Research with schizophrenics and their families was carried out during the 1950s in all
but one of the following places. Which one does not fit?
a. National Institute of Mental Health
b. Palo Alto Veterans Hospital
c. Yale Psychiatric Institute
d. Ackerman Institute
Which of the following does not characterize Meichenbaum’s work with distressed
clients:
a. emphasizing narrative repair
b. establishing caring days
c. incorporating a constructivist perspective
d. involving collaborative sessions
Three subsystems are most important in Minuchin’s system. Which of the following is
not one of these?
a. spousal
b. extended
c. parental
d. sibling
One current trend in family psychology is the emphasis on:
a. systems theory
b. an ecosystemic analysis
c. first order cybernetics
d. none of the above
Object relations therapy is a:
a. form of experiential family therapy
b. subset of behavior therapy developed by Bandura
c. form of psychoanalysis therapy developed in Britain
d. major contribution of Nathan Ackerman
_____________________ A set of assumptions, delimiting an area to be investigated
scientifically and specifying the methods to be used to collect and interpret the
forthcoming data.
A family’s influence over its members is likely to cease upon:
a. death of the patriarch
b. death of the matriarch
c. physical separation by large distances
d. none of the above
The AAMFT Code of Ethics covers all but one of the following. Which one is not
covered?
a. confidentiality
b. advertising
c. financial arrangements
d. training
Behavioral couple therapists sometimes have partners list desirable behaviors each
wants from the other, as a demonstration of commitment to the relationship. These are
what is to be exchanged as part of:
a. caring days
b. communication guides
c. “fair play” lists
d. couple change days
Which of these statements is true?
a. Sex therapy has become more medicalized in recent years
b. Most sex therapy programs today call for daily sessions
c. Beck’s sex therapy model is still predominant in the field
d. Kaplan’s behavioral model remains a popular approach for sexual dysfunction
Peer consultation groups typically involve:
a. independent private practice
b. continuing education courses
c. co-therapy
d. prepaid insurance
An enduring set of beliefs that organizes subsequent perceptions is known as:
a. schemas
b. automatic thoughts
c. rituals
d. automatic writing
Calling another person lazy is making use of a _____________ description:
a. thin
b. thick
c. intentional
d. multistoried
Members of enmeshed families run the risk of over-emphasizing:
a. family belongingness
b. indifference to each other’s needs
c. individual differentiation
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
Postmodern views can be linked to:
a. Bowen
b. Minuchin
c. Boscolo and Cecchin
d. Ackerman and Framo
Which integrative theory has emerged as dominant in the field of family therapy?
a. psychoanalysis
b. structural theory
c. cognitive theory
d. no theory has emerged
Diffuse boundaries are:
a. rigid
b. inflexible
c. distinct
d. blurred
In Satir’s classification of communication stances, blamers are considered to be
struggling with feelings of:
a. worthlessness
b. loneliness
c. vulnerability
d. rejection
Which of the following is not a cpore competency as defined by the AAMFT?
a. clinical assessment and diagnosis
b. awareness of ethical issues related to the profession
c. prioritizing systems thinking over concerns of diversity when conflicts between them
arise
d. the ability to determine a treatment plan
“So-called objectivity does not exist, since each member has his or her legitimate
viewpoint regarding family reality.” This statement is likely to be made by an adherent
of:
a. social construction theory
b. social learning theory
c. structural theory
d. none of the above
Tom Sawyer’s effort to convince his friends that the drudgery of whitewashing a fence
was a privilege is an example of:
a. framework bending
b. entropy
c. punctuation
d. relabeling
About how many divorces occur annually in the US today?
a. 2 million
b. 1 million
c. over 5 million
d. between 1/2 and 3/4 of a million
Which of the following terms would not likely be used by followers of
Boszormenyi-Nagy’s approach?
a. family loyalties
b. entitlements
c. projective systems
d. family ledgers
Attempting to change the hierarchical arrangement between parents calls for:
a. unbalancing
b. enactments
c. relabeling
d. all of the above
A person with a drinking problem allows two friends who have overcome a similar
problem to sit behind a one-way mirror to observe him and his therapist during a
session. Later, they change places. The original observers are:
a. unrevealing of their reactions
b. interpretive
c. hospital personnel only
d. an outside witness group
Olson’s Circumplex Model of family functioning is based on the intersection of two
basic family dimensions. They are:
a. flexibility and cohesion
b. enmeshment and disengagement
c. entropy and negentropy
d. none of the above
Which of the following are not addressed by psychoeducational?
a. troubled marriages
b. schizophrenics
c. substance abusers
d. deep seated characterological issues
Marital/family therapy is regulated in how many states?
a. all 50
b. between 40 and 50
c. less than 20
d. in only 5 states at this time
A major technique utilized by Bowenian therapists involves:
a. process questioning
b. interpreting
c. the insistence that both partners attend sessions
d. studying family transactional patterns
The McMaster Model of Family Functioning is an evaluative procedure probing how
families function in three areas. Which of the following is not one of those areas?
a. Developmental Task Area
b. Hazardous Task Area
c. Crisis Task Area
d. Basic Task Area