HOSMERIT
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY TEST WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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
Which couples therapy approach focuses primarily on negotiations pleasant behaviors and
teaching problem solving and communication skills? -
Behavioral Couple Therapy
Which couples therapy approach focuses on the dual perspectives of intrapsychic processes and
interpersonal processes? -
Emotionally Focused Therapy
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
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
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 procedure used in behavioral couple approaches in which one or both partners act as if they
care about each other, regardless of the other's actions, is called: -
caring days
The process of helping families or couples settle disputes or dissolve their relationships in a
nonadversarial way is called: -
mediation
The Supreme Court of the United States ruled in 2013 that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY TEST WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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
Which couples therapy approach focuses primarily on negotiations pleasant behaviors and
teaching problem solving and communication skills? -
Behavioral Couple Therapy
Which couples therapy approach focuses on the dual perspectives of intrapsychic processes and
interpersonal processes? -
Emotionally Focused Therapy
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
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
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 procedure used in behavioral couple approaches in which one or both partners act as if they
care about each other, regardless of the other's actions, is called: -
caring days
The process of helping families or couples settle disputes or dissolve their relationships in a
nonadversarial way is called: -
mediation
The Supreme Court of the United States ruled in 2013 that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage
