Question 1

How do you find that rules in dysfunctional family systems create serious problems?

Accepted Answer

A)   The number of rules is small and is applied consistently.
B)   Rules may vary for different situations.
C)   Rules are rigid and serve the function of masking fears about differences.
D)   Rules tend to make all members act with self-esteem. C

Question 2

Unless helpers have identified their own __________, they are likely to be constantly triggered by the stories of your clients.

Accepted Answer

A)   healed psychological wounds
B)   sources of vulnerability and completely worked through them healing all wounds
C)   sources of strength and psychological health
D)   sources of vulnerability and to some extent worked through experiences that may have left them psychologically wounded D

Question 3

What do you think as a helper that group counseling will best do in your work?

Accepted Answer

A)   Identify personal attributes that may be either strengths or limitations.
B)   Maintain self-care and competence.
C)   Resolve past conflicts.
D)   Enable overcoming emotional reactivity. A

Question 4

In doing a review of your family history, it is important to remember that

Accepted Answer

A)   your commitment to exploration and change may bring discomfort to significant people in your life.
B)   you should avoid adopting an attitude that others should change.
C)   self-exploration is a must while you work with families.
D)   a crisis may erupt when you discover a family secret.

Question 5

Phyllis, a 35-year-old housewife and mother, has returned to college. Her educational experiences have led her to broaden her view of sex roles, although she still feels unsure of herself. Her counselor might conclude that her sex-role foundation is confused and she may have not formed a healthy picture of appropriate feminine behavior during her

Accepted Answer

A)   middle childhood.
B)   preschool age.
C)   early childhood.
D)   adolescence.

Question 6

After questioning Joe, the counselor discovers that he has had learning problems all of his life and that school was a painful place since he was constantly taunted by his peers. Joe's fear of new challenges and lack of initiative is a result of failing to achieve mastery over which of the following tasks?

Accepted Answer

A)   Industry versus inferiority
B)   Initiative versus guilt
C)   Autonomy versus shame and doubt
D)   Trust versus mistrust

Question 7

What do you think an integrated person can best achieve?

Accepted Answer

A)   Strive for that is almost never achieved.
B)   Recognize the many and varied aspects of his or her being and accept both positive and negative sides.
C)   Encourage clients to do what is reflected on his or her life.
D)   Identify personal attributes that may be either strengths or limitations.

Question 8

What refers to emotional-behavioral reactions toward a client that originated from some part of the helper's life?

Accepted Answer

A)   Countertransference
B)   Transference
C)   Family of origin
D)   Family structure

Question 9

Identify one of the dangers encountered during middle adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A)   Slipping into secure but stale ways of being and failing to take advantage of opportunities for enriching life
B)   Withdrawal from taking an active stance toward life due to guilt over life's failures
C)   Dealing with separation from the family system and establishing an identity based on one's own experiences
D)   Lack of initiative in establishing and maintaining social relationships

Question 10

Nancy, a high school senior, feels pressured by her parents to pursue a nursing degree right after graduation; however, she is uncertain about her future direction. She recently started dating, has developed new friendships, and would like to postpone college to see what it's like to have a life. Nancy is working on which of Erikson's developmental tasks?

Accepted Answer

A)   Intimacy versus isolation
B)   Industry versus inferiority
C)   Initiative versus guilt
D)   Identity versus identity confusion

Question 11

What do family therapists generally assume to be inevitable?

Accepted Answer

A)   No family will truly become a healthy unit.
B)   They will meet parts of their family in every other family with whom they have a professional relationship.
C)   All families with severe issues will NOT seek assistance through counseling.
D)   Families cannot change unhealthy boundaries and family rules.

Question 12

__________ are characterized by closed communication, by the poor self-esteem of one or both parents, and by rigid patterns.

Accepted Answer

A)   Transferences
B)   Family secrets
C)   Functional families
D)   Dysfunctional families

Question 13

According to Erikson, during the late adulthood stage, in which the task to be accomplished is integrity versus despair, the older adults who have succeeded in achieving ego integrity would NOT

Accepted Answer

A)   accept that they have been productive and have coped with whatever failures they faced.
B)   concentrate on what they have not done and yearn for another chance to live in a different way.
C)   tend to integrate their past experiences with current realities.
D)   necessarily welcome the notion of death but view it as an inevitable part of the life cycle.

Question 14

Identifying and resolving __________ related to your family of origin is essential if you hope to establish relationships that do not repeat negative patterns of interaction.

Accepted Answer

A)   boundaries
B)   individuation
C)   unfinished business
D)   self-discipline

Question 15

As an abused child, Robin made the early decision that anger was a useless emotion and that she would never allow herself to feel angry. Robin is presently going into the counseling field and realizes that her denial of anger will

Accepted Answer

A)   make it easier for clients to express their anger constructively.
B)   contribute to trust on the part of her clients, since she never expresses negative reactions to anything.
C)   make it difficult for her to allow clients to express their anger and deal constructively with it.
D)   help create a positive climate for the client who fears anger.

Question 16

Which of the statements does not hold for self-exploration and personal therapy for helpers?

Accepted Answer

A)   If helpers are unaware of issues stemming from their family experiences, they are likely to find ways to avoid acknowledging and dealing with potentially painful areas with their clients.
B)   As clients confront events that trigger their pain, memories of helpers' own pain may come forth.
C)   As you review your family history, you will NOT gain some insight into patterns you have "adopted" from your family of origin.
D)   Identifying and resolving unfinished business related to your family of origin allows you to establish relationships that do not repeat negative patterns of interaction.

Question 17

__________ generally has its roots in a client's unresolved personal conflicts with significant others.

Accepted Answer

A)   Transference
B)   Countertransference
C)   Boundaries
D)   Unfinished business

Question 18

What is a state of psychological separateness from one's family?

Accepted Answer

A)   Transference
B)   Unfinished business
C)   Individuation
D)   Family rules

Question 19

Which of the following descriptions about Erikson's stage of development is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)   It represents a psychosocial crisis, or turning point, when individuals are faced with fulfilling their destinies.
B)   It builds on the psychological outcomes of earlier stages.
C)   It has a psychosocial task to be mastered before moving to the next stage.
D)   Personal transformation demands an awareness of how you deal with developmental tasks currently with no connection to your past.

Question 20

Which of the following in the context of family therapy would refer to emotional barriers that protect and enhance the integrity of members of a system?

Accepted Answer

A)   Family rules
B)   Self-exploration
C)   Self-understanding
D)   Boundaries

Exam 2: Helper Know Thyself