COUC 601 Midterm Study Guide
Questions and Answers
the idea that events are related through a series of interacting loops is - Answer-circular causality
a conflict created when a person receives contradictory messages on different levels of abstraction in an
important relationship and cannot leave or comment is a - Answer-double bind
narrative therapy differs from solution focused therapy in being more focused on ___ than ___ -
Answer-attitudes than behavior
the greatest conceptual influence on the early development of family therapy was - Answer-systems
theory
the concept of the family life cycle was introduced to the field by - Answer-betty carter and monica
mcgoldrick
a balanced, steady state of equilibrium is known as - Answer-homeostasis
, which is not a concept of von Bertalanffy's general systems theory - Answer-a black box metaphor
a biological model of living systems as whole entities which maintains themselves through continuous
input and output from the environment, developed by Ludwig von Bertalanffy is known as - Answer-
general systems theory
the stages of a family's life from separation from one's parents to marriage, having children, growing
older, retirement, and finally death are known as the - Answer-family life cycle
which phenomena are not a focus of cybernetics, as applied to families - Answer-family hierarchy
what is not a primary benefits of using the genogram - Answer-they are used for diagnosis of mental
illness
the theoretical basis for the genogram is - Answer-bowen's concept of multigenerational transmission
of family patterns
the belief that families repeat themselves
the observation that what happens in one generation happens in the next as well
include the following information on a family genogram - Answer-identification of the index person
family members for three generations
dates of birth and death for each person
who are the caretakers and the sick ones is an example of a question that will reveal what kind of
systematic information for the genogram - Answer-family roles
genograms have symbolic representations for the following family characteristics except - Answer-
counseling goals
Questions and Answers
the idea that events are related through a series of interacting loops is - Answer-circular causality
a conflict created when a person receives contradictory messages on different levels of abstraction in an
important relationship and cannot leave or comment is a - Answer-double bind
narrative therapy differs from solution focused therapy in being more focused on ___ than ___ -
Answer-attitudes than behavior
the greatest conceptual influence on the early development of family therapy was - Answer-systems
theory
the concept of the family life cycle was introduced to the field by - Answer-betty carter and monica
mcgoldrick
a balanced, steady state of equilibrium is known as - Answer-homeostasis
, which is not a concept of von Bertalanffy's general systems theory - Answer-a black box metaphor
a biological model of living systems as whole entities which maintains themselves through continuous
input and output from the environment, developed by Ludwig von Bertalanffy is known as - Answer-
general systems theory
the stages of a family's life from separation from one's parents to marriage, having children, growing
older, retirement, and finally death are known as the - Answer-family life cycle
which phenomena are not a focus of cybernetics, as applied to families - Answer-family hierarchy
what is not a primary benefits of using the genogram - Answer-they are used for diagnosis of mental
illness
the theoretical basis for the genogram is - Answer-bowen's concept of multigenerational transmission
of family patterns
the belief that families repeat themselves
the observation that what happens in one generation happens in the next as well
include the following information on a family genogram - Answer-identification of the index person
family members for three generations
dates of birth and death for each person
who are the caretakers and the sick ones is an example of a question that will reveal what kind of
systematic information for the genogram - Answer-family roles
genograms have symbolic representations for the following family characteristics except - Answer-
counseling goals
