Marriage and Family Therapy Test
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
(T/F) In the 1970s, feminists began to question whether or not some concepts of family therapy were
oppressive to women. -
True
(T/F) The purpose of mystification is to simultaneously send two seemingly contradictory messages,
leading to confusion. -
False
(T/F) The first family therapy license was granted in Michigan in 1963. -
False
, (T/F) John Bell was known for his unconventional, spontaneous, sometimes outrageous appearing
approaches, designed to help families achieve freedom and growth. -
False
(T/F) The most popular family therapy approaches in the 1970s were experiential family therapy,
structural family therapy, and strategic family therapy. -
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
Families may respond to change by using negative feedback loops, which are loops that: -
promote a return to the status quo
Families may respond to change by using positive feedback loops, which are loops that: -
promote change
The family life cycle is useful in studying from a(n) __________ perspective. -
developmental
The three time dimensions referred to as the 'life course' are: -
individual, social, historical
Erik Erikson, a pioneer in the area of human growth and development, developed an eight stage model
of individual development. The first five stages focus on individual skill and identity development. The
last three stages focus on: -
interpersonal development
Family subsytems include all of the following: -
parents, siblings, spouses
A key task of Stage 1, Leaving Home, of Carter and McGoldrick's life cycle model is: -
separation from the family of origin
In Stage 5, Launching Children and Moving On, families typically seek family therapy due to: -
frustration/anger over the marriage and/or career ambitions
During the New Couple stage, a major task of the couple is: -
developing effective communication and problem solving skills
Circular Causality differs from linear causality. In linear causality, _____________. -
family member's actions move in one direction only
A relatively recent development is couples who have adolescents and their aging parents to take care of
and who feel they are squeezed psychologically and physically. The development is called: -
sandwich generation
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
(T/F) In the 1970s, feminists began to question whether or not some concepts of family therapy were
oppressive to women. -
True
(T/F) The purpose of mystification is to simultaneously send two seemingly contradictory messages,
leading to confusion. -
False
(T/F) The first family therapy license was granted in Michigan in 1963. -
False
, (T/F) John Bell was known for his unconventional, spontaneous, sometimes outrageous appearing
approaches, designed to help families achieve freedom and growth. -
False
(T/F) The most popular family therapy approaches in the 1970s were experiential family therapy,
structural family therapy, and strategic family therapy. -
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
Families may respond to change by using negative feedback loops, which are loops that: -
promote a return to the status quo
Families may respond to change by using positive feedback loops, which are loops that: -
promote change
The family life cycle is useful in studying from a(n) __________ perspective. -
developmental
The three time dimensions referred to as the 'life course' are: -
individual, social, historical
Erik Erikson, a pioneer in the area of human growth and development, developed an eight stage model
of individual development. The first five stages focus on individual skill and identity development. The
last three stages focus on: -
interpersonal development
Family subsytems include all of the following: -
parents, siblings, spouses
A key task of Stage 1, Leaving Home, of Carter and McGoldrick's life cycle model is: -
separation from the family of origin
In Stage 5, Launching Children and Moving On, families typically seek family therapy due to: -
frustration/anger over the marriage and/or career ambitions
During the New Couple stage, a major task of the couple is: -
developing effective communication and problem solving skills
Circular Causality differs from linear causality. In linear causality, _____________. -
family member's actions move in one direction only
A relatively recent development is couples who have adolescents and their aging parents to take care of
and who feel they are squeezed psychologically and physically. The development is called: -
sandwich generation
