MASTERING COMPETENCIES IN FAMILY THERAPY 1| QUESTIONS
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What typically starts a session with a strategic family therapist?
A. The therapist adapts to the clients language communication style and
worldview
B. The therapist gives the family a task to complete by the next session
C. A summary of the problem is provided
D. The therapist helps the client to create goals for therapy -CORRECT
ANSWER Correct CORRECT ANSWER: A
Maneuverability refers to:
A. Fearlessness on the part of the therapist
B. The therapist freedom to use personal judgment in defining therapeutic
relationship
C. The therapist dictating where clients sit in session
D. Housing will joining as part of the initial stage of therapy -CORRECT
ANSWER Correct CORRECT ANSWER: B
Neutrality consists of _________ and ________ .
A. Joining and Adapting to client language
B. Irreverence and Differentiation
C. Nonpartiality and Multipartiality
D. Transference and Countertransference -CORRECT ANSWER Correct
CORRECT ANSWER: C
"After John got mad, what did Mom do? What did Dad do? What did his sister
do?" are examples of ________ ?
, A. Before and after questions
B. Comparison and ranking questions
C. Behavioral difference questions
D. Behavioral sequence questions -CORRECT ANSWER Correct CORRECT
ANSWER: D
Which of these theoretical orientations are known for taking a one-down
stance?
A. Systemic Therapies
B. Structural Family Therapy
C. Experiential Therapies
D. Cognitive Behavioral Family Therapy -CORRECT ANSWER Correct
CORRECT ANSWER: A
Mimesis is used to refer to the process of _______ to the family's way of being.
A. Accommodating
B. Distancing
C. Structuring
D. Reshaping -CORRECT ANSWER Correct CORRECT ANSWER: A
Cross generational coalitions are helpful subsystems. True or False? -
CORRECT ANSWER Correct CORRECT ANSWER: False
Which of the following is a complementary pattern?
A. The overfunctioner/underfunctioner
B. Twins
C. The good/bad child
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What typically starts a session with a strategic family therapist?
A. The therapist adapts to the clients language communication style and
worldview
B. The therapist gives the family a task to complete by the next session
C. A summary of the problem is provided
D. The therapist helps the client to create goals for therapy -CORRECT
ANSWER Correct CORRECT ANSWER: A
Maneuverability refers to:
A. Fearlessness on the part of the therapist
B. The therapist freedom to use personal judgment in defining therapeutic
relationship
C. The therapist dictating where clients sit in session
D. Housing will joining as part of the initial stage of therapy -CORRECT
ANSWER Correct CORRECT ANSWER: B
Neutrality consists of _________ and ________ .
A. Joining and Adapting to client language
B. Irreverence and Differentiation
C. Nonpartiality and Multipartiality
D. Transference and Countertransference -CORRECT ANSWER Correct
CORRECT ANSWER: C
"After John got mad, what did Mom do? What did Dad do? What did his sister
do?" are examples of ________ ?
, A. Before and after questions
B. Comparison and ranking questions
C. Behavioral difference questions
D. Behavioral sequence questions -CORRECT ANSWER Correct CORRECT
ANSWER: D
Which of these theoretical orientations are known for taking a one-down
stance?
A. Systemic Therapies
B. Structural Family Therapy
C. Experiential Therapies
D. Cognitive Behavioral Family Therapy -CORRECT ANSWER Correct
CORRECT ANSWER: A
Mimesis is used to refer to the process of _______ to the family's way of being.
A. Accommodating
B. Distancing
C. Structuring
D. Reshaping -CORRECT ANSWER Correct CORRECT ANSWER: A
Cross generational coalitions are helpful subsystems. True or False? -
CORRECT ANSWER Correct CORRECT ANSWER: False
Which of the following is a complementary pattern?
A. The overfunctioner/underfunctioner
B. Twins
C. The good/bad child
