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The primary treatment goal of a structural therapist in treating this family is:


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altering the family structure. (as opposed to strengthening boundaries
between subsystems-- this would be a goal, but not the primary goal)




In brief prescriptive therapy, termination is:


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initiated when the agreed upon number of sessions is up.

,Jacobson's Pretreatment Assessment for Marital Therapy includes all of the following
EXCEPT:


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cohesion.




A family therapist is working with a family of a mother and father whose children
refuse to listen to them. She decides to use the miracle question with the family. How
would she begin introducing it?


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Suppose one night you were asleep, a miracle happened and your
problem was solved. Upon waking, what would be the first thing you would
notice that would tell you that the miracle had occurred? (not all of the
responses can be a set up for the miracle question)




Biracial children have unique circumstances for their identity development because:


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they may not look like their monoracial parents and therefore feel isolated
from the family unit.




According to research alcohol abuse is the most studied phenomenon in family
therapy research. According to some outcome studies which of the following

,approaches have been particularly useful in dealing with substance abuse in families,
especially for engaging young substance abusers?


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Psychoeducational approach.




The Narrative model uses the term "External Invaders" to describe:


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destructive internalized emotional states and beliefs.




An MFT has been seeing a divorced father with two daughters, 8 and 12 years old.
After not showing up for an appointment, the MFT receives a call from the police
stating that the mother reported the children and the father as missing and that he is
the primary suspect in the childrens' disappearance. The police demanded copies of
his psychotherapy notes to see if there's anything in them that will help determine the
childrens' location. In this situation:


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The MFT should hand over his psychotherapy notes so that the police can
determine if there's anything of value to them in the notes.




A couple both are experiencing depression at a level that is altering their lives. They
have both experienced some improvement in depression and some improvement in
their marital satisfaction. At their next session, they ask the MFT if they would be better

, off if they took time off of couples work and both entered separate individual
therapies. From the perspective of current out come research alone:


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The therapist should encourage continuing the couples therapy because
there is research evidence that it is as effective or more effective in
relieving symptoms of depression.




All of the following are examples of insider models of assessment except:


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GARF (this scale is an outsider model-- used by the clinician)




A family therapist has in-session goals to accentuate the client's expression of
attachment needs. Such emotional expression might be termed:


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Primary Emotions.




a role that would be labeled the 'well sibling' would be assigned by which of the
following therapists?


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