Marriage and Family Therapy Test
2025\2026 update
Family therapists believe most life difficulties stem from: -
Family Problems
Family therapy is particularly effective with: -
Adult Obesity and Couple Distress
Before 1940, mental health treatment focused on: -
Individuals
The systems theory developed by Ludwig Von Bertanlanffy had less
reliance on _________ and more emphasis on ______________. -
linear causality; circular causality
The only woman pioneer in the early days of family therapy was: -
Virginia Satir
A type of questioning developed by the Milan Associates,
emphasized asking questions that highlighted differences among
family members. This type of questioning is called: -
circular questioning
The following family therapy pioneer utilized touch and nurturing of
family members, emphasizing self-esteem, compassion, and
affective congruence: -
Virginia Satir
There are currently two associations accrediting marriage and family
therapy training programs: -
, CACREP & AAMFT
Family therapy focuses on the ___________ rather than the
___________, which creates new and unique ways of resolving
problems. -
Interpersonal; intrapersonal
Family therapy tends to be ___________ than individual counseling.
-
briefer
(T/F) In the 1970s, feminists began to question whether or not some
concepts of family therapy were oppressive to women. -
True
(T/F) The purpose of mystification is to simultaneously send two
seemingly contradictory messages, leading to confusion. -
False
(T/F) The first family therapy license was granted in Michigan in
1963. -
False
(T/F) John Bell was known for his unconventional, spontaneous,
sometimes outrageous appearing approaches, designed to help
families achieve freedom and growth. -
False
(T/F) The most popular family therapy approaches in the 1970s were
experiential family therapy, structural family therapy, and strategic
family therapy. -
True
2025\2026 update
Family therapists believe most life difficulties stem from: -
Family Problems
Family therapy is particularly effective with: -
Adult Obesity and Couple Distress
Before 1940, mental health treatment focused on: -
Individuals
The systems theory developed by Ludwig Von Bertanlanffy had less
reliance on _________ and more emphasis on ______________. -
linear causality; circular causality
The only woman pioneer in the early days of family therapy was: -
Virginia Satir
A type of questioning developed by the Milan Associates,
emphasized asking questions that highlighted differences among
family members. This type of questioning is called: -
circular questioning
The following family therapy pioneer utilized touch and nurturing of
family members, emphasizing self-esteem, compassion, and
affective congruence: -
Virginia Satir
There are currently two associations accrediting marriage and family
therapy training programs: -
, CACREP & AAMFT
Family therapy focuses on the ___________ rather than the
___________, which creates new and unique ways of resolving
problems. -
Interpersonal; intrapersonal
Family therapy tends to be ___________ than individual counseling.
-
briefer
(T/F) In the 1970s, feminists began to question whether or not some
concepts of family therapy were oppressive to women. -
True
(T/F) The purpose of mystification is to simultaneously send two
seemingly contradictory messages, leading to confusion. -
False
(T/F) The first family therapy license was granted in Michigan in
1963. -
False
(T/F) John Bell was known for his unconventional, spontaneous,
sometimes outrageous appearing approaches, designed to help
families achieve freedom and growth. -
False
(T/F) The most popular family therapy approaches in the 1970s were
experiential family therapy, structural family therapy, and strategic
family therapy. -
True
