Question 1

Which of the following is considered a gender issue?

Accepted Answer

A) Patriarchal behavior 
B) Sexist attitudes 
C) Sex-based role assignments 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) Patriarchal behavior 
B) Sexist attitudes 
C) Sex-based role assignments 
D) All of the answers are correct. D

Question 2

Discuss the appropriateness of a therapist approaching a client from a different cultural background and asking,"I don't know much about being ____________ and would like to know more about how you feel as a ___________ person." Would this ever be appropriate? When? What is the client's likely response?

Accepted Answer

The appropriateness of a therapist approaching a client from a different cultural background and asking, "I don't know much about being [specific cultural identity] and would like to know more about how you feel as a [specific cultural identity] person" depends on the context and the relationship between the therapist and the client. In general, it can be appropriate for a therapist to express genuine curiosity and a desire to understand their client's cultural experiences. However, it is important for the therapist to approach this conversation with sensitivity and humility, recognizing that they may not fully understand the client's experiences and that their own cultural background may influence their perspective.

This approach may be appropriate when there is already a strong therapeutic alliance between the therapist and the client, and when the client has expressed a willingness to discuss their cultural identity and experiences. It is important for the therapist to create a safe and non-judgmental space for the client to share their experiences, and to approach the conversation with an open mind and a willingness to learn.

The client's likely response to this approach will depend on their individual experiences and comfort level discussing their cultural identity. Some clients may appreciate the therapist's openness and willingness to learn, and may feel validated and understood by the therapist's curiosity. Others may feel uncomfortable or hesitant to discuss their cultural identity, particularly if they have experienced discrimination or marginalization related to their cultural background. It is important for the therapist to be attuned to the client's reactions and to respond with empathy and respect for their boundaries.

Overall, approaching a client from a different cultural background with curiosity and a desire to understand can be appropriate in certain therapeutic contexts, but it is essential for the therapist to approach this conversation with humility, sensitivity, and a genuine commitment to creating a safe and supportive space for the client.

Question 3

Aponte contends that power is largely determined by:

Accepted Answer

A) gender. 
B) age. 
C) class membership. 
D) ethnic background. 
A) gender. 
B) age. 
C) class membership. 
D) ethnic background. C

Question 4

Gender-sensitive family therapy emphasizes:

Accepted Answer

A) blurring differences between men and women. 
B) multicultural considerations. 
C) overcoming sex-role stereotyping. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) blurring differences between men and women. 
B) multicultural considerations. 
C) overcoming sex-role stereotyping. 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 5

According to Gilligan,women are more apt than men to:

Accepted Answer

A) define themselves within the context of relationships. 
B) view nurturing as a sign of weakness. 
C) strive for positions of power in relationships. 
D) appreciate the value of isolation. 
A) define themselves within the context of relationships. 
B) view nurturing as a sign of weakness. 
C) strive for positions of power in relationships. 
D) appreciate the value of isolation.

Question 6

Comment on the role of poverty in relation to gender,cultural,or ethnic identity and oppression.

Accepted Answer

Poverty plays a significant role in rela

Question 7

In working with acculturational and adaptational issues with immigrant families,therapists need to take care to distinguish between:

Accepted Answer

A) Recently arrived immigrant families. 
B) Immigrant American families. 
C) Immigrant descendent families. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) Recently arrived immigrant families. 
B) Immigrant American families. 
C) Immigrant descendent families. 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 8

The role that her relationships with others plays in a woman's life is emphasized by:

Accepted Answer

A) Whitaker. 
B) Levant. 
C) Miller. 
D) Minuchin. 
A) Whitaker. 
B) Levant. 
C) Miller. 
D) Minuchin.

Question 9

Explain the differences between universal,cultural-specific,and idiosyncratic family patterns. How might this apply when providing family therapy,both to the family and to the therapist,and the therapist's own "cultural filters?"

Accepted Answer

Universal family patterns are behaviors

Question 10

The Women's Project in Family Therapy:

Accepted Answer

A) helped introduce a feminist perspective to the field of family therapy. 
B) stressed the influence of gender on relationship patterns throughout a woman's life. 
C) addressed conditions that help shape women's experiences. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) helped introduce a feminist perspective to the field of family therapy. 
B) stressed the influence of gender on relationship patterns throughout a woman's life. 
C) addressed conditions that help shape women's experiences. 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 11

When therapists are concerned about this,they assert that practitioners need professional competencies to work toward universal access to justice and equity for marginalized individuals and groups.

Accepted Answer

A) Social justice 
B) Family violence 
C) None of these answers are correct. 
D) Both social justice and family violence 
A) Social justice 
B) Family violence 
C) None of these answers are correct. 
D) Both social justice and family violence

Question 12

One goal of gender-sensitive family therapy is to:

Accepted Answer

A) enable clients to move beyond prescribed sex roles. 
B) empower women but not men. 
C) eliminate all differences between men and women. 
D) reduce nonsexist thinking. 
A) enable clients to move beyond prescribed sex roles. 
B) empower women but not men. 
C) eliminate all differences between men and women. 
D) reduce nonsexist thinking.

Question 13

In the case of single-parent families led by a teenage mother:

Accepted Answer

A) the parent-child relationship predominates. 
B) extended family involvement is rare. 
C) sufficient money is available through welfare checks. 
D) grandmother-mother-daughter relationships are likely to predominate. 
A) the parent-child relationship predominates. 
B) extended family involvement is rare. 
C) sufficient money is available through welfare checks. 
D) grandmother-mother-daughter relationships are likely to predominate.

Question 14

Gender,power,and control issues are involved in:

Accepted Answer

A) multicultural approaches to family therapy. 
B) family violence. 
C) sexist counseling. 
D) None of the answers are correct. 
A) multicultural approaches to family therapy. 
B) family violence. 
C) sexist counseling. 
D) None of the answers are correct.

Question 15

Cultural specificity refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) knowledge about who makes up a society. 
B) detailed knowledge regarding unfamiliar groups. 
C) appreciation of the immigrant experience. 
D) therapist self-awareness of cultural influences. 
A) knowledge about who makes up a society. 
B) detailed knowledge regarding unfamiliar groups. 
C) appreciation of the immigrant experience. 
D) therapist self-awareness of cultural influences.

Question 16

Understanding the male/female interactive patterns among Turkish-American families represents an effort to be:

Accepted Answer

A) multinational. 
B) international. 
C) multicultural. 
D) culture-specific. 
A) multinational. 
B) international. 
C) multicultural. 
D) culture-specific.

Question 17

Feminists are critical of the cybernetic concept of circular causality in male-female relationships because of the implication of:

Accepted Answer

A) flawed family structures. 
B) family dysfunction. 
C) equal power and control. 
D) unequal power and control. 
A) flawed family structures. 
B) family dysfunction. 
C) equal power and control. 
D) unequal power and control.

Question 18

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Family therapists are likely to be middle-class in background. 
B) Family therapists are likely to be middle-class in viewpoint. 
C) Structural poverty is usually of recent origin. 
D) Most members of the underclass make their living legally. 
A) Family therapists are likely to be middle-class in background. 
B) Family therapists are likely to be middle-class in viewpoint. 
C) Structural poverty is usually of recent origin. 
D) Most members of the underclass make their living legally.

Question 19

Discuss the contributions that feminist family therapists have provided to the field. What have been the ramifications and how has it influenced gender sensitive counseling?

Accepted Answer

Feminist family therapists have made sig

Question 20

Children living with unmarried mothers are:

Accepted Answer

A) probably middle-class as a whole. 
B) probably poor. 
C) likely to be self-sufficient. 
D) likely to seek therapy when needed. 
A) probably middle-class as a whole. 
B) probably poor. 
C) likely to be self-sufficient. 
D) likely to seek therapy when needed.

Which of the following is considered a gender issue?

Discuss the appropriateness of a therapist approaching a client from a different cultural background and asking,"I don't know much about being __ and would like to know more about how you feel as a _ person." Would this ever be appropriate? When? What is the client's likely response?

Aponte contends that power is largely determined by:

Gender-sensitive family therapy emphasizes:

According to Gilligan,women are more apt than men to:

Comment on the role of poverty in relation to gender,cultural,or ethnic identity and oppression.

In working with acculturational and adaptational issues with immigrant families,therapists need to take care to distinguish between:

The role that her relationships with others plays in a woman's life is emphasized by:

Explain the differences between universal,cultural-specific,and idiosyncratic family patterns. How might this apply when providing family therapy,both to the family and to the therapist,and the therapist's own "cultural filters?"

The Women's Project in Family Therapy:

When therapists are concerned about this,they assert that practitioners need professional competencies to work toward universal access to justice and equity for marginalized individuals and groups.

One goal of gender-sensitive family therapy is to:

In the case of single-parent families led by a teenage mother:

Gender,power,and control issues are involved in:

Cultural specificity refers to:

Understanding the male/female interactive patterns among Turkish-American families represents an effort to be:

Feminists are critical of the cybernetic concept of circular causality in male-female relationships because of the implication of:

Which of the following statements is true?

Discuss the contributions that feminist family therapists have provided to the field. What have been the ramifications and how has it influenced gender sensitive counseling?

Children living with unmarried mothers are:

Adopting a Family Relationship Framework

Family Development: Continuity and Change

Systems Theory and Systemic Thinking

Origins and Growth of Family Therapy

Professional Issues and Ethical Practices

Psychodynamic Models

Transgenerational Models

Experiential Models

The Structural Model

Strategic Models

Behavioral and Cognitive Behavioral Models

Social Construction Models I: Solution-Focused and Collaborative Therapies

Social Construction Models II: Narrative Therapy

Population-Based Family Treatments

Evidence-Based Family Therapy

Comparative View of Family Theories and Therapies

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Exam 3: Diversity in Family Functioning

Which of the following is considered a gender issue?

Aponte contends that power is largely determined by:

Gender-sensitive family therapy emphasizes:

According to Gilligan,women are more apt than men to:

Comment on the role of poverty in relation to gender,cultural,or ethnic identity and oppression.

In working with acculturational and adaptational issues with immigrant families,therapists need to take care to distinguish between:

The role that her relationships with others plays in a woman's life is emphasized by:

Explain the differences between universal,cultural-specific,and idiosyncratic family patterns. How might this apply when providing family therapy,both to the family and to the therapist,and the therapist's own "cultural filters?"

The Women's Project in Family Therapy:

When therapists are concerned about this,they assert that practitioners need professional competencies to work toward universal access to justice and equity for marginalized individuals and groups.

One goal of gender-sensitive family therapy is to:

In the case of single-parent families led by a teenage mother:

Gender,power,and control issues are involved in:

Cultural specificity refers to:

Understanding the male/female interactive patterns among Turkish-American families represents an effort to be:

Feminists are critical of the cybernetic concept of circular causality in male-female relationships because of the implication of:

Which of the following statements is true?

Discuss the contributions that feminist family therapists have provided to the field. What have been the ramifications and how has it influenced gender sensitive counseling?

Children living with unmarried mothers are:

Adopting a Family Relationship Framework

Family Development: Continuity and Change

Systems Theory and Systemic Thinking

Origins and Growth of Family Therapy

Professional Issues and Ethical Practices

Psychodynamic Models

Transgenerational Models

Experiential Models

The Structural Model

Strategic Models

Behavioral and Cognitive Behavioral Models

Social Construction Models I: Solution-Focused and Collaborative Therapies

Social Construction Models II: Narrative Therapy

Population-Based Family Treatments

Evidence-Based Family Therapy

Comparative View of Family Theories and Therapies

Filters