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Which of the following contributed to the development and growth of family therapy? -
CORRECT ANSWER The initial establishment of marriage counseling; pg. 5
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? -CORRECT ANSWER Marriage Counselors; pg. 5
Which one of these individuals is responsible for forming the American Association of
Marriage Counselors (AAMC)? -CORRECT ANSWER Ernest Groves; pg. 5
The systems theory developed by Bertanlanffy (1968) had less reliance on _____ and
more emphasis on _____. -CORRECT ANSWER linear causality; circular causality; pg.
11
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? -CORRECT ANSWER Virginia Satir; pg. 9
,A type of questioning developed by the Milan Associates, emphasized asking questions
that highlighted differences among family members. This type of questioning is called: -
CORRECT ANSWER Circular Questioning; pg. 14
A person who receives a message to "act boldly and be careful" is receiving which type
of communication, according to Bateson et al., 1956)? -CORRECT ANSWER Double-
bind; pg. 7
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? -
CORRECT ANSWER Virginia Satir; pg. 10
Family therapy focuses on the _____ rather than the _____, which creates new and
unique ways of resolving problems. -CORRECT ANSWER system; individual; pg. 11
In which theory of family therapy is it proposed that human suffering is embedded within
a biopsychosocial-cultural framework? -CORRECT ANSWER Biopsychosocial Family
Therapy?
Which of the following refers to asking a third family member how two other members of
a family relate? -CORRECT ANSWER 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
____________________. -CORRECT ANSWER 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? -CORRECT ANSWER Feminist Family Therapy; pg.
15
Which of the following was a major goal of the Women's Project in Family Therapy? -
CORRECT ANSWER 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? -CORRECT ANSWER 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? -CORRECT ANSWER 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? -
CORRECT ANSWER 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. -CORRECT
ANSWER 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? -CORRECT ANSWER 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? -CORRECT ANSWER United States v. Windsor; pg. 23
Families may respond to change by using negative feedback loops, which are loops
that: -CORRECT ANSWER Promote a return to the status quo; pg. 33
Families may respond to change by using positive feedback loops, which are loops that:
-CORRECT ANSWER Promote change; pg. 33
Exam Complete Questions And Well detailed Answers
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Which of the following contributed to the development and growth of family therapy? -
CORRECT ANSWER The initial establishment of marriage counseling; pg. 5
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? -CORRECT ANSWER Marriage Counselors; pg. 5
Which one of these individuals is responsible for forming the American Association of
Marriage Counselors (AAMC)? -CORRECT ANSWER Ernest Groves; pg. 5
The systems theory developed by Bertanlanffy (1968) had less reliance on _____ and
more emphasis on _____. -CORRECT ANSWER linear causality; circular causality; pg.
11
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? -CORRECT ANSWER Virginia Satir; pg. 9
,A type of questioning developed by the Milan Associates, emphasized asking questions
that highlighted differences among family members. This type of questioning is called: -
CORRECT ANSWER Circular Questioning; pg. 14
A person who receives a message to "act boldly and be careful" is receiving which type
of communication, according to Bateson et al., 1956)? -CORRECT ANSWER Double-
bind; pg. 7
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? -
CORRECT ANSWER Virginia Satir; pg. 10
Family therapy focuses on the _____ rather than the _____, which creates new and
unique ways of resolving problems. -CORRECT ANSWER system; individual; pg. 11
In which theory of family therapy is it proposed that human suffering is embedded within
a biopsychosocial-cultural framework? -CORRECT ANSWER Biopsychosocial Family
Therapy?
Which of the following refers to asking a third family member how two other members of
a family relate? -CORRECT ANSWER 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
____________________. -CORRECT ANSWER 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? -CORRECT ANSWER Feminist Family Therapy; pg.
15
Which of the following was a major goal of the Women's Project in Family Therapy? -
CORRECT ANSWER 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? -CORRECT ANSWER 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? -CORRECT ANSWER 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? -
CORRECT ANSWER 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. -CORRECT
ANSWER 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? -CORRECT ANSWER 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? -CORRECT ANSWER United States v. Windsor; pg. 23
Families may respond to change by using negative feedback loops, which are loops
that: -CORRECT ANSWER Promote a return to the status quo; pg. 33
Families may respond to change by using positive feedback loops, which are loops that:
-CORRECT ANSWER Promote change; pg. 33
