CFT EXAM #1 QUIZ QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
The basic tenets of systems theory include:
A. Patterns in a system are circular rather than linear
B. Evolution and change are inherent in open systems
C. Systems are composed of subsystems
D. All of the above - Answer -D.
The concept that the family as a system is greater than the sum of its individual parts is
best described by the following statement:
A. The parts are related to one another such that any change in one of the parts will
have some effects on the others
B. Each individual part contributes equally to the sum of the individual systems with no
interactions among the parts
C. Each part is only related to one other part in a reasonably stable way during any
particular period of time
D. None of the above - Answer -A.
Cybernetics is:
A. the science of acquiring knowledge
B. associated with Gregory Bateson who applied cybernetics to communication patterns
in living organisms
C. the science of communication and control in human machines
D. Both B. and C. - Answer -D.
Couple and family therapy interventions are less effective than the individual and
medical treatments.
A. True
B. False - Answer -B.
Family therapy started with the idea that the individual caused the problems with the
family>
A. True
B. False - Answer -B.
Covert rules help to maintain stability in the family.
A. True
B. False - Answer -A.
Systems theory helps us to understand the balancing family members participate in to:
A. Be close but separate
B. Open yet closed
C. Same but different
D. All of the above - Answer -D.
, According to the lecture on Bowen's Family Systems Theory, what the the two drives
that underlie all relationships:
A. Individuality and differentiation
B. anxiety and differentiation
C. individuality and togetherness
D. genograms and multigenerational family system - Answer -C.
Bowen's family systems theory suggests that your family of origin experiences do not
affect your current relationships
A. True
B. False - Answer -B.
According to the lecture, what are two common types of patterned behaviors in
relationships?
A. Triangulation and pursue-withdraw patterns
B. communication problems and affairs
C. anxiety and depression
D. differentiation and individuality - Answer -A.
A therapist working with a young mother and her sister, whom she currently lives with,
would be considered doing intergenerational therapy
A. True
B. False - Answer -B.
A genogram includes all of the following except:
A. emotional dynamics
B. relationships
C. family rules
D. dates of birth - Answer -C.
Bowen proports that anxiety is the mechanism that can lead to patterned behavior in
relationships
A. True
B. False - Answer -A.
What is an example of triangulation?
A. a couple having a fight and one leaving to cool down
B. divorcing parents passing a message through a child
C. pursue-withdraw
D. the multigenerational family system - Answer -B.
In the case example in the book, the therapist assessed for:
A. substance abuse
B. domestic violence
C. interactions with their children
D. all of the above - Answer -D.
The basic tenets of systems theory include:
A. Patterns in a system are circular rather than linear
B. Evolution and change are inherent in open systems
C. Systems are composed of subsystems
D. All of the above - Answer -D.
The concept that the family as a system is greater than the sum of its individual parts is
best described by the following statement:
A. The parts are related to one another such that any change in one of the parts will
have some effects on the others
B. Each individual part contributes equally to the sum of the individual systems with no
interactions among the parts
C. Each part is only related to one other part in a reasonably stable way during any
particular period of time
D. None of the above - Answer -A.
Cybernetics is:
A. the science of acquiring knowledge
B. associated with Gregory Bateson who applied cybernetics to communication patterns
in living organisms
C. the science of communication and control in human machines
D. Both B. and C. - Answer -D.
Couple and family therapy interventions are less effective than the individual and
medical treatments.
A. True
B. False - Answer -B.
Family therapy started with the idea that the individual caused the problems with the
family>
A. True
B. False - Answer -B.
Covert rules help to maintain stability in the family.
A. True
B. False - Answer -A.
Systems theory helps us to understand the balancing family members participate in to:
A. Be close but separate
B. Open yet closed
C. Same but different
D. All of the above - Answer -D.
, According to the lecture on Bowen's Family Systems Theory, what the the two drives
that underlie all relationships:
A. Individuality and differentiation
B. anxiety and differentiation
C. individuality and togetherness
D. genograms and multigenerational family system - Answer -C.
Bowen's family systems theory suggests that your family of origin experiences do not
affect your current relationships
A. True
B. False - Answer -B.
According to the lecture, what are two common types of patterned behaviors in
relationships?
A. Triangulation and pursue-withdraw patterns
B. communication problems and affairs
C. anxiety and depression
D. differentiation and individuality - Answer -A.
A therapist working with a young mother and her sister, whom she currently lives with,
would be considered doing intergenerational therapy
A. True
B. False - Answer -B.
A genogram includes all of the following except:
A. emotional dynamics
B. relationships
C. family rules
D. dates of birth - Answer -C.
Bowen proports that anxiety is the mechanism that can lead to patterned behavior in
relationships
A. True
B. False - Answer -A.
What is an example of triangulation?
A. a couple having a fight and one leaving to cool down
B. divorcing parents passing a message through a child
C. pursue-withdraw
D. the multigenerational family system - Answer -B.
In the case example in the book, the therapist assessed for:
A. substance abuse
B. domestic violence
C. interactions with their children
D. all of the above - Answer -D.
