Question 1

Permissive parents are unable to take charge and discipline effectively because: ​

Accepted Answer

A) they believe if they are firm they are acting too harshly. 
B) they are insecure and fear their children will not love them if they say "no." 
C) they don't believe they have the right to be in charge or instill their own values in their children. 
D) All of the choices are correct. 
A) they believe if they are firm they are acting too harshly. 
B) they are insecure and fear their children will not love them if they say "no." 
C) they don't believe they have the right to be in charge or instill their own values in their children. 
D) All of the choices are correct. D

Question 2

​ Especially in response to point of entry bids regarding developmental experiences, many clients will:

Accepted Answer

A) resort to self-protective narratives. 
B) use avoidance strategies. 
C) relay narratives of troubling parent-child interactions. 
D) not remember painful experiences. 
A) resort to self-protective narratives. 
B) use avoidance strategies. 
C) relay narratives of troubling parent-child interactions. 
D) not remember painful experiences. C

Question 3

Children of authoritarian parents tend to have lower critical thinking abilities than children of authoritative parents because: ​

Accepted Answer

A) authoritarian parents have a lower IQ than authoritative parents. 
B) authoritarian parents' high expectations of their children lead to children's poor school and testing performance. 
C) authoritarian parents give their children less of an opportunity to interact over rules than do authoritative parents. 
D) All of the choices are correct. 
A) authoritarian parents have a lower IQ than authoritative parents. 
B) authoritarian parents' high expectations of their children lead to children's poor school and testing performance. 
C) authoritarian parents give their children less of an opportunity to interact over rules than do authoritative parents. 
D) All of the choices are correct. C

Question 4

Discuss the effects of different types of parental coalition on childhood adjustment. How might this vary in different cultural settings? ​

Accepted Answer

Parental coalition refers to the relatio

Question 5

What are the implications for therapy when working with clients who have had authoritarian backgrounds, or who have experienced significant love withdrawal in their development? ​

Accepted Answer

Working with clients who have had author

Question 6

Clients who have been parentified as children may: ​

Accepted Answer

A) avoid any situations requiring them to act responsibly. 
B) grow up to become care-giving professionals who are at risk of early professional "burnout." 
C) relinquish control easily and are comfortable in mutually reciprocal relationships. 
D) will be inattentive and unresponsive to the therapist. 
A) avoid any situations requiring them to act responsibly. 
B) grow up to become care-giving professionals who are at risk of early professional "burnout." 
C) relinquish control easily and are comfortable in mutually reciprocal relationships. 
D) will be inattentive and unresponsive to the therapist.

Question 7

The dismissive client: ​

Accepted Answer

A) elicits boredom in a therapist. 
B) avoids relationships. 
C) will focus on other's problems. 
D) All of the choices are correct. 
A) elicits boredom in a therapist. 
B) avoids relationships. 
C) will focus on other's problems. 
D) All of the choices are correct.

Question 8

Discuss how a family's position along the separateness-relatedness continuum affects the child's development and what types of counseling issues are created as a result. ​

Accepted Answer

The separateness-relatedness continuum r

Question 9

Attachment theory researchers measure adult attachment styles along the following two orthogonal dimensions: ​

Accepted Answer

A) anxiety and preoccupation. 
B) avoidance and dismissing. 
C) anxiety and avoidance. 
D) dismissing and avoidance. 
A) anxiety and preoccupation. 
B) avoidance and dismissing. 
C) anxiety and avoidance. 
D) dismissing and avoidance.

Question 10

How does "mystification" through parental disavowing of their own behavior lead to amplification of the child's long term problems? ​

Accepted Answer

"Mystification" through parental disavow

Question 11

What are the likely precursors that result in parents having disengaged or neglectful parenting styles? ​

Accepted Answer

There are several likely precursors that

Question 12

​ Therapists can explore and assess parenting styles with their clients by:

Accepted Answer

A) asking directly about them. 
B) using attachment theory assessments. 
C) guessing the type of parenting style from the narratives the client gives. 
D) None of the choices are correct. 
A) asking directly about them. 
B) using attachment theory assessments. 
C) guessing the type of parenting style from the narratives the client gives. 
D) None of the choices are correct.

Question 13

When therapists evoke in their clients unacceptable feelings about themselves, they are: ​

Accepted Answer

A) able to avoid their own disavowed feelings. 
B) do not have to remember feeling badly about themselves. 
C) avoiding shame about themselves. 
D) All of the choices are correct. 
A) able to avoid their own disavowed feelings. 
B) do not have to remember feeling badly about themselves. 
C) avoiding shame about themselves. 
D) All of the choices are correct.

Question 14

Discuss the immediate and long term emotional distress which may result for the child when parents withdraw or cut off their emotional connection. Discuss effective therapist interventions for these emotional consequences. ​

Accepted Answer

When parents withdraw or cut off their e

Question 15

The most significant way to achieve a flexible interpersonal range that will allow therapists to respond to the diversity of problems that clients present, therapists must: ​

Accepted Answer

A) train for many hours under direct supervision. 
B) remain empathetic and non-directive. 
C) appear confident to their clients. 
D) do their own family of origin work. 
A) train for many hours under direct supervision. 
B) remain empathetic and non-directive. 
C) appear confident to their clients. 
D) do their own family of origin work.

Question 16

What are the consequences for children who are raised by disengaged or neglectful parents? ​

Accepted Answer

Children who are raised by disengaged or

Question 17

As children develop and grow older, families face the developmental task of having to shift from a primary focus of providing security to promoting______. ​

Accepted Answer

A) happiness 
B) responsibility 
C) individuation 
D) intimacy 
A) happiness 
B) responsibility 
C) individuation 
D) intimacy

Question 18

When children are allowed to play one parent against the other, they: ​

Accepted Answer

A) learn that rules do not apply to them. 
B) learn that rules always apply to them. 
C) are rarely viewed as manipulative by others. 
D) tend to become extremely high achievers. 
A) learn that rules do not apply to them. 
B) learn that rules always apply to them. 
C) are rarely viewed as manipulative by others. 
D) tend to become extremely high achievers.

Question 19

Someone who has a preoccupied attachment style is: ​

Accepted Answer

A) high in anxiety and low in avoidance. 
B) high in anxiety and high in avoidance. 
C) low in anxiety and low in avoidance. 
D) None of the choices are correct. 
A) high in anxiety and low in avoidance. 
B) high in anxiety and high in avoidance. 
C) low in anxiety and low in avoidance. 
D) None of the choices are correct.

Question 20

Discuss how cross-generational alliances and lack of a clear intergenerational boundary may shape a client's presenting problems. ​

Accepted Answer

Cross-generational alliances and the lac

Permissive parents are unable to take charge and discipline effectively because:

Especially in response to point of entry bids regarding developmental experiences, many clients will:

Children of authoritarian parents tend to have lower critical thinking abilities than children of authoritative parents because:

Discuss the effects of different types of parental coalition on childhood adjustment. How might this vary in different cultural settings?

What are the implications for therapy when working with clients who have had authoritarian backgrounds, or who have experienced significant love withdrawal in their development?

Clients who have been parentified as children may:

The dismissive client:

Discuss how a family's position along the separateness-relatedness continuum affects the child's development and what types of counseling issues are created as a result.

Attachment theory researchers measure adult attachment styles along the following two orthogonal dimensions:

How does "mystification" through parental disavowing of their own behavior lead to amplification of the child's long term problems?

What are the likely precursors that result in parents having disengaged or neglectful parenting styles?

Therapists can explore and assess parenting styles with their clients by:

When therapists evoke in their clients unacceptable feelings about themselves, they are:

Discuss the immediate and long term emotional distress which may result for the child when parents withdraw or cut off their emotional connection. Discuss effective therapist interventions for these emotional consequences.

The most significant way to achieve a flexible interpersonal range that will allow therapists to respond to the diversity of problems that clients present, therapists must:

What are the consequences for children who are raised by disengaged or neglectful parents?

As children develop and grow older, families face the developmental task of having to shift from a primary focus of providing security to promoting______.

When children are allowed to play one parent against the other, they:

Someone who has a preoccupied attachment style is:

Discuss how cross-generational alliances and lack of a clear intergenerational boundary may shape a client's presenting problems.

The Interpersonal Process Approach

Establishing a Working Alliance

Honoring the Clients Resistance

An Internal Focus for Change

Helping Clients With Their Feelings

Inflexible Interpersonal Coping Strategies

Relational Themes and Reparative Experiences

An Interpersonal Solution

Working-Through and Termination

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Exam 6: Familial and Developmental Factors