Exam 12: Family Systems Theory and Therapy

When a family first begins therapy, there is typically an identified patient. One or more initial challenges facing the therapist is to do which of the following?

In structural family therapy, the therapist joins the family and makes efforts to fit in with the family. This joining is often referred to as which of the following?

Placating is a communication style demonstrated by which of the following?

In the Johnson family, it's common for Mom to vent to her teenage daughter about her less than satisfying sex life. This is an example of:

Murray Bowen developed a therapy that focuses largely on a family's history and patterns established across generations. This type of therapy is referred to as which of the following?

In the Morgan family, Dad is involved in every area of Mom's life. It is sometimes difficult to tell where his life stops and her life starts. This is an example of ___________.

Example(s) of an overt rule might be which of the following?

When Salvador Minuchin asked, "Who's the sheriff in this family?" he was trying to determine which of the following?

Which of the following statements regarding the time line of family therapy history is/are most true?

Which family therapy approach is generally most effective for treating adolescent substance problems?

In family therapy, homeostasis refers to which of the following?

A _____________ occurs when Dad attends AA and quits drinking.

Structural family therapy was developed by ______________ in the 1970s.

Humanistic and experiential models of family therapy embrace which of the following?

When a family makes changes that address deeper underlying patterns, these are referred to as:

______________ describes a process in which everyone in a family contributes to the creation and maintenance of problems and successes.

In Urie Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory, the system including the setting where a child lives is referred to as which of the following?

The two members of a dyad are able to ignore their own issues by focusing on those of a third party. This is an example of:

A genogram is a tool for teaching family members about which of the following?

A family from a relatively conservative region has moved to a community with a much more liberal culture. A counselor working with this family would need to be aware of their potential challenges in which of the following systems?