COUC 601
COUC 601 Midterm Exam Study Guide
Graded A 2026
1
The idea that events are related through a series of interacting loops is
Circular causality
2
A conflict created when a person receives contradictory messages on different
levels of abstraction in an important relationship and cannot leave or comment
is a
Double bind
3
Narrative therapy differs from solution focused therapy in being more focused
on ___ than ___
Attitudes than behavior
4
The greatest conceptual influence on the early development of family therapy
was
Systems theory
5
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The concept of the family life cycle was introduced to the field by
Betty carter and monica mcgoldrick
6
A balanced, steady state of equilibrium is known as
Homeostasis
7
Which is not a concept of von bertalanffy's general systems theory
A black box metaphor
8
A biological model of living systems as whole entities which maintains
themselves through continuous input and output from the environment,
developed by ludwig von bertalanffy is known as
General systems theory
9
The stages of a family's life from separation from one's parents to marriage,
having children, growing older, retirement, and finally death are known as the
Family life cycle
10
Which phenomena are not a focus of cybernetics, as applied to families
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Family hierarchy
11
What is not a primary benefits of using the genogram
They are used for diagnosis of mental illness
12
The theoretical basis for the genogram is
Bowen's concept of multigenerational transmission of family patterns
The belief that families repeat themselves
The observation that what happens in one generation happens in the next as
well
13
Include the following information on a family genogram
Identification of the index person
Family members for three generations
Dates of birth and death for each person
14
Who are the caretakers and the sick ones is an example of a question that will
reveal what kind of systematic information for the genogram
Family roles
COUC 601
COUC 601 Midterm Exam Study Guide
Graded A 2026
1
The idea that events are related through a series of interacting loops is
Circular causality
2
A conflict created when a person receives contradictory messages on different
levels of abstraction in an important relationship and cannot leave or comment
is a
Double bind
3
Narrative therapy differs from solution focused therapy in being more focused
on ___ than ___
Attitudes than behavior
4
The greatest conceptual influence on the early development of family therapy
was
Systems theory
5
COUC 601
,COUC 601
The concept of the family life cycle was introduced to the field by
Betty carter and monica mcgoldrick
6
A balanced, steady state of equilibrium is known as
Homeostasis
7
Which is not a concept of von bertalanffy's general systems theory
A black box metaphor
8
A biological model of living systems as whole entities which maintains
themselves through continuous input and output from the environment,
developed by ludwig von bertalanffy is known as
General systems theory
9
The stages of a family's life from separation from one's parents to marriage,
having children, growing older, retirement, and finally death are known as the
Family life cycle
10
Which phenomena are not a focus of cybernetics, as applied to families
COUC 601
, COUC 601
Family hierarchy
11
What is not a primary benefits of using the genogram
They are used for diagnosis of mental illness
12
The theoretical basis for the genogram is
Bowen's concept of multigenerational transmission of family patterns
The belief that families repeat themselves
The observation that what happens in one generation happens in the next as
well
13
Include the following information on a family genogram
Identification of the index person
Family members for three generations
Dates of birth and death for each person
14
Who are the caretakers and the sick ones is an example of a question that will
reveal what kind of systematic information for the genogram
Family roles
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