Test Bank for Family Therapy: History, Theory, and
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1. Which of the following contributed to the development and growth of family therapy? A. The
launching of Sputnik by the Russians.
B. The establishment of career guidance programs.
C. The initial establishment of marriage counseling
D. The establishment in the 1930s of all male boarding schools
2. Which of the following groups, in the 1920s and 1930s, worked with families from an educational
perspective to help them to better understand the dynamics of their family situation?
A. Family Life Specialists
B. Family Counselors
C. Marriage Counselors
D. County Home Extension Agents
3. Which one of these individuals is responsible for forming the American Association of Marriage
Counselors (AAMC)?
A. Ernest Groves
B. Ludwig Von Bertanlanffy
C. Paul Popenoe
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, D. Abraham Stone
4. The systems theory developed by Bertanlanffy (1968) had less reliance on _____ and more
emphasis on _____. A. family therapists; paraprofessionals
B. circular causality; linear causality
C. individual parts; societal influence
D. linear causality; circular causality
5. Jack, a family therapist in the 1960’s, emphasizes the importance of self-esteem, compassion, and
congruent expression of feelings. Whose model of family therapy is Jack likely following?
A. Virginia Satir
B. Evelyn Duvall
C. Salvador Minuchin
D. Jay Haley
6. A type of questioning developed by the Milan Associates, emphasized asking questions that
highlighted differences among family members. This type of questioning is called:
A. linear questioning
B. triadic questioning
C. open ended questioning
D. circular questioning
7. A person who receives a message to “act boldly and be careful” is receiving which type of
communication, according to Bateson et al., 1956)?
A. Paradoxical intention
B. Double-bind
C. Circular communication
D. Cognitive dissonance
8. Which one of the following therapists wrote on conjoint couple therapy and broke with traditional
psychotherapy of the time by including spouses and children in therapy?
A. Virginia Satir
B. Jay Haley
C. Carl Whitaker
D. Murray Bowen
9. Family therapy focuses on the _____ rather than the _____, which creates new and unique ways of
resolving problems.
A. intrapersonal; interpersonal
B. physical; emotional
C. individual; system
D. system; individual
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Practice 7th Edition Final Exam 100% Accurate
Answers All 1-18 Chapters
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following contributed to the development and growth of family therapy? A. The
launching of Sputnik by the Russians.
B. The establishment of career guidance programs.
C. The initial establishment of marriage counseling
D. The establishment in the 1930s of all male boarding schools
2. Which of the following groups, in the 1920s and 1930s, worked with families from an educational
perspective to help them to better understand the dynamics of their family situation?
A. Family Life Specialists
B. Family Counselors
C. Marriage Counselors
D. County Home Extension Agents
3. Which one of these individuals is responsible for forming the American Association of Marriage
Counselors (AAMC)?
A. Ernest Groves
B. Ludwig Von Bertanlanffy
C. Paul Popenoe
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, D. Abraham Stone
4. The systems theory developed by Bertanlanffy (1968) had less reliance on _____ and more
emphasis on _____. A. family therapists; paraprofessionals
B. circular causality; linear causality
C. individual parts; societal influence
D. linear causality; circular causality
5. Jack, a family therapist in the 1960’s, emphasizes the importance of self-esteem, compassion, and
congruent expression of feelings. Whose model of family therapy is Jack likely following?
A. Virginia Satir
B. Evelyn Duvall
C. Salvador Minuchin
D. Jay Haley
6. A type of questioning developed by the Milan Associates, emphasized asking questions that
highlighted differences among family members. This type of questioning is called:
A. linear questioning
B. triadic questioning
C. open ended questioning
D. circular questioning
7. A person who receives a message to “act boldly and be careful” is receiving which type of
communication, according to Bateson et al., 1956)?
A. Paradoxical intention
B. Double-bind
C. Circular communication
D. Cognitive dissonance
8. Which one of the following therapists wrote on conjoint couple therapy and broke with traditional
psychotherapy of the time by including spouses and children in therapy?
A. Virginia Satir
B. Jay Haley
C. Carl Whitaker
D. Murray Bowen
9. Family therapy focuses on the _____ rather than the _____, which creates new and unique ways of
resolving problems.
A. intrapersonal; interpersonal
B. physical; emotional
C. individual; system
D. system; individual
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