Question 1

How does homeostasis play a role in the family structure and system?

Accepted Answer

Homeostasis plays a crucial role in the family structure and system by maintaining balance and stability within the family unit. Just as the human body relies on homeostasis to regulate internal conditions and keep the body functioning properly, the family also relies on homeostasis to maintain harmony and equilibrium.

In the context of the family, homeostasis involves the ability to adapt to changes, manage conflicts, and establish routines that promote a sense of stability and well-being. This can include maintaining open communication, resolving conflicts in a healthy manner, and establishing clear boundaries and roles within the family.

When homeostasis is disrupted within the family, it can lead to dysfunction and imbalance. For example, when a major change occurs such as a new family member, a relocation, or a loss, the family may experience a period of instability and stress as they work to readjust and restore balance. In these situations, the family must work together to establish a new equilibrium and adapt to the changes in order to maintain a healthy family system.

Overall, homeostasis in the family structure and system is essential for promoting a supportive and nurturing environment where each member can thrive. By maintaining balance and stability, the family can better cope with challenges and promote the well-being of its members.

Question 2

___________________ refers to shifts in family structure during the early stages of counseling, which seem like radical change, but the underlying family rules remain the same.

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-correcting 
B)  Cybernetics 
C)  First-order change 
D)  Second-order change 
A)  Self-correcting 
B)  Cybernetics 
C)  First-order change 
D)  Second-order change C

Question 3

Family systems counselors are fundamentally strengths-based. This means focusing on each of the following EXCEPT: ___________________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  viewing the individual as the enemy of the family 
B)  advocating against labeling families as dysfunctional 
C)  focusing on spiritual beliefs or hobbies to develop interventions 
D)  recognizing the family as supportive and protective to individuals 
A)  viewing the individual as the enemy of the family 
B)  advocating against labeling families as dysfunctional 
C)  focusing on spiritual beliefs or hobbies to develop interventions 
D)  recognizing the family as supportive and protective to individuals  A

Question 4

The concept of "joining" a system is best described by which of the following statements?

Accepted Answer

A)  The counselor verbally expresses empathy toward the client. 
B)  The client accommodates the counselor's position. 
C)  The client projects onto the counselor. 
D)  The counselor accommodates to the client. 
A)  The counselor verbally expresses empathy toward the client. 
B)  The client accommodates the counselor's position. 
C)  The client projects onto the counselor. 
D)  The counselor accommodates to the client.

Question 5

The purpose of enactments in systemic counseling is ___________________________________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  to avoid seeing couples or family arguing in your office 
B)  to observe and restructure couple and family interactions in your office 
C)  to hear couples and families describe how they interact 
D)  to help couples and families to argue in a healthy manner in your office 
A)  to avoid seeing couples or family arguing in your office 
B)  to observe and restructure couple and family interactions in your office 
C)  to hear couples and families describe how they interact 
D)  to help couples and families to argue in a healthy manner in your office

Question 6

How do boundaries play a role in the family system?

Accepted Answer

Boundaries within a family system play a

Question 7

Systemic counselors view the family as ___________________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  defensive and unable to change without significant intervention on behalf of the counselor 
B)  continually growing and changing in response to stages of development and unexpected life events 
C)  a dysfunctional system where a deficits-approach is the best way to communicate with the family the areas of change they should focus on 
D)  the enemy of its individual members 
A)  defensive and unable to change without significant intervention on behalf of the counselor 
B)  continually growing and changing in response to stages of development and unexpected life events 
C)  a dysfunctional system where a deficits-approach is the best way to communicate with the family the areas of change they should focus on 
D)  the enemy of its individual members

Question 8

When a parent and child team up against the second parent, this is an example of _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  lifecycle stage 
B)  subsystem 
C)  behavioral sequences 
D)  cross-generational coalition 
A)  lifecycle stage 
B)  subsystem 
C)  behavioral sequences 
D)  cross-generational coalition

Question 9

Which of the following statements is TRUE when viewing the family as a system?

Accepted Answer

A)  One single person in the family orchestrates the interactional patterns. 
B)  One single person can be blamed for family distress. 
C)  Personal characteristic are independent of the system. 
D)  All behavior makes sense in context. 
A)  One single person in the family orchestrates the interactional patterns. 
B)  One single person can be blamed for family distress. 
C)  Personal characteristic are independent of the system. 
D)  All behavior makes sense in context.

Question 10

When a counselor views the family as a system, this means that the counselor accepts the basic premise that ____________________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  one cannot not communicate 
B)  the whole is greater than the sum of its parts 
C)  one must be constantly in flux to maintain a sense of stability 
D)  people possess the ability to self-correct 
A)  one cannot not communicate 
B)  the whole is greater than the sum of its parts 
C)  one must be constantly in flux to maintain a sense of stability 
D)  people possess the ability to self-correct

Question 11

Systemic counselors view the presenting problem not as an individual problem but a __________ one, specifically an interactional one, even if the counselor is working with an individual.

Accepted Answer

A)  dysfunctional 
B)  pathological 
C)  independent 
D)  relational 
A)  dysfunctional 
B)  pathological 
C)  independent 
D)  relational

Question 12

In a session with a single-parent family, a mother and daughter, the systemic counselor notices that mom often makes remarks about her daughter's father, such as "I am so glad you didn't get your father's kinky hair" or "Most men are unreliable." The daughter has regular visits with her father and appears distressed when her mother makes these comments. The counselor might categorize the mother's comments as a form of ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  commands 
B)  coalitions 
C)  subsystems 
D)  triangulation 
A)  commands 
B)  coalitions 
C)  subsystems 
D)  triangulation

Question 13

Virginia Satir's Human Growth model conceptualizes family interactions in terms of the communication or survival stances, which a person adopts as a child for the purpose of ___________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  coping with difficult family interactions. 
B)  acculturating to a new environment. 
C)  allowing their authentic self to shine through in the family system. 
D)  dominating the family system. 
A)  coping with difficult family interactions. 
B)  acculturating to a new environment. 
C)  allowing their authentic self to shine through in the family system. 
D)  dominating the family system.

Question 14

How are symptoms viewed by systemic therapists?

Accepted Answer

Systemic therapists view symptoms not as

Question 15

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding a counselor's assessment of a family's boundaries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Boundaries are far less complex than they appear at first glance. 
B)  Rigid boundaries can be accurately assessed without taking cultural and developmental variables into consideration. 
C)  Counselors must proceed slowly and mindfully to accurately assess where and how boundaries are a problem. 
D)  A family should not have boundaries as they inhibit intimacy and closeness among family members. 
A)  Boundaries are far less complex than they appear at first glance. 
B)  Rigid boundaries can be accurately assessed without taking cultural and developmental variables into consideration. 
C)  Counselors must proceed slowly and mindfully to accurately assess where and how boundaries are a problem. 
D)  A family should not have boundaries as they inhibit intimacy and closeness among family members.

Question 16

Behavioral difference questions allow the counselor to ___________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  trace the entire sequence of behaviors that constitute the problem 
B)  shatter the illusion a particular behavior is part of a person's inherent personality 
C)  reduce labeling and other rigid descriptions of self and others 
D)  help illuminate problem interaction patterns 
A)  trace the entire sequence of behaviors that constitute the problem 
B)  shatter the illusion a particular behavior is part of a person's inherent personality 
C)  reduce labeling and other rigid descriptions of self and others 
D)  help illuminate problem interaction patterns

Question 17

List and describe 3 effective interventions employed by systemic therapists?

Accepted Answer

Systemic therapists employ a variety of

Question 18

Systemic approaches are a set of theories that conceptualize an individual's symptoms as arising ______________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  in the unconscious mind 
B)  from social oppression 
C)  when a person is not self-actualized 
D)  within family and relational dynamics 
A)  in the unconscious mind 
B)  from social oppression 
C)  when a person is not self-actualized 
D)  within family and relational dynamics

Question 19

Each of the following: good/bad child, understanding/strict parent, logical/emotional, role model/rebel are examples of ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  hierarchies 
B)  complementary roles 
C)  coalitions 
D)  subsystems 
A)  hierarchies 
B)  complementary roles 
C)  coalitions 
D)  subsystems

Question 20

Systemic counselors believe that the symptoms clients present within counseling are ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  dysfunctional 
B)  homeostatic 
C)  related to systemic dynamics 
D)  abnormal 
A)  dysfunctional 
B)  homeostatic 
C)  related to systemic dynamics 
D)  abnormal

How does homeostasis play a role in the family structure and system?

___________________ refers to shifts in family structure during the early stages of counseling, which seem like radical change, but the underlying family rules remain the same.

Family systems counselors are fundamentally strengths-based. This means focusing on each of the following EXCEPT: ___________________________________.

The concept of "joining" a system is best described by which of the following statements?

The purpose of enactments in systemic counseling is ___________________________________________________.

How do boundaries play a role in the family system?

Systemic counselors view the family as ___________________________________.

When a parent and child team up against the second parent, this is an example of _______________.

Which of the following statements is TRUE when viewing the family as a system?

When a counselor views the family as a system, this means that the counselor accepts the basic premise that ____________________________________.

Systemic counselors view the presenting problem not as an individual problem but a __________ one, specifically an interactional one, even if the counselor is working with an individual.

Virginia Satir's Human Growth model conceptualizes family interactions in terms of the communication or survival stances, which a person adopts as a child for the purpose of ___________________________.

How are symptoms viewed by systemic therapists?

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding a counselor's assessment of a family's boundaries?

Behavioral difference questions allow the counselor to ___________________________.

List and describe 3 effective interventions employed by systemic therapists?

Systemic approaches are a set of theories that conceptualize an individual's symptoms as arising ______________________________.

Each of the following: good/bad child, understanding/strict parent, logical/emotional, role model/rebel are examples of ___________________.

Systemic counselors believe that the symptoms clients present within counseling are ___________________.

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Exam 12: Systemic Family Counseling and Therapy

How does homeostasis play a role in the family structure and system?

___________________ refers to shifts in family structure during the early stages of counseling, which seem like radical change, but the underlying family rules remain the same.

Family systems counselors are fundamentally strengths-based. This means focusing on each of the following EXCEPT: ___________________________________.

The concept of "joining" a system is best described by which of the following statements?

The purpose of enactments in systemic counseling is ___________________________________________________.

How do boundaries play a role in the family system?

Systemic counselors view the family as ___________________________________.

When a parent and child team up against the second parent, this is an example of _______________.

Which of the following statements is TRUE when viewing the family as a system?

When a counselor views the family as a system, this means that the counselor accepts the basic premise that ____________________________________.

Systemic counselors view the presenting problem not as an individual problem but a __________ one, specifically an interactional one, even if the counselor is working with an individual.

Virginia Satir's Human Growth model conceptualizes family interactions in terms of the communication or survival stances, which a person adopts as a child for the purpose of ___________________________.

How are symptoms viewed by systemic therapists?

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding a counselor's assessment of a family's boundaries?

Behavioral difference questions allow the counselor to ___________________________.

List and describe 3 effective interventions employed by systemic therapists?

Systemic approaches are a set of theories that conceptualize an individual's symptoms as arising ______________________________.

Each of the following: good/bad child, understanding/strict parent, logical/emotional, role model/rebel are examples of ___________________.

Systemic counselors believe that the symptoms clients present within counseling are ___________________.

Introduction to Case Documentation

Case Conceptualization

Introduction to Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Completing a Clinical Assessment

Treatment Planning

Progress Notes

Evaluating Progress in Counseling

Psychodynamic Counseling and Psychotherapy

Adlerian Individual Counseling

Humanistic-Existential Counseling Approaches

Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches

Solution-Based Counseling

Postmodern and Feminist Counseling Approaches

The Competent Supervisee

Existential Counseling and Psychotherapy

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