Deck 17: Comparative View of Family Theories and Therapies

Question 1

Kohut's self psychology is subsumed by the authors under which model?

A)Psychoanalytic/psychodynamic
B)Transgenerational
C)Structural
D)Psychoeducational

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Many early family therapists rejected the notion of:

A)redundancy.
B)punctuation.
C)intrapsychic dynamics.
D)homeostasis.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Family debts and obligations are emphasized by:

A)Satir.
B)Boszormenyi-Nagy.
C)Selvini-Palazzoli.
D)Scharff.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Collaborative therapists such as Harlene Anderson try to help families:

A)solve problems.
B)dissolve problems.
C)resolve imprints from childhood.
D)All of the answers are correct.

Question 5

Most early family therapists were trained in:

A)psychopharmacology.
B)psychoanalysis.
C)cybernetics.
D)psychosocial theories.

Question 6

The clarity of boundaries between subsystems helps ensure stability,according to:

A)cognitive therapists.
B)strategic therapists.
C)solution-oriented therapists.
D)structural therapists.

Question 7

The authors contend that clinical effectiveness is determined by:

A)personal experiences.
B)theoretical knowledge.
C)empathy.
D)All of the answers are correct.

Question 8

MRI therapists believe problems arise from:

A)faulty attachments.
B)splitting and projective identification.
C)faulty solutions.
D)family debts and obligations.

Question 9

_______________ especially looks for three-person involvement in all interactions.

A)Bowen
B)Haley
C)Whitaker
D)White

Question 10

In practice,according to the authors,most family therapists are:

A)structuralists.
B)social constructionists.
C)eclectic.
D)holistic.

Question 11

Which of these statements is true?

A)Object relations therapists believe the marital dyad contains examples of projective identification.
B)Behavior therapists view the family of the symptomatic person as the problem.
C)Psychoanalytic therapists insist on monadic investigations.
D)Psychoeducational therapists aim interventions at the identified patient.

Question 12

All family therapists attend to which of these factors in assessing family functioning?

A)Monadic and dyadic
B)Dyadic and triadic
C)Monadic,dyadic,and triadic
D)Quadradic

Question 13

Dysfunctional families are caught up in destructive games,according to:

A)social constructionists.
B)Milan systemic therapists.
C)object relations therapists.
D)psychoeducational therapists.

Question 14

The past is emphasized by all but one of the following theorists.Which one?

A)Scharff
B)Bowen
C)Boszormenyi-Nagy
D)Kempler

Question 15

A family therapist who stresses infant attachment is probably a(n):

A)solution-focused therapist.
B)object relations psychoanalyst.
C)experiential therapist.
D)Gestalt therapist.

Question 16

A safe,holding environment is established by:

A)structuralists.
B)Gestalt therapists.
C)psychoanalysts.
D)symbolic-experiential therapists.

Question 17

Most family therapists tend to be:

A)ahistorical.
B)psychoanalytic.
C)multigenerational.
D)historical.

Question 18

Which therapists try to help the family detach from a dominating story line?

A)Narrative therapists
B)Psychoanalysts
C)Experiential therapists
D)Strategists

Question 19

Bowen:

A)bypasses the issue of normality by emphasizing optimal functioning.
B)bypasses the issue of optimal functioning by emphasizing normality.
C)helps families overcome problem-saturated stories.
D)is a social constructionist therapist.

Question 20

Which type of family therapist is least likely to speculate on the origin of the problem?

A)Object relations psychoanalysts
B)Intersubectivists
C)Behavior therapists
D)Relational psychoanalysts

Question 21

Which of these is a major example of long-term family therapy?

A)Strategic couple therapy
B)Psychoanalytic couple therapy
C)Social constructionist therapies
D)Narrative therapy

Question 22

______________________ An interviewing technique,first formulated Milan systemic therapists,aimed at eliciting differences in perception about events or relationships from different family members,particularly regarding points in the family life cycle when significant coalition shifts and adaptations occurred.

Question 23

Which of the following is likely to take a leadership role with a family?

A)Structuralists
B)Narrative therapists
C)Collaborative therapists
D)None of the answers are correct.

Question 24

Questionnaires and personality inventories are employed by:

A)emotionally-focused couple therapists.
B)symbolic-experiential family therapists.
C)object relations therapists.
D)cognitive therapists.

Question 25

Little if any interest in family history is displayed by:

A)Bowenians.
B)Kohut.
C)the British Middle School.
D)social constructionists.

Question 26

A major example of brief therapy takes place at the:

A)Mental Research Institute.
B)Ackerman Institute.
C)Madison Brief Therapy Clinic.
D)Milwaukee Hospital.

Question 27

Building supportive partnerships within the family is a goal of:

A)Gestalt therapy.
B)transgenerational therapy.
C)symbolic-experiential therapy.
D)psychoeducational therapy.

Question 28

Experiential family therapists in general emphasize:

A)interpretation.
B)confrontation.
C)self-differentiation.
D)cognitive restructuring.

Question 29

Skill-building is a goal of:

A)behavioral/cognitive therapies.
B)Gestalt therapy.
C)psychodynamic therapies.
D)reflecting teams.

Question 30

According to the authors,__________ is/are a common presenting problem in family therapy.

A)finances
B)family violence
C)adultery
D)depression

Question 31

Miracle questions are identified with which approach?

A)Object relations
B)Solution-focus
C)Systems
D)Relational psychoanalysis

Question 32

______________________ Pertaining to circumstances or situations in which an event took place;as a therapeutic approach,an emphasis on the relational determinants,entitlements,and indebtedness across generations that bind families together.

Question 33

Efforts to balance the family ledger characterize:

A)cognitive therapists.
B)experiential therapists.
C)contextual therapists.
D)psychodynamic therapists.

Question 34

______________________ As developed at the Palo Alto Mental Research Institute,the study of interpersonal sequences between people in terms of the verbal and nonverbal messages they exchange.

Question 35

Probably the approach least interested in gathering assessment data is:

A)narrative therapists.
B)behavior therapists.
C)cognitive therapists.
D)Bowenians.

Question 36

Extensive changes typify the goals of:

A)strategic therapy.
B)communication therapy.
C)object relations therapy.
D)psychoeducational therapy.

Question 37

Boscolo and Cecchin:

A)are followers of the Milan model.
B)invite families to examine their meaning system.
C)bypass insight vs.action dichotomies.
D)All of the answers are correct.​

Question 38

Family Therapies: A Comparative Overview

A)human validation process therapy.
B)narrative therapy.
C)emotionally focused couple therapy.
D)functional family therapy.

Question 39

Insight is not necessary for behavior change to occur,according to:

A)psychoanalysts.
B)object relations therapists.
C)strategic family therapists.
D)Scharff.

Question 40

Which of the following is not characteristic of a Bowenian therapists?​

A)Calm and low key
B)Coaches
C)Careful not to get triangled into family turmoil
D)Emotionally confrontational

Question 41

Make a list of the two approaches to family therapy (modernist and postmodern). Compare the differences between modernist approaches and postmodern approaches to family therapy.

Question 42

______________________ Abnormal or impaired in the ability to accommodate to or cope with stress.

Question 43

Which of the models we have discussed would fit best with your personality? Why?

Question 44

Is it possible to integrate postmodern theories with those that came before them? Why or why not?

Question 45

Select a model of therapy and provide a discussion of the major theoretical underpinnings of it.

Question 46

Which of the models that we have discussed has the strongest empirical background?

Question 47

______________________ The study of the origin,nature,and methods,as well as the limits,of knowledge;thus,a framework for describing and conceptualizing what is being observed and experienced.