boundary ambiguity often found when merging families.
a therapist. Which of the following would be Boundary ambiguity: Children have simultaneous membership in two families, which can lead to
helpful to a family therapist in facilitating loyalty conflicts and guilt, especially when the relationship between ex-spouses is hostile. The
discussion: couples need to establish clear executive subsystem boundaries, which can be complicated by
A: offering clear rules around how each parent differences in the rules that each spouse prefers and the movement of the stepparent from an
should parent their non-biological children. outside position to inside the family.
B: all of the above.
C: a reflecting team utilizing each family as a team
in a fishbowl dialogue.
D: addressing the boundary ambiguity often found
when merging families.
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