Marriage and Family Therapy
Family therapists believe most life difficulties stem from: -
family problems
Family therapy is particularly effective with: -
adult obesity AND couple distress
Before 1940, mental health treatment focused on: -
individuals
The systems theory developed by Ludwig Von Bertanlanffy had less reliance on ____ and more
emphasis on ____. -
linear causality: circular causality
The only woman pioneer in the early days of family therapy was: -
Virginia Satir
A type of questioning developed by the Milan Associates, emphasized asking questions that highlighted
differences among family members. This type of questioning is called: -
circular questioning
The following family therapy pioneer utilized touch and nurturing of family members, emphasizing
self-esteem, compassion, and affective congruence: -
Virginia Satir
There are currently two associations accrediting marriage and family therapy training programs: -
CACREP & AAMFT
Family therapy focuses on the ___ rather than the ___, which creates new and unique ways of resolving
problems. -
interpersonal: intrapersonal
Family therapy tends to be ___ than individual counseling. -
briefer
In the 1970s, feminists began to question whether or not some concepts of family therapy were
oppressive to women. True or false? -
True
The purpose of mystification is to simultaneously send two seemingly contradictory messages, leading
to confusion. True or false? -
False
The first family therapy license was granted in Michigan in 1963. True or False? -
False, California.
, John Bell was known for his unconventional, spontaneous, sometimes outrageous appearing
approaches, designed to help families achieve freedom and growth. True or false? -
False, Whitaker.
The most popular family therapy approaches in the 1970s were experiential family therapy, structural
family therapy and strategic family therapy. True or false? -
True
The Supreme Court of the United States ruled in 2013 that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act
(DOMA) was unconstitutional under the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment. True or false? -
True
Basic Family Therapy Skills Project -
a project that begin in 1987 which focuses on determining, defining, and testing the skills essential
for beginning family therapists to master for effective therapy practice
brief therapy -
an approach to working with families that has to do more with clarity about what needs to be
changed rather than time. A central principle of brief therapy is that one evaluates which solutions have
so far been attempted and then tries new and different solutions to the family's problem, often the
opposite of what has already been attempted
circular questioning -
a Milan technique of asking questions that focus attention on family connections and highlight
differences among family members. Every question is framed so that it addresses differences in
perception about events or relationships by various family members.
dual therapy -
the name for conjoint couple therapy devised by Carl Whitaker
family life education -
the study of family life including developmental and situational factors that affect or change the
life of families
internal family systems -
model of Richard Schwartz which considers both individual intrapsychic dynamics and family
systems
interpersonal -
relationships between persons
intrapersonal -
thoughts, feelings, processes in a person
mystification -
the actions taken by some families to mask what is going on between family members, usually in
the form of giving conflicting and contradictory explanations of events
Family therapists believe most life difficulties stem from: -
family problems
Family therapy is particularly effective with: -
adult obesity AND couple distress
Before 1940, mental health treatment focused on: -
individuals
The systems theory developed by Ludwig Von Bertanlanffy had less reliance on ____ and more
emphasis on ____. -
linear causality: circular causality
The only woman pioneer in the early days of family therapy was: -
Virginia Satir
A type of questioning developed by the Milan Associates, emphasized asking questions that highlighted
differences among family members. This type of questioning is called: -
circular questioning
The following family therapy pioneer utilized touch and nurturing of family members, emphasizing
self-esteem, compassion, and affective congruence: -
Virginia Satir
There are currently two associations accrediting marriage and family therapy training programs: -
CACREP & AAMFT
Family therapy focuses on the ___ rather than the ___, which creates new and unique ways of resolving
problems. -
interpersonal: intrapersonal
Family therapy tends to be ___ than individual counseling. -
briefer
In the 1970s, feminists began to question whether or not some concepts of family therapy were
oppressive to women. True or false? -
True
The purpose of mystification is to simultaneously send two seemingly contradictory messages, leading
to confusion. True or false? -
False
The first family therapy license was granted in Michigan in 1963. True or False? -
False, California.
, John Bell was known for his unconventional, spontaneous, sometimes outrageous appearing
approaches, designed to help families achieve freedom and growth. True or false? -
False, Whitaker.
The most popular family therapy approaches in the 1970s were experiential family therapy, structural
family therapy and strategic family therapy. True or false? -
True
The Supreme Court of the United States ruled in 2013 that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act
(DOMA) was unconstitutional under the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment. True or false? -
True
Basic Family Therapy Skills Project -
a project that begin in 1987 which focuses on determining, defining, and testing the skills essential
for beginning family therapists to master for effective therapy practice
brief therapy -
an approach to working with families that has to do more with clarity about what needs to be
changed rather than time. A central principle of brief therapy is that one evaluates which solutions have
so far been attempted and then tries new and different solutions to the family's problem, often the
opposite of what has already been attempted
circular questioning -
a Milan technique of asking questions that focus attention on family connections and highlight
differences among family members. Every question is framed so that it addresses differences in
perception about events or relationships by various family members.
dual therapy -
the name for conjoint couple therapy devised by Carl Whitaker
family life education -
the study of family life including developmental and situational factors that affect or change the
life of families
internal family systems -
model of Richard Schwartz which considers both individual intrapsychic dynamics and family
systems
interpersonal -
relationships between persons
intrapersonal -
thoughts, feelings, processes in a person
mystification -
the actions taken by some families to mask what is going on between family members, usually in
the form of giving conflicting and contradictory explanations of events
