Question 1

Family homeostasis requires that many patterns of interaction and communication become______and______.

Accepted Answer

A) free floating; independent 
B) repetitive; independent 
C) free floating; rule-bound 
D) repetitive; rule-bound 
A) free floating; independent 
B) repetitive; independent 
C) free floating; rule-bound 
D) repetitive; rule-bound D

Question 2

The Interpersonal Process Approach is based on which three theories? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Psychodynamic, Object Relations, and Behavioral 
B) Interpersonal, Cognitive, and Familial/Cultural Systems 
C) Family Systems, Behavioral, and Psychodynamic 
D) Interpersonal, Behavioral, and Family Systems 
A) Psychodynamic, Object Relations, and Behavioral 
B) Interpersonal, Cognitive, and Familial/Cultural Systems 
C) Family Systems, Behavioral, and Psychodynamic 
D) Interpersonal, Behavioral, and Family Systems B

Question 3

According to Sullivan's theory______  is the central motivating force for human behavior. ​

Accepted Answer

A) sexual desire 
B) the will to power 
C) anxiety 
D) love 
A) sexual desire 
B) the will to power 
C) anxiety 
D) love C

Question 4

​ Discuss process versus content when used in session with a client.

Accepted Answer

When discussing process versus content i

Question 5

​ Describe what is meant by a corrective emotional experience.

Accepted Answer

A corrective emotional experience refers

Question 6

According to Object Relations Theory, the primary motivation is to: ​

Accepted Answer

A) establish and maintain emotional ties to parental care-givers. 
B)  exert control over environmental contingencies. ​ 
C)  fulfill sexual desire. ​ 
D)  establish and maintain emotional ties to their peers. ​ 
A) establish and maintain emotional ties to parental care-givers. 
B)  exert control over environmental contingencies. ​ 
C)  fulfill sexual desire. ​ 
D)  establish and maintain emotional ties to their peers. ​

Question 7

Summarize the three broad aims that guide the therapist in helping clients change.

Accepted Answer

Conceptualize precisely what t

Question 8

Which observation below is NOT likely to be observed in relation to how clients interact with them: ​

Accepted Answer

A) clients generally talk about their problems in an abstract manner. 
B) clients may convey their problems in how they interact with the therapist. 
C) clients may enact or recreate the same problematic interaction styles that   brought them to treatment. 
D) clients regularly exhibit unpredictable interactional styles with the therapist. 
A) clients generally talk about their problems in an abstract manner. 
B) clients may convey their problems in how they interact with the therapist. 
C) clients may enact or recreate the same problematic interaction styles that   brought them to treatment. 
D) clients regularly exhibit unpredictable interactional styles with the therapist.

Question 9

Being personally effected by a client: ​

Accepted Answer

A) should never happen. 
B) is a risk a therapist has to take to be effective. 
C)  is a sign that therapy is not working. 
D)  is unethical. 
A) should never happen. 
B) is a risk a therapist has to take to be effective. 
C)  is a sign that therapy is not working. 
D)  is unethical.

Question 10

The principal goal of interpersonally oriented therapy is the: ​

Accepted Answer

A) client experiences a different and more satisfying kind of relationship with the therapist, than he/she has had in the past. 
B) client's individuation from his/her family. 
C) client's resolution of conflict by eliciting the same response from the therapist as experienced in the past. 
D) client's cathartic release. 
A) client experiences a different and more satisfying kind of relationship with the therapist, than he/she has had in the past. 
B) client's individuation from his/her family. 
C) client's resolution of conflict by eliciting the same response from the therapist as experienced in the past. 
D) client's cathartic release.

Question 11

Attachment theorists have noted that parental styles which ignore, dismiss, or reject to console a distressed child, the child is likely to develop a(n)______attachment style.

Accepted Answer

A) ambivalent 
B) avoidant 
C) disorganized 
D) independent 
A) ambivalent 
B) avoidant 
C) disorganized 
D) independent

Question 12

How, specifically, is the process dimension utilized within the therapeutic process? Why is it important for the therapist to understand the interpersonal dynamics of this process? ​

Accepted Answer

The process dimension within the therape

Question 13

The new therapist often experiences countertransference issues when providing therapy. Which of the below is NOT likely to occur between a new therapist and their client(s)? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Over identifying with clients and their problems 
B) Becoming too invested in their client's choices or ability to change 
C) Experiencing the client's problems as quite different than their own 
D) Lack of confidence in their ability to genuinely help their client 
A) Over identifying with clients and their problems 
B) Becoming too invested in their client's choices or ability to change 
C) Experiencing the client's problems as quite different than their own 
D) Lack of confidence in their ability to genuinely help their client

Question 14

​ In order to utilize the process dimension, therapists may employ all but the following in helping their clients gain genuine understanding of their problems:

Accepted Answer

A) addressing the interpersonal process between the therapist and client. 
B) here and now process comments. 
C) avoiding interactional issues which don't directly address the client's issues. 
D) taking a non-defensive posture while comparing therapeutic interactions to the client's real-life relationships and conflicts. 
A) addressing the interpersonal process between the therapist and client. 
B) here and now process comments. 
C) avoiding interactional issues which don't directly address the client's issues. 
D) taking a non-defensive posture while comparing therapeutic interactions to the client's real-life relationships and conflicts.

Question 15

Chapter 1 emphasizes that, "it is the relationship that heals." Explain how this statement is applicable to the practice of interpersonal therapy. ​

Accepted Answer

In the practice of interpersonal therapy

Question 16

Define and explain object relations theory. How does this model help therapists gain an understanding of the developmental aspects of their client's current issues? ​

Accepted Answer

Object relations theory is a psychoanaly

Question 17

According to the author, interpersonal process therapy is a highly     approach, in that it emphasizes the personal experience or subjective worldview of each client. ​

Accepted Answer

A) empathetic 
B) multivariate 
C) tailored 
D) idiographic 
A) empathetic 
B) multivariate 
C) tailored 
D) idiographic

Question 18

One basic reason why familial experience has such a powerful, long-term impact on the individual is: ​

Accepted Answer

A) the repetition of family transaction patterns. 
B) the muted intensity of family transactions. 
C) the parent's basic attachment needs. 
D) children from dysfunctional families are rarely scripted into narrow roles. 
A) the repetition of family transaction patterns. 
B) the muted intensity of family transactions. 
C) the parent's basic attachment needs. 
D) children from dysfunctional families are rarely scripted into narrow roles.

Question 19

The process of learning how to contextualize or make sense of a client's problems involves: ​

Accepted Answer

A) adapting to the same theoretical approach as their supervisors employ. 
B) deemphasizing their own personalities and therapeutic styles. 
C) exploring various theoretical frameworks. 
D) avoiding the desire to personalize theoretical approaches. 
A) adapting to the same theoretical approach as their supervisors employ. 
B) deemphasizing their own personalities and therapeutic styles. 
C) exploring various theoretical frameworks. 
D) avoiding the desire to personalize theoretical approaches.

Question 20

How does a therapist best help a client work through issues that may involve the client's cultural context? ​

Accepted Answer

A therapist can best help a client work

Family homeostasis requires that many patterns of interaction and communication becomeand.

The Interpersonal Process Approach is based on which three theories?

According to Sullivan's theory______ is the central motivating force for human behavior.

Discuss process versus content when used in session with a client.

Describe what is meant by a corrective emotional experience.

According to Object Relations Theory, the primary motivation is to:

Summarize the three broad aims that guide the therapist in helping clients change.

Which observation below is NOT likely to be observed in relation to how clients interact with them:

Being personally effected by a client:

The principal goal of interpersonally oriented therapy is the:

Attachment theorists have noted that parental styles which ignore, dismiss, or reject to console a distressed child, the child is likely to develop a(n)______attachment style.

How, specifically, is the process dimension utilized within the therapeutic process? Why is it important for the therapist to understand the interpersonal dynamics of this process?

The new therapist often experiences countertransference issues when providing therapy. Which of the below is NOT likely to occur between a new therapist and their client(s)?

In order to utilize the process dimension, therapists may employ all but the following in helping their clients gain genuine understanding of their problems:

Chapter 1 emphasizes that, "it is the relationship that heals." Explain how this statement is applicable to the practice of interpersonal therapy.

Define and explain object relations theory. How does this model help therapists gain an understanding of the developmental aspects of their client's current issues?

According to the author, interpersonal process therapy is a highly approach, in that it emphasizes the personal experience or subjective worldview of each client.

One basic reason why familial experience has such a powerful, long-term impact on the individual is:

The process of learning how to contextualize or make sense of a client's problems involves:

How does a therapist best help a client work through issues that may involve the client's cultural context?

Establishing a Working Alliance

Honoring the Clients Resistance

An Internal Focus for Change

Helping Clients With Their Feelings

Familial and Developmental Factors

Inflexible Interpersonal Coping Strategies

Relational Themes and Reparative Experiences

An Interpersonal Solution

Working-Through and Termination

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Exam 1: The Interpersonal Process Approach

Family homeostasis requires that many patterns of interaction and communication become______and______.

The Interpersonal Process Approach is based on which three theories? ​

According to Sullivan's theory______ is the central motivating force for human behavior. ​

​ Discuss process versus content when used in session with a client.

​ Describe what is meant by a corrective emotional experience.

According to Object Relations Theory, the primary motivation is to: ​

Summarize the three broad aims that guide the therapist in helping clients change.

Which observation below is NOT likely to be observed in relation to how clients interact with them: ​

Being personally effected by a client: ​

The principal goal of interpersonally oriented therapy is the: ​

Attachment theorists have noted that parental styles which ignore, dismiss, or reject to console a distressed child, the child is likely to develop a(n)______attachment style.

How, specifically, is the process dimension utilized within the therapeutic process? Why is it important for the therapist to understand the interpersonal dynamics of this process? ​

The new therapist often experiences countertransference issues when providing therapy. Which of the below is NOT likely to occur between a new therapist and their client(s)? ​

​ In order to utilize the process dimension, therapists may employ all but the following in helping their clients gain genuine understanding of their problems:

Chapter 1 emphasizes that, "it is the relationship that heals." Explain how this statement is applicable to the practice of interpersonal therapy. ​

Define and explain object relations theory. How does this model help therapists gain an understanding of the developmental aspects of their client's current issues? ​

According to the author, interpersonal process therapy is a highly approach, in that it emphasizes the personal experience or subjective worldview of each client. ​

One basic reason why familial experience has such a powerful, long-term impact on the individual is: ​

The process of learning how to contextualize or make sense of a client's problems involves: ​

How does a therapist best help a client work through issues that may involve the client's cultural context? ​

Establishing a Working Alliance

Honoring the Clients Resistance

An Internal Focus for Change

Helping Clients With Their Feelings

Familial and Developmental Factors

Inflexible Interpersonal Coping Strategies

Relational Themes and Reparative Experiences

An Interpersonal Solution

Working-Through and Termination

Filters

Family homeostasis requires that many patterns of interaction and communication becomeand.

The Interpersonal Process Approach is based on which three theories?

According to Sullivan's theory______ is the central motivating force for human behavior.

Discuss process versus content when used in session with a client.

Describe what is meant by a corrective emotional experience.

According to Object Relations Theory, the primary motivation is to:

Which observation below is NOT likely to be observed in relation to how clients interact with them:

Being personally effected by a client:

The principal goal of interpersonally oriented therapy is the:

How, specifically, is the process dimension utilized within the therapeutic process? Why is it important for the therapist to understand the interpersonal dynamics of this process?

The new therapist often experiences countertransference issues when providing therapy. Which of the below is NOT likely to occur between a new therapist and their client(s)?

In order to utilize the process dimension, therapists may employ all but the following in helping their clients gain genuine understanding of their problems:

Chapter 1 emphasizes that, "it is the relationship that heals." Explain how this statement is applicable to the practice of interpersonal therapy.

Define and explain object relations theory. How does this model help therapists gain an understanding of the developmental aspects of their client's current issues?

According to the author, interpersonal process therapy is a highly approach, in that it emphasizes the personal experience or subjective worldview of each client.

One basic reason why familial experience has such a powerful, long-term impact on the individual is:

The process of learning how to contextualize or make sense of a client's problems involves:

How does a therapist best help a client work through issues that may involve the client's cultural context?