COUC 506 QUIZ SEXUALITY CHILDREN
AND ADOLESCENTS INTEGRATION OF
SPIRITUALITY AND COUNSELING D16
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 UPDATED QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ All of the following are typical characteristics of traditional individual
approaches like psychoanalysis and behavior therapy except:
A. Structured around a single model
B. Emphasize intrapsychic processes
C. View symptoms in relational context
D. Have more theoretical cohesion than family therapy. Answer: C.
View symptoms in relational context (This is characteristic of family
therapy, not individual models.)
⩥ What core belief united the various, sometimes conflicting schools of
family therapy?. Answer: That problems run in families — symptoms
are embedded in relational patterns rather than individual pathology.
⩥ What are three common elements found across most therapy
approaches, including family therapy?. Answer: Empathy,
encouragement, and questioning assumptions.
,⩥ Most therapy models share several common elements, except which
of the following?
A. Empathy
B. Encouragement
C. Prescribed rituals
D. Questioning assumptions. Answer: C. Prescribed rituals (This is more
specific to certain models like Strategic or Milan therapy.)
⩥ While most therapies share elements like empathy and questioning
assumptions, they also include ______ differences.. Answer: Distinct
⩥ What critical movement in the 1980s challenged established norms in
family therapy by exposing hidden power structures and advocating for
marginalized perspectives?. Answer: The feminist critique
⩥ Social philosopher Michel Foucault argued that many accepted
principles in fields like psychology are actually ________ developed by
those in power to maintain control.. Answer: Stories (or "social
conventions")
⩥ What is the process of revealing accepted practices as social
constructions developed by people with agendas, especially in fields like
literature, education, and psychology?. Answer: Deconstruction
,⩥ According to postmodern critiques, the following disciplines were all
influenced by deconstruction in the 1980s except:
A. Literature
B. Political science
C. Meteorology
D. Psychology. Answer: C. Meteorology
⩥ Why did feminist critics challenge the Batesonian model of
cybernetics in family therapy?. Answer: Because its claim that all
members are equally responsible in systemic problems obscured real
power imbalances, and was seen as a way to blame victims and
rationalize the status quo (Goldner, 1985).
⩥ In the context of feminist critiques, why is the assumption of "equal
responsibility" in systemic models problematic in cases of abuse such as
battering or incest?. Answer: Because it can obscure the reality of
violence and power dynamics, implying that victims provoke or share
blame for their abuse, thereby justifying oppressive systems (James &
MacKinnon, 1990).
⩥ According to Batesonian cybernetics, personal control is impossible
because all elements of a system are involved in ________ feedback
loops.. Answer: Circular
, ⩥ Feminist critics argued that circular causality failed to account for all
except which of the following?
A. Power imbalances
B. Victim-blaming
C. Mutual influence
D. Systemic oppression. Answer: C. Mutual influence (That was central
to the Batesonian model and not part of the critique.)
⩥ What family constellation was most commonly cited as contributing
to child symptoms in early family therapy models?. Answer: Peripheral
father, overinvolved mother, and symptomatic child.
⩥ How did early family therapists attempt to address the overinvolved
mother in cases of symptomatic children?. Answer: By encouraging the
father to take a more active role, attempting to "pry" the mother loose
and shift family dynamics.
⩥ Why was the strategy of replacing the overinvolved mother with the
father in family therapy not a true improvement from a feminist
perspective?. Answer: Because it continued to frame mothers
negatively—as "enmeshed"—and upheld the patriarchal assumption that
the father's presence would restore order, without addressing the
underlying gender bias.
AND ADOLESCENTS INTEGRATION OF
SPIRITUALITY AND COUNSELING D16
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 UPDATED QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ All of the following are typical characteristics of traditional individual
approaches like psychoanalysis and behavior therapy except:
A. Structured around a single model
B. Emphasize intrapsychic processes
C. View symptoms in relational context
D. Have more theoretical cohesion than family therapy. Answer: C.
View symptoms in relational context (This is characteristic of family
therapy, not individual models.)
⩥ What core belief united the various, sometimes conflicting schools of
family therapy?. Answer: That problems run in families — symptoms
are embedded in relational patterns rather than individual pathology.
⩥ What are three common elements found across most therapy
approaches, including family therapy?. Answer: Empathy,
encouragement, and questioning assumptions.
,⩥ Most therapy models share several common elements, except which
of the following?
A. Empathy
B. Encouragement
C. Prescribed rituals
D. Questioning assumptions. Answer: C. Prescribed rituals (This is more
specific to certain models like Strategic or Milan therapy.)
⩥ While most therapies share elements like empathy and questioning
assumptions, they also include ______ differences.. Answer: Distinct
⩥ What critical movement in the 1980s challenged established norms in
family therapy by exposing hidden power structures and advocating for
marginalized perspectives?. Answer: The feminist critique
⩥ Social philosopher Michel Foucault argued that many accepted
principles in fields like psychology are actually ________ developed by
those in power to maintain control.. Answer: Stories (or "social
conventions")
⩥ What is the process of revealing accepted practices as social
constructions developed by people with agendas, especially in fields like
literature, education, and psychology?. Answer: Deconstruction
,⩥ According to postmodern critiques, the following disciplines were all
influenced by deconstruction in the 1980s except:
A. Literature
B. Political science
C. Meteorology
D. Psychology. Answer: C. Meteorology
⩥ Why did feminist critics challenge the Batesonian model of
cybernetics in family therapy?. Answer: Because its claim that all
members are equally responsible in systemic problems obscured real
power imbalances, and was seen as a way to blame victims and
rationalize the status quo (Goldner, 1985).
⩥ In the context of feminist critiques, why is the assumption of "equal
responsibility" in systemic models problematic in cases of abuse such as
battering or incest?. Answer: Because it can obscure the reality of
violence and power dynamics, implying that victims provoke or share
blame for their abuse, thereby justifying oppressive systems (James &
MacKinnon, 1990).
⩥ According to Batesonian cybernetics, personal control is impossible
because all elements of a system are involved in ________ feedback
loops.. Answer: Circular
, ⩥ Feminist critics argued that circular causality failed to account for all
except which of the following?
A. Power imbalances
B. Victim-blaming
C. Mutual influence
D. Systemic oppression. Answer: C. Mutual influence (That was central
to the Batesonian model and not part of the critique.)
⩥ What family constellation was most commonly cited as contributing
to child symptoms in early family therapy models?. Answer: Peripheral
father, overinvolved mother, and symptomatic child.
⩥ How did early family therapists attempt to address the overinvolved
mother in cases of symptomatic children?. Answer: By encouraging the
father to take a more active role, attempting to "pry" the mother loose
and shift family dynamics.
⩥ Why was the strategy of replacing the overinvolved mother with the
father in family therapy not a true improvement from a feminist
perspective?. Answer: Because it continued to frame mothers
negatively—as "enmeshed"—and upheld the patriarchal assumption that
the father's presence would restore order, without addressing the
underlying gender bias.
