COUC 601 Final Exams Prep Questions and
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All of the following are typical characteristics of traditional individual approaches like
psychoanalysis and behavior therapy except:
A. Structured around a single model
B. Emphasize intrapsychic processes
C. View symptoms in relational context
D. Have more theoretical cohesion than family therapy
C. View symptoms in relational context (This is characteristic of family therapy, not individual
models.)
What core belief united the various, sometimes conflicting schools of family therapy?
That problems run in families — symptoms are embedded in relational patterns rather than
individual pathology.
What are three common elements found across most therapy approaches, including family
therapy?
Empathy, encouragement, and questioning assumptions.
Most therapy models share several common elements, except which of the following?
A. Empathy
B. Encouragement
,C. Prescribed rituals
D. Questioning assumptions
C. Prescribed rituals (This is more specific to certain models like Strategic or Milan therapy.)
What critical movement in the 1980s challenged established norms in family therapy by
exposing hidden power structures and advocating for marginalized perspectives?
The feminist critique
Social philosopher Michel Foucault argued that many accepted principles in fields like
psychology are actually ________ developed by those in power to maintain control.
Stories (or "social conventions")
What is the process of revealing accepted practices as social constructions developed by
people with agendas, especially in fields like literature, education, and psychology?
Deconstruction
According to postmodern critiques, the following disciplines were all influenced by
deconstruction in the 1980s except:
A. Literature
B. Political science
C. Meteorology
D. Psychology
C. Meteorology
Why did feminist critics challenge the Batesonian model of cybernetics in family therapy?
, Because its claim that all members are equally responsible in systemic problems obscured real
power imbalances, and was seen as a way to blame victims and rationalize the status quo
(Goldner, 1985).
In the context of feminist critiques, why is the assumption of "equal responsibility" in
systemic models problematic in cases of abuse such as battering or incest?
Because it can obscure the reality of violence and power dynamics, implying that victims
provoke or share blame for their abuse, thereby justifying oppressive systems (James &
MacKinnon, 1990).
According to Batesonian cybernetics, personal control is impossible because all elements of
a system are involved in ________ feedback loops.
Circular
Feminist critics argued that circular causality failed to account for all except which of the
following?
A. Power imbalances
B. Victim-blaming
C. Mutual influence
D. Systemic oppression
C. Mutual influence (That was central to the Batesonian model and not part of the critique.)
What family constellation was most commonly cited as contributing to child symptoms in
early family therapy models?
Answers | Update | 100% Correct.
All of the following are typical characteristics of traditional individual approaches like
psychoanalysis and behavior therapy except:
A. Structured around a single model
B. Emphasize intrapsychic processes
C. View symptoms in relational context
D. Have more theoretical cohesion than family therapy
C. View symptoms in relational context (This is characteristic of family therapy, not individual
models.)
What core belief united the various, sometimes conflicting schools of family therapy?
That problems run in families — symptoms are embedded in relational patterns rather than
individual pathology.
What are three common elements found across most therapy approaches, including family
therapy?
Empathy, encouragement, and questioning assumptions.
Most therapy models share several common elements, except which of the following?
A. Empathy
B. Encouragement
,C. Prescribed rituals
D. Questioning assumptions
C. Prescribed rituals (This is more specific to certain models like Strategic or Milan therapy.)
What critical movement in the 1980s challenged established norms in family therapy by
exposing hidden power structures and advocating for marginalized perspectives?
The feminist critique
Social philosopher Michel Foucault argued that many accepted principles in fields like
psychology are actually ________ developed by those in power to maintain control.
Stories (or "social conventions")
What is the process of revealing accepted practices as social constructions developed by
people with agendas, especially in fields like literature, education, and psychology?
Deconstruction
According to postmodern critiques, the following disciplines were all influenced by
deconstruction in the 1980s except:
A. Literature
B. Political science
C. Meteorology
D. Psychology
C. Meteorology
Why did feminist critics challenge the Batesonian model of cybernetics in family therapy?
, Because its claim that all members are equally responsible in systemic problems obscured real
power imbalances, and was seen as a way to blame victims and rationalize the status quo
(Goldner, 1985).
In the context of feminist critiques, why is the assumption of "equal responsibility" in
systemic models problematic in cases of abuse such as battering or incest?
Because it can obscure the reality of violence and power dynamics, implying that victims
provoke or share blame for their abuse, thereby justifying oppressive systems (James &
MacKinnon, 1990).
According to Batesonian cybernetics, personal control is impossible because all elements of
a system are involved in ________ feedback loops.
Circular
Feminist critics argued that circular causality failed to account for all except which of the
following?
A. Power imbalances
B. Victim-blaming
C. Mutual influence
D. Systemic oppression
C. Mutual influence (That was central to the Batesonian model and not part of the critique.)
What family constellation was most commonly cited as contributing to child symptoms in
early family therapy models?
