Question 1

A recent meta-analysis of 24 studies on four of the new-generation,evidence-based family therapies (Baldwin et al,2012),including MST,revealed:

Accepted Answer

A) some family therapies were more effective than others. 
B) each family therapy was comparable to the others. 
C) insufficient evidence to determine the differential efficacy of the family therapies. 
D) equivalent effectiveness of the family therapies,but differential dropout rates. 
A) some family therapies were more effective than others. 
B) each family therapy was comparable to the others. 
C) insufficient evidence to determine the differential efficacy of the family therapies. 
D) equivalent effectiveness of the family therapies,but differential dropout rates.

Question 2

When a structural therapist imitates important communication or behavior patterns of the family,he or she is performing:

Accepted Answer

A) blocking. 
B) enactment. 
C) mimesis. 
D) reframing. 
A) blocking. 
B) enactment. 
C) mimesis. 
D) reframing.

Question 3

Freda feels as though her husband is exploiting her by having her be completely responsible for their home and for raising their children who are never around.While he is out drinking with his friends,she is at home developing an ulcer and feeling depressed.This scenario is most likely an example of a family which is:

Accepted Answer

A) diffuse. 
B) disengaged. 
C) enmeshed. 
D) homeostatic. 
A) diffuse. 
B) disengaged. 
C) enmeshed. 
D) homeostatic.

Question 4

The contributions of Jay Haley have included all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) long-term therapy. 
B) communication systems therapy . 
C) ordeal therapy. 
D) problem-solving therapy. 
A) long-term therapy. 
B) communication systems therapy . 
C) ordeal therapy. 
D) problem-solving therapy.

Question 5

A triangle develops when any two-person system recruits another person into the system in order to:

Accepted Answer

A) engage in a complementary communication. 
B) put together a genogram. 
C) unconsciously resolve a double-bind. 
D) reduce tension and increase stability. 
A) engage in a complementary communication. 
B) put together a genogram. 
C) unconsciously resolve a double-bind. 
D) reduce tension and increase stability.

Question 6

Similar to Freud's emphasis on self-analysis for the therapist's ability to conduct psychoanalysis,which family therapist viewed the therapist's resolution of emotional reactivity in their own family as critical to the effective application of his approach?

Accepted Answer

A) Salvador Minuchin 
B) Murray Bowen 
C) Donald Jackson 
D) Virginia Satir 
A) Salvador Minuchin 
B) Murray Bowen 
C) Donald Jackson 
D) Virginia Satir

Question 7

The MRI's Brief Therapy would suggest all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) communication changes are made primarily by changing behavioral interactions between system members. 
B) patients are seen for a maximum of ten sessions. 
C) treatment is necessarily oriented toward changing systems. 
D) treatment often involves a single individual. 
A) communication changes are made primarily by changing behavioral interactions between system members. 
B) patients are seen for a maximum of ten sessions. 
C) treatment is necessarily oriented toward changing systems. 
D) treatment often involves a single individual.

Question 8

According to Minuchin,restructuring the family system involves the use of techniques intended to unbalance (or stress)the family's:

Accepted Answer

A) symptoms. 
B) homeostasis. 
C) communication. 
D) boundaries. 
A) symptoms. 
B) homeostasis. 
C) communication. 
D) boundaries.

Question 9

Tracy,her husband Tim,and their 14-year-old daughter Lucinda,the identified patient,are being treated by a Bowenian family systems therapist.Tracy and Lucinda have a symbiotic relationship.Tracy and Tim are less differentiated than either of their parents who,in turn,were less differentiated than either of their parents.
-Which of the following is LEAST likely responsible for Lucinda becoming the identified patient?

Accepted Answer

A) She has a symbiotic relationship with her mother. 
B) She is the least differentiated. 
C) She is the most fused. 
D) She is the youngest. 
A) She has a symbiotic relationship with her mother. 
B) She is the least differentiated. 
C) She is the most fused. 
D) She is the youngest.

Question 10

In a symmetrical relationship,the individuals are:

Accepted Answer

A) emotionally fused. 
B) equal,but can escalate into a "one-upsmanship" communication pattern. 
C) both seeking to establish an emotional triangle. 
D) unequal but complementary in their communication. 
A) emotionally fused. 
B) equal,but can escalate into a "one-upsmanship" communication pattern. 
C) both seeking to establish an emotional triangle. 
D) unequal but complementary in their communication.

Question 11

Which of the following has had the most important influence on the development of family therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) Psychoanalysis 
B) Systems theory 
C) The family life cycle 
D) Functional analysis of behavior 
A) Psychoanalysis 
B) Systems theory 
C) The family life cycle 
D) Functional analysis of behavior

Question 12

Studying the biological processes that lead to increasing complexity of organization of whole organisms is called:

Accepted Answer

A) complementarity. 
B) cybernetics. 
C) general systems theory. 
D) multiple systems theory. 
A) complementarity. 
B) cybernetics. 
C) general systems theory. 
D) multiple systems theory.

Question 13

Structural Therapy has been most often used with families in which the identified patient is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) adult. 
B) child. 
C) parent. 
D) spouse. 
A) adult. 
B) child. 
C) parent. 
D) spouse.

Question 14

The text authors offer which of the following concluding caveats about the nature of controlled research on systemic therapies?

Accepted Answer

A) Much of the research has been conducted on particular kinds of therapy systems,and not the family treatment format. 
B) The majority of research has been conducted on the family treatment format,not on systemic therapy Itself. 
C) MST is the only systemic therapy with any real evidence base. 
D) Parents are too infrequently included in the treatment of child and adolescent disorders,thus limiting our understanding of the impact of parents on behavior change in youth. 
A) Much of the research has been conducted on particular kinds of therapy systems,and not the family treatment format. 
B) The majority of research has been conducted on the family treatment format,not on systemic therapy Itself. 
C) MST is the only systemic therapy with any real evidence base. 
D) Parents are too infrequently included in the treatment of child and adolescent disorders,thus limiting our understanding of the impact of parents on behavior change in youth.

Question 15

Hildegard refuses to allow her 42-year-old daughter to interact with her as an adult.This has disconfirmed her daughter's sense of self.Systems theory would suggest that this is a _____________ relationship.

Accepted Answer

A) complementary 
B) disequilibrium 
C) schismatic 
D) symmetrical 
A) complementary 
B) disequilibrium 
C) schismatic 
D) symmetrical

Question 16

What is it called when a structural therapist explicitly directs family members to engage in a particular activity?

Accepted Answer

A) Blocking 
B) Enactment 
C) Mimesis 
D) Reframing 
A) Blocking 
B) Enactment 
C) Mimesis 
D) Reframing

Question 17

Research-supported family-based therapies predominate treatment reviews of:

Accepted Answer

A) adults with addictions. 
B) adolescents with eating disorders. 
C) children and adolescents with externalizing problems. 
D) youth anxiety and mood disorders. 
A) adults with addictions. 
B) adolescents with eating disorders. 
C) children and adolescents with externalizing problems. 
D) youth anxiety and mood disorders.

Question 18

Multisystemic therapy was developed by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) James Alexander 
B) Howard Liddle 
C) Salvador Minuchin 
D) Scott Henggeler 
A) James Alexander 
B) Howard Liddle 
C) Salvador Minuchin 
D) Scott Henggeler

Question 19

Cybernetics involves the analysis of:

Accepted Answer

A) the flow of information in systems. 
B) the family life cycle. 
C) family structure. 
D) differentiation of the self. 
A) the flow of information in systems. 
B) the family life cycle. 
C) family structure. 
D) differentiation of the self.

Question 20

Which of the following is Structural Therapy most concerned with?

Accepted Answer

A) Pathological intrapsychic structures 
B) What causes psychopathology 
C) What maintains psychopathology 
D) Which family members are symptomatic 
A) Pathological intrapsychic structures 
B) What causes psychopathology 
C) What maintains psychopathology 
D) Which family members are symptomatic

A recent meta-analysis of 24 studies on four of the new-generation,evidence-based family therapies (Baldwin et al,2012),including MST,revealed:

When a structural therapist imitates important communication or behavior patterns of the family,he or she is performing:

The contributions of Jay Haley have included all of the following EXCEPT:

A triangle develops when any two-person system recruits another person into the system in order to:

Similar to Freud's emphasis on self-analysis for the therapist's ability to conduct psychoanalysis,which family therapist viewed the therapist's resolution of emotional reactivity in their own family as critical to the effective application of his approach?

The MRI's Brief Therapy would suggest all of the following EXCEPT:

According to Minuchin,restructuring the family system involves the use of techniques intended to unbalance (or stress)the family's:

In a symmetrical relationship,the individuals are:

Which of the following has had the most important influence on the development of family therapy?

Studying the biological processes that lead to increasing complexity of organization of whole organisms is called:

Structural Therapy has been most often used with families in which the identified patient is a(n):

The text authors offer which of the following concluding caveats about the nature of controlled research on systemic therapies?

Hildegard refuses to allow her 42-year-old daughter to interact with her as an adult.This has disconfirmed her daughter's sense of self.Systems theory would suggest that this is a _____________ relationship.

What is it called when a structural therapist explicitly directs family members to engage in a particular activity?

Research-supported family-based therapies predominate treatment reviews of:

Multisystemic therapy was developed by which of the following?

Cybernetics involves the analysis of:

Which of the following is Structural Therapy most concerned with?

Defining and Comparing the Psychotherapies

Psychoanalytic Therapies

Psychodynamic Therapies

Existential Therapies

Person-Centered Therapies

Experiential Therapies

Interpersonal Therapies

Exposure Therapies

Behavior Therapies

Cognitive Therapies

Third-Ave Therapies

Gender-Sensitive Therapies

Multicultural Therapies

Constructivist Therapies

Integrative Therapies

Comparative Conclusions: Toward a Transtheoretical Therapy

Future of Psychotherapy

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Exam 12: Systemic Therapies

A recent meta-analysis of 24 studies on four of the new-generation,evidence-based family therapies (Baldwin et al,2012),including MST,revealed:

When a structural therapist imitates important communication or behavior patterns of the family,he or she is performing:

The contributions of Jay Haley have included all of the following EXCEPT:

A triangle develops when any two-person system recruits another person into the system in order to:

Similar to Freud's emphasis on self-analysis for the therapist's ability to conduct psychoanalysis,which family therapist viewed the therapist's resolution of emotional reactivity in their own family as critical to the effective application of his approach?

The MRI's Brief Therapy would suggest all of the following EXCEPT:

According to Minuchin,restructuring the family system involves the use of techniques intended to unbalance (or stress)the family's:

In a symmetrical relationship,the individuals are:

Which of the following has had the most important influence on the development of family therapy?

Studying the biological processes that lead to increasing complexity of organization of whole organisms is called:

Structural Therapy has been most often used with families in which the identified patient is a(n):

The text authors offer which of the following concluding caveats about the nature of controlled research on systemic therapies?

Hildegard refuses to allow her 42-year-old daughter to interact with her as an adult.This has disconfirmed her daughter's sense of self.Systems theory would suggest that this is a _____________ relationship.

What is it called when a structural therapist explicitly directs family members to engage in a particular activity?

Research-supported family-based therapies predominate treatment reviews of:

Multisystemic therapy was developed by which of the following?

Cybernetics involves the analysis of:

Which of the following is Structural Therapy most concerned with?

Defining and Comparing the Psychotherapies

Psychoanalytic Therapies

Psychodynamic Therapies

Existential Therapies

Person-Centered Therapies

Experiential Therapies

Interpersonal Therapies

Exposure Therapies

Behavior Therapies

Cognitive Therapies

Third-Ave Therapies

Gender-Sensitive Therapies

Multicultural Therapies

Constructivist Therapies

Integrative Therapies

Comparative Conclusions: Toward a Transtheoretical Therapy

Future of Psychotherapy

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