TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: The Couple Is a Unique System 1
Multiple-Choice Examination Questions 1
Essay Examination Questions 3
Chapter 2: Couples and Culture 4
Multiple-Choice Examination Questions 4
Essay Examination Questions 7
Chapter 3: The Integrative Model 9
Multiple-Choice Examination Questions 9
Essay Examination Questions 11
Chapter 4: The Integrative Model Part 2: Stages 2, 3, 4, and 5 13
Multiple-Choice Examination Questions 13
Essay Examination Questions 16
Chapter 5: The Assessment of Couples and Their Problems 17
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Multiple-Choice Examination Questions 17
Essay Examination Questions 20
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Chapter 6: Techniques and Foundational Practices in Couples Counseling 21
Multiple-Choice Examination Questions 21
Essay Examination Questions 23
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Chapter 7: LGBTQ+ Couples 25
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Multiple-Choice Examination Questions 25
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Essay Examination Questions 27
Chapter 8: Communication and Relationship Education 29
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Essay Examination Questions 32
Chapter 9: Sex and Intimacy for Couples 33
Multiple-Choice Examination Questions 33
Essay Examination Questions 35
Chapter 10: Infidelity in Couples 37
Multiple-Choice Examination Questions 37
Essay Examination Questions 39
Chapter 11: Violence and Trauma in Couple Relationships 40
Multiple-Choice Examination Questions 40
Essay Examination Questions 42
Chapter 12: Counseling Couples with Addictions 43
Multiple-Choice Examination Questions 43
Essay Examination Questions 45
Answer Key 47
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Chapter 1: The Couple Is a Unique System
Multiple-Choice Examination Questions
1. Which of the following are distinctions between a family or friend relationship and a
couple relationship according to Bubenzer and West (1992)?
a. A couple relationship contains a balance of stability and growth, while family and
friend relationships usually do not require continuous improvement/spontaneity.
b. Friend and family relationships have a past, present, and future, while a couple
relationship often relies on their shared memories.
c. Resentment is a common experience in the couple relationship but does not
present itself in friend or family relationships.
d. A couple relationship is not easily distinguished from a friend or family
relationship excluding sexual interaction.
2. Which of the following questions is expected to be a constant question that members
of a couple ponder?
a. “Where do I see myself in five years?”
b. “What is my partner’s favorite thing about me?”
c. “What aspects of my behavior affect my partner?”
d. “Who does my partner expect me to be, and how does that compare to me now?”
3. Which of the following is a unique challenge associated with couples counseling?
a. Couples are often unmotivated to engage in counseling.
b. One member of a couple tends to be submissive and disengaged in counseling.
c. Couples develop destructive patterns of behavior in which both people collude.
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d. Couples are resistant to discussing the past.
4. A vertical stressor refers to:
a. Internal perceptions that an individual brings to the relationship from the family of
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b. Predictable life cycle stressors such as a child leaving home for college
c. Unpredictable stressors such as an unexpected death or illness
d. Pressures or obligations stemming from the nuclear family
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5. A horizontal stressor refers to:
a. Internal perceptions that an individual brings to the relationship from the family of
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origin
b. Predictable life cycle stressors such as a child leaving home for college
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c. Unpredictable stressors such as an unexpected death or illness
d. Pressures or obligations stemming from the nuclear family
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6. Which of the following describes the relationship between a couples counselor and
the couple?
a. The relationship often involves enmeshment and codependency.
b. The relationship is more complicated and may involve jealousy or competition.
c. The relationship mirrors that of individual counseling.
d. The relationship is stronger and more resilient to therapeutic ruptures.
7. Systems level stressors include:
a. Clashes over religion
b. The pressure to have children
c. Career pressures
d. All of the above
8. Obergefell v Hodges (2015) is:
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a. The definition of common law marriage
b. The Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage
c. The law that requires individuals to be 18 years old to be married
d. The right to “marry, establish a home, and bring up children”
9. Which of the following statements is true?
a. College educated women are less likely to marry than non-college-educated
women.
b. Single people have more satisfying and more frequent sex than married people.
c. Cohabitation decreases the likelihood of divorce.
d. The arrival of children decreases satisfaction for both members of a couple.
10. Intimacy:
a. Requires setting boundaries
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b. Involves expressing feelings
c. Is impacted by expectations stemming from family of origin
d. All of the above
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11. Power differentials:
a. Refer to whether one partner has more influence in making decisions or whether
the couple shares power in the decision-making process
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b. Refer to how the couple manages control in conflict
c. Refer to the degree of competition and cooperation in a marriage
d. All of the above
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12. All of the following are examples of myths commonly held by couples EXCEPT:
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a. If we love each other, we should be happy at all times.
b. We should always be completely honest with the other person.
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Chapter 1: The Couple Is a Unique System 1
Multiple-Choice Examination Questions 1
Essay Examination Questions 3
Chapter 2: Couples and Culture 4
Multiple-Choice Examination Questions 4
Essay Examination Questions 7
Chapter 3: The Integrative Model 9
Multiple-Choice Examination Questions 9
Essay Examination Questions 11
Chapter 4: The Integrative Model Part 2: Stages 2, 3, 4, and 5 13
Multiple-Choice Examination Questions 13
Essay Examination Questions 16
Chapter 5: The Assessment of Couples and Their Problems 17
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Multiple-Choice Examination Questions 17
Essay Examination Questions 20
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Chapter 6: Techniques and Foundational Practices in Couples Counseling 21
Multiple-Choice Examination Questions 21
Essay Examination Questions 23
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Chapter 7: LGBTQ+ Couples 25
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Multiple-Choice Examination Questions 25
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Essay Examination Questions 27
Chapter 8: Communication and Relationship Education 29
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, Multiple-Choice Examination Questions 29
Essay Examination Questions 32
Chapter 9: Sex and Intimacy for Couples 33
Multiple-Choice Examination Questions 33
Essay Examination Questions 35
Chapter 10: Infidelity in Couples 37
Multiple-Choice Examination Questions 37
Essay Examination Questions 39
Chapter 11: Violence and Trauma in Couple Relationships 40
Multiple-Choice Examination Questions 40
Essay Examination Questions 42
Chapter 12: Counseling Couples with Addictions 43
Multiple-Choice Examination Questions 43
Essay Examination Questions 45
Answer Key 47
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Chapter 1: The Couple Is a Unique System
Multiple-Choice Examination Questions
1. Which of the following are distinctions between a family or friend relationship and a
couple relationship according to Bubenzer and West (1992)?
a. A couple relationship contains a balance of stability and growth, while family and
friend relationships usually do not require continuous improvement/spontaneity.
b. Friend and family relationships have a past, present, and future, while a couple
relationship often relies on their shared memories.
c. Resentment is a common experience in the couple relationship but does not
present itself in friend or family relationships.
d. A couple relationship is not easily distinguished from a friend or family
relationship excluding sexual interaction.
2. Which of the following questions is expected to be a constant question that members
of a couple ponder?
a. “Where do I see myself in five years?”
b. “What is my partner’s favorite thing about me?”
c. “What aspects of my behavior affect my partner?”
d. “Who does my partner expect me to be, and how does that compare to me now?”
3. Which of the following is a unique challenge associated with couples counseling?
a. Couples are often unmotivated to engage in counseling.
b. One member of a couple tends to be submissive and disengaged in counseling.
c. Couples develop destructive patterns of behavior in which both people collude.
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d. Couples are resistant to discussing the past.
4. A vertical stressor refers to:
a. Internal perceptions that an individual brings to the relationship from the family of
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origin
b. Predictable life cycle stressors such as a child leaving home for college
c. Unpredictable stressors such as an unexpected death or illness
d. Pressures or obligations stemming from the nuclear family
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5. A horizontal stressor refers to:
a. Internal perceptions that an individual brings to the relationship from the family of
s
origin
b. Predictable life cycle stressors such as a child leaving home for college
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c. Unpredictable stressors such as an unexpected death or illness
d. Pressures or obligations stemming from the nuclear family
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6. Which of the following describes the relationship between a couples counselor and
the couple?
a. The relationship often involves enmeshment and codependency.
b. The relationship is more complicated and may involve jealousy or competition.
c. The relationship mirrors that of individual counseling.
d. The relationship is stronger and more resilient to therapeutic ruptures.
7. Systems level stressors include:
a. Clashes over religion
b. The pressure to have children
c. Career pressures
d. All of the above
8. Obergefell v Hodges (2015) is:
ers us
a. The definition of common law marriage
b. The Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage
c. The law that requires individuals to be 18 years old to be married
d. The right to “marry, establish a home, and bring up children”
9. Which of the following statements is true?
a. College educated women are less likely to marry than non-college-educated
women.
b. Single people have more satisfying and more frequent sex than married people.
c. Cohabitation decreases the likelihood of divorce.
d. The arrival of children decreases satisfaction for both members of a couple.
10. Intimacy:
a. Requires setting boundaries
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b. Involves expressing feelings
c. Is impacted by expectations stemming from family of origin
d. All of the above
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11. Power differentials:
a. Refer to whether one partner has more influence in making decisions or whether
the couple shares power in the decision-making process
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b. Refer to how the couple manages control in conflict
c. Refer to the degree of competition and cooperation in a marriage
d. All of the above
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12. All of the following are examples of myths commonly held by couples EXCEPT:
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a. If we love each other, we should be happy at all times.
b. We should always be completely honest with the other person.
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