EPPP Clinical Psychology Final Exam
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Clinical Psychology
When working with an African American family, the best approach is likely to be which of the
following?
A
focusing initially on parent-child subsystems
B
relying on nondirective, nonstructured techniques
C
adopting a multisystem approach
D
working initially with the parents only - Answer c. CORRECT A multisystem (ecostructural)
approach has been recommended by several experts for therapists working with African
American families (e.g., Aponte, 1994; Boyd-Franklin, 1989). Information about this approach is
provided in the Clinical Psychology chapter of the written study materials.
Because of the impact of environmental factors on African Americans, therapy is usually most
effective when it takes into account social, political, socioeconomic, and other contextual
factors.
Self-in-relation therapy is an approach to:
A
family therapy that emphasizes the multiple transferences that affect current relationships
among family members.
B
group therapy that focuses on interpersonal interpretations and misinterpretations that affect
individual functioning.
C
, important influence on self-in-relation theory. However, self-in-relation theory extends the
object relations approach by considering the impact of same versus opposite gender in
caregiver-infant relationships on development, especially on development of the relational self.
An Hispanic client would have the most difficulty working with a non-Hispanic therapist who:
A
views interdependency as both healthy and necessary.
B
emphasizes formality over informality.
C
uses a multi-modal approach to treatment.
D
emphasizes a here-and-now perspective. - Answer b. CORRECT Hispanic clients (especially
those who are less acculturated to the dominant White middle-class culture) are more likely to
prefer an informal approach.
From the perspective of traditional psychoanalysis, transference is:
A
an impediment to therapy progress.
B
a form of resistance.
C
a form of catharsis.
D
an ego defense mechanism. - Answer b. CORRECT From the perspective of psychoanalysis, at
the core of transference is resistance, or an unwillingness to relinquish one's fantasy that one's
infantile wishes will be gratified.
You are conducting a therapy group and you are now in the middle stage. You ask group
members to shift from answering direct questions to talking freely about themselves. The group
members show resistance to this. You should:
Question Bank with Actual Verified
Answers 2025-2026 Update.
Clinical Psychology
When working with an African American family, the best approach is likely to be which of the
following?
A
focusing initially on parent-child subsystems
B
relying on nondirective, nonstructured techniques
C
adopting a multisystem approach
D
working initially with the parents only - Answer c. CORRECT A multisystem (ecostructural)
approach has been recommended by several experts for therapists working with African
American families (e.g., Aponte, 1994; Boyd-Franklin, 1989). Information about this approach is
provided in the Clinical Psychology chapter of the written study materials.
Because of the impact of environmental factors on African Americans, therapy is usually most
effective when it takes into account social, political, socioeconomic, and other contextual
factors.
Self-in-relation therapy is an approach to:
A
family therapy that emphasizes the multiple transferences that affect current relationships
among family members.
B
group therapy that focuses on interpersonal interpretations and misinterpretations that affect
individual functioning.
C
, important influence on self-in-relation theory. However, self-in-relation theory extends the
object relations approach by considering the impact of same versus opposite gender in
caregiver-infant relationships on development, especially on development of the relational self.
An Hispanic client would have the most difficulty working with a non-Hispanic therapist who:
A
views interdependency as both healthy and necessary.
B
emphasizes formality over informality.
C
uses a multi-modal approach to treatment.
D
emphasizes a here-and-now perspective. - Answer b. CORRECT Hispanic clients (especially
those who are less acculturated to the dominant White middle-class culture) are more likely to
prefer an informal approach.
From the perspective of traditional psychoanalysis, transference is:
A
an impediment to therapy progress.
B
a form of resistance.
C
a form of catharsis.
D
an ego defense mechanism. - Answer b. CORRECT From the perspective of psychoanalysis, at
the core of transference is resistance, or an unwillingness to relinquish one's fantasy that one's
infantile wishes will be gratified.
You are conducting a therapy group and you are now in the middle stage. You ask group
members to shift from answering direct questions to talking freely about themselves. The group
members show resistance to this. You should:
