MARRIAGE & FAMILY MIDTERM EXAM
WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2025 - 2026
Which theorist initiated the founding of the American Family Therapy
Academy (AFTA)? - ANSWERS-Murray Bowen; pg. 239
According to Bowen, there are two counterbalancing forces: _____________
and ____________. - ANSWERS-Individuality and togetherness; pg. 240
_________________ refers to statements that express feelings and thoughts
in a personal and responsible way that encourages others to express their
opinions. - ANSWERS-"I" position; pg. 240
___________________ is the merging of intellectual and emotional functions
so that an individual does not have a clear sense of self and others. -
ANSWERS-Fusion; pg. 240
Individuals in a relationship who have low levels of differentiation have
difficulty establishing ____________ because they have only a
,_________________. - ANSWERS-Intimacy; pseudo individuation / pseudo
self; pg. 241
When Bowen family therapists are working to help people, especially
couples, separate their feelings from their intellect, they are engaging in
______________________. - ANSWERS-Detriangulation; pg. 242
Family therapy focuses on the _____ rather than the _____, which creates
new and unique ways of resolving problems. - ANSWERS-system; individual;
pg. 11
In which theory of family therapy is it proposed that human suffering is
embedded within a biopsychosocial-cultural framework? - ANSWERS-
Biopsychosocial Family Therapy?
Which of the following refers to asking a third family member how two other
members of a family relate? - ANSWERS-Triadic Questioning; pg. 14
James gives conflicting explanations of events to mask what is really going on
between family members. According to Laing (1965), James behavior can be
described as ____________________. - ANSWERS-mystification; pg. 14
Which of the following is a body of ideas about gender hierarchy and its
impact rather than a specific model of therapy? - ANSWERS-Feminist Family
Therapy; pg. 15
Which of the following was a major goal of the Women's Project in Family
Therapy? - ANSWERS-To bring awareness to the absence of gender in the
formation of systems theory; pg. 16
,Which of the following organizations is a division of the American Counseling
Association? - ANSWERS-International Association of Marriage and Family
Counselors; pg. 17
Which of the following therapies focuses on intensive family therapy along
with community-based support for working with juvenile offenders with
serious antisocial behaviors? - ANSWERS-Multisystemic Therapy; pg. 16
Which of the following is a democratic and collaborative model of working
with couples and families, in which clinical observers of a therapeutic session
come out from behind a one-way-mirror observing room to interact with the
therapist and couple/family? - ANSWERS-The Reflecting Team Approach; pg.
19
This approach, developed by Carol Anderson (1988), is used with families that
have a member with schizophrenia. Attention is given to teaching family
members about multiple aspects of mental illness in a day-long survival skills
workshop. - ANSWERS-Psychoeducational Model; pg. 19
Which of the following is a philosophy that states that our experiences are a
function of how we think about them instead of objective entities? -
ANSWERS-Social constructionism; pg. 19
In which court ruling did the Supreme court rule that section 3 of the Defense
of Marriage Act (DOMA) was unconstitutional under the Due Process Clause
of the Fifth Amendment? - ANSWERS-United States v. Windsor; pg. 23
Families may respond to change by using negative feedback loops, which are
loops that: - ANSWERS-Promote a return to the status quo; pg. 33
, Families may respond to change by using positive feedback loops, which are
loops that: - ANSWERS-Promote change; pg. 33
The family life cycle is useful in studying families from a(n) _____ perspective.
- ANSWERS-Developmental; pg. 35
The three time dimensions referred to as the 'life course' are: - ANSWERS-
Individual, social, historical; pg. 35
Erik Erikson, a pioneer in the area of human growth and development,
developed an eight stage model of individual development. The first five
stages focus on individual skill and identity development. The last three
stages focus on: - ANSWERS-Interpersonal development; pg. 38
Family subsystems include all of the following EXCEPT: - ANSWERS-Boys/men;
A key task of Stage 1, Leaving Home, of Carter and McGoldrick's life cycle
model is: - ANSWERS-separation from the family of origin; pg. 39
In Stage 5, Launching Children and Moving On, families typically seek family
therapy due to: - ANSWERS-Frustration/ anger over the marriage and/or
career; pg. 45
Which of the following contributed to the development and growth of family
therapy? - ANSWERS-The initial establishment of marriage counseling; pg. 5
WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2025 - 2026
Which theorist initiated the founding of the American Family Therapy
Academy (AFTA)? - ANSWERS-Murray Bowen; pg. 239
According to Bowen, there are two counterbalancing forces: _____________
and ____________. - ANSWERS-Individuality and togetherness; pg. 240
_________________ refers to statements that express feelings and thoughts
in a personal and responsible way that encourages others to express their
opinions. - ANSWERS-"I" position; pg. 240
___________________ is the merging of intellectual and emotional functions
so that an individual does not have a clear sense of self and others. -
ANSWERS-Fusion; pg. 240
Individuals in a relationship who have low levels of differentiation have
difficulty establishing ____________ because they have only a
,_________________. - ANSWERS-Intimacy; pseudo individuation / pseudo
self; pg. 241
When Bowen family therapists are working to help people, especially
couples, separate their feelings from their intellect, they are engaging in
______________________. - ANSWERS-Detriangulation; pg. 242
Family therapy focuses on the _____ rather than the _____, which creates
new and unique ways of resolving problems. - ANSWERS-system; individual;
pg. 11
In which theory of family therapy is it proposed that human suffering is
embedded within a biopsychosocial-cultural framework? - ANSWERS-
Biopsychosocial Family Therapy?
Which of the following refers to asking a third family member how two other
members of a family relate? - ANSWERS-Triadic Questioning; pg. 14
James gives conflicting explanations of events to mask what is really going on
between family members. According to Laing (1965), James behavior can be
described as ____________________. - ANSWERS-mystification; pg. 14
Which of the following is a body of ideas about gender hierarchy and its
impact rather than a specific model of therapy? - ANSWERS-Feminist Family
Therapy; pg. 15
Which of the following was a major goal of the Women's Project in Family
Therapy? - ANSWERS-To bring awareness to the absence of gender in the
formation of systems theory; pg. 16
,Which of the following organizations is a division of the American Counseling
Association? - ANSWERS-International Association of Marriage and Family
Counselors; pg. 17
Which of the following therapies focuses on intensive family therapy along
with community-based support for working with juvenile offenders with
serious antisocial behaviors? - ANSWERS-Multisystemic Therapy; pg. 16
Which of the following is a democratic and collaborative model of working
with couples and families, in which clinical observers of a therapeutic session
come out from behind a one-way-mirror observing room to interact with the
therapist and couple/family? - ANSWERS-The Reflecting Team Approach; pg.
19
This approach, developed by Carol Anderson (1988), is used with families that
have a member with schizophrenia. Attention is given to teaching family
members about multiple aspects of mental illness in a day-long survival skills
workshop. - ANSWERS-Psychoeducational Model; pg. 19
Which of the following is a philosophy that states that our experiences are a
function of how we think about them instead of objective entities? -
ANSWERS-Social constructionism; pg. 19
In which court ruling did the Supreme court rule that section 3 of the Defense
of Marriage Act (DOMA) was unconstitutional under the Due Process Clause
of the Fifth Amendment? - ANSWERS-United States v. Windsor; pg. 23
Families may respond to change by using negative feedback loops, which are
loops that: - ANSWERS-Promote a return to the status quo; pg. 33
, Families may respond to change by using positive feedback loops, which are
loops that: - ANSWERS-Promote change; pg. 33
The family life cycle is useful in studying families from a(n) _____ perspective.
- ANSWERS-Developmental; pg. 35
The three time dimensions referred to as the 'life course' are: - ANSWERS-
Individual, social, historical; pg. 35
Erik Erikson, a pioneer in the area of human growth and development,
developed an eight stage model of individual development. The first five
stages focus on individual skill and identity development. The last three
stages focus on: - ANSWERS-Interpersonal development; pg. 38
Family subsystems include all of the following EXCEPT: - ANSWERS-Boys/men;
A key task of Stage 1, Leaving Home, of Carter and McGoldrick's life cycle
model is: - ANSWERS-separation from the family of origin; pg. 39
In Stage 5, Launching Children and Moving On, families typically seek family
therapy due to: - ANSWERS-Frustration/ anger over the marriage and/or
career; pg. 45
Which of the following contributed to the development and growth of family
therapy? - ANSWERS-The initial establishment of marriage counseling; pg. 5
