Question 1

Family rules directing what may or may not occur between members can be considered to be:​

Accepted Answer

A) descriptive. 
B) metaphoric 
C) prescriptive. 
D) intrapsychic. 
A) descriptive. 
B) metaphoric 
C) prescriptive. 
D) intrapsychic. B

Question 2

Another name for an amplifying loop is:

Accepted Answer

A) negative feedback. 
B) positive feedback 
C) alternating positive and negative feedback. 
D) None of the answers are correct. 
A) negative feedback. 
B) positive feedback 
C) alternating positive and negative feedback. 
D) None of the answers are correct. B

Question 3

._____________________ Those circular mechanisms by which information about a system's output is continuously reintroduced back into the system,initiating a chain of subsequent events.

Accepted Answer

Feedback loops​

Question 4

How does a systems theory approach challenge previously held ideas about mental health and wellness?

Accepted Answer

A systems theory approach challenges pre

Question 5

The consultant who takes the interaction of two systems into account is using which approach?

Accepted Answer

A) Ecosystemic 
B) Interactional 
C) Relational 
D) None of the answers are correct. 
A) Ecosystemic 
B) Interactional 
C) Relational 
D) None of the answers are correct.

Question 6

Compare your family as a system using the separate systems inside your body as a metaphor.(For example,big brother was the heart of our family,mom was always the brains of the operation,and Dad was the feet..because he walked out on us. )Include extended family as appropriate or as defined by your culture.Get as expressive as necessary to paint a picture of your family.

Accepted Answer

My family is like a complex system, with

Question 7

A family's metarules refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) rules about the rules.​ 
B) discarded rules 
C) flexible family rules 
D) inflexible family rules 
A) rules about the rules.​ 
B) discarded rules 
C) flexible family rules 
D) inflexible family rules

Question 8

Which of the following is not an example of a larger system with which problematic families may engage?

Accepted Answer

A) Schools 
B) Health care clinics 
C) Open systems 
D) Probation departments 
A) Schools 
B) Health care clinics 
C) Open systems 
D) Probation departments

Question 9

The more open a family,the more:

Accepted Answer

A) adaptable to rule change. 
B) resistant to changing customary interactive patterns. 
C) the risk of eventual dysfunction. 
D) boundaries are difficult to cross. 
A) adaptable to rule change. 
B) resistant to changing customary interactive patterns. 
C) the risk of eventual dysfunction. 
D) boundaries are difficult to cross.

Question 10

Explain what feedback loops are. Discuss the differences between negative and positive feedback and provide some examples of how these concepts might be evidenced within the family.​

Accepted Answer

Feedback loops are a fundamental concept

Question 11

In families labeled as pathogenic,demands by an adolescent for a rule change would likely be met with:

Accepted Answer

A) encouragement since it showed independence 
B) increased rigidity regarding the retention of rules 
C) increased flexibility because all members sought changes 
D) a reexamination of all family rules. 
A) encouragement since it showed independence 
B) increased rigidity regarding the retention of rules 
C) increased flexibility because all members sought changes 
D) a reexamination of all family rules.

Question 12

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Feedback loops refer to escalating quarreling patterns between spouses. 
B) Negative feedback is corrective,adjusting the input and returning the system to a steady state. 
C) Positive feedback is corrective,adjusting the input and returning the system to a steady state 
D) nformation processing refers to the set of family rules developed through the life cycle. 
A) Feedback loops refer to escalating quarreling patterns between spouses. 
B) Negative feedback is corrective,adjusting the input and returning the system to a steady state. 
C) Positive feedback is corrective,adjusting the input and returning the system to a steady state 
D) nformation processing refers to the set of family rules developed through the life cycle.

Question 13

The theory of social ecology,including four levels of influence,was proposed by:

Accepted Answer

A) Jackson. 
B) Dell. 
C) Satir. 
D) Bronfenbrenner. 
A) Jackson. 
B) Dell. 
C) Satir. 
D) Bronfenbrenner.

Question 14

_____________________ A dynamic state of balance or equilibrium in a system,or a tendency toward achieving and maintaining such a state in an effort to ensure a stable environment.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____________________ A dynamic state of balance or...

Question 15

Describe a systemic interchange that occurred in your family and determine whether or not the outcome produced change to your family system or the system remained unchanged

Accepted Answer

One systemic interchange that occurred i

Question 16

Families that live in relative isolation,communicating primarily among themselves,are apt to become:

Accepted Answer

A) disengaged systems 
B) relatively closed systems. 
C) totally closed systems. 
D) negentropic. 
A) disengaged systems 
B) relatively closed systems. 
C) totally closed systems. 
D) negentropic.

Question 17

Negative and positive feedback loops are:

Accepted Answer

A) bad and good respectively. 
B) good and bad respectively. 
C) neither intrinsically good or bad. 
D) invariably destabilizing. 
A) bad and good respectively. 
B) good and bad respectively. 
C) neither intrinsically good or bad. 
D) invariably destabilizing.

Question 18

In the example offered in the text by Imber-Black,a family interacted with five larger systems.One negative consequence of such an arrangement is:

Accepted Answer

A) differences in beliefs among the helpers might surface 
B) differences in approaches might surface. 
C) competing definitions of the problem might occur 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) differences in beliefs among the helpers might surface 
B) differences in approaches might surface. 
C) competing definitions of the problem might occur 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 19

Advocates of a new epistemology,such as Dell,view the therapist's role as:

Accepted Answer

A) restoring the family's former homeostatic balance 
B) searching for new levels of balance 
C) remaining outside observers. 
D) None of the answers are correct 
A) restoring the family's former homeostatic balance 
B) searching for new levels of balance 
C) remaining outside observers. 
D) None of the answers are correct

Question 20

Families interact in repetitive behavioral sequences.This is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) boundary rules. 
B) homeostasis. 
C) the redundancy principle. 
D) the rule repetition phenomenon 
A) boundary rules. 
B) homeostasis. 
C) the redundancy principle. 
D) the rule repetition phenomenon

Family rules directing what may or may not occur between members can be considered to be:

Another name for an amplifying loop is:

._____________________ Those circular mechanisms by which information about a system's output is continuously reintroduced back into the system,initiating a chain of subsequent events.

How does a systems theory approach challenge previously held ideas about mental health and wellness?

The consultant who takes the interaction of two systems into account is using which approach?

A family's metarules refers to:

Which of the following is not an example of a larger system with which problematic families may engage?

The more open a family,the more:

Explain what feedback loops are. Discuss the differences between negative and positive feedback and provide some examples of how these concepts might be evidenced within the family.

In families labeled as pathogenic,demands by an adolescent for a rule change would likely be met with:

Which of the following statements is true?

The theory of social ecology,including four levels of influence,was proposed by:

_____________________ A dynamic state of balance or equilibrium in a system,or a tendency toward achieving and maintaining such a state in an effort to ensure a stable environment.

Describe a systemic interchange that occurred in your family and determine whether or not the outcome produced change to your family system or the system remained unchanged

Families that live in relative isolation,communicating primarily among themselves,are apt to become:

Negative and positive feedback loops are:

In the example offered in the text by Imber-Black,a family interacted with five larger systems.One negative consequence of such an arrangement is:

Advocates of a new epistemology,such as Dell,view the therapist's role as:

Families interact in repetitive behavioral sequences.This is known as:

Adopting a Family Relationship Framework

Family Development: Continuity and Change

Diversity in Family Functioning

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

Exam 4: Systems Theory and Systemic Thinking

Family rules directing what may or may not occur between members can be considered to be:​

Another name for an amplifying loop is:

._____________________ Those circular mechanisms by which information about a system's output is continuously reintroduced back into the system,initiating a chain of subsequent events.

How does a systems theory approach challenge previously held ideas about mental health and wellness?

The consultant who takes the interaction of two systems into account is using which approach?

A family's metarules refers to:

Which of the following is not an example of a larger system with which problematic families may engage?

The more open a family,the more:

Explain what feedback loops are. Discuss the differences between negative and positive feedback and provide some examples of how these concepts might be evidenced within the family.​

In families labeled as pathogenic,demands by an adolescent for a rule change would likely be met with:

Which of the following statements is true?

The theory of social ecology,including four levels of influence,was proposed by:

_____________________ A dynamic state of balance or equilibrium in a system,or a tendency toward achieving and maintaining such a state in an effort to ensure a stable environment.

Describe a systemic interchange that occurred in your family and determine whether or not the outcome produced change to your family system or the system remained unchanged

Families that live in relative isolation,communicating primarily among themselves,are apt to become:

Negative and positive feedback loops are:

In the example offered in the text by Imber-Black,a family interacted with five larger systems.One negative consequence of such an arrangement is:

Advocates of a new epistemology,such as Dell,view the therapist's role as:

Families interact in repetitive behavioral sequences.This is known as:

Adopting a Family Relationship Framework

Family Development: Continuity and Change

Diversity in Family Functioning

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

Family rules directing what may or may not occur between members can be considered to be:

Explain what feedback loops are. Discuss the differences between negative and positive feedback and provide some examples of how these concepts might be evidenced within the family.