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The family therapist most closely identified with solution-focused brief therapy is:
a. Segal
b. Erickson
c. de Shazer
d. White
Which of the following is true about Bowenian theory today?
a. it is no longer in use
b. empirical evidence substantiates it in many cases
c. empirical evidence substantiates its effectiveness when combined with psychotropic
medication
d. it is viewed as an historical curiosity
"A disturbed mother produces disturbed children." This statement is offered by the
authors as an example of:
a. epistemology
b. linear causality
c. circular causality
d. a paradigmatic shift now accepted by most family therapists
Patterson views aggression in children as:
a. a mental health problem
b. a behavioral problem
c. a displacement problem
d. a development task to master
According to Gilligan, women are more apt than men to:
a. define themselves within the context of relationships
b. view nurturing as a sign of weakness
c. strive for positions of power in relationships
d. appreciate the value of isolation
Outcome research in family therapy is moving in the direction of:
a. process studies
b. studies of marital schism
c. studies of marital skew
d. evidence-based practice
In his family intervention techniques, Bowen seemed to prefer to picture himself as a:
a. researcher
b. individual therapist
c. group therapist
d. none of the above
A common impact of migration on families is:
a. role reversals between parents and children in language acquisition
b. the undermining of old cultural norms
c. value conflicts between cultures
d. all of the above
What Carter and McGoldrick refer to as "launching children and moving on" is called
what by Gerson?
a. expansion
b. contraction
c. life cycling
d. none of the above
Searching for reasons for patient non-compliance is usually the job of the:
a. family therapist
b. primary care physician
c. surgeon
d. nurse
Integrative couples therapy:
a. derives from psychoanalysis
b. is a strictly behavioral approach
c. seeks partner acceptance
d. developed from the Milan model
In the original Milan format, the point at which the therapist leaves the consultation
room to consult with colleagues is called:
a. the intersession
b. the intervention
c. the pre-session
d. the post-session
Of the following, the most strictly system-oriented is:
a. Satir
b. Minuchin
c. Ackerman
d. Framo
In the exchange with the silent husband described in the text, Kempler was:
a. gentle but insistent
b. benevolent and accepting
c. challenging and assertive
d. silent himself
Solution-oriented therapy is based on all but one of the following sources. Which one
does not fit?
a. the ideas of Salvador Minuchin
b. the ideas of Milton Erickson
c. the ideas of Steve de Shazer
d. the ideas of the Mental Research Institute
Mandating that certain courses be taken before license renewal is called:
a. peer review
b. continuing education
c. accreditation
d. none of the above
Which of the following is not a goal of Family Systems Therapy?
a. symptom relief
b. anxiety reduction
c. an increase in self-differentiation
d. self-knowledge
Satir suggests that people handle their communications with one another by playing one
of five roles. Which of the following is not one of those roles?
a. congruent
b. super-reasonable
c. family pet
d. placater
Which of the following is not an underlying assumption of behavior therapy?
a. normal and abnormal behaviors are acquired and maintained in identical ways
b. assessment is an ongoing part of treatment
c. behavior disorders represent learned maladaptive patterns
d. to modify or extinguish behavior, it is necessary to discover the set of circumstances
in which the behavior was learned
Bowen refers to the development of schizophrenia in a family member requiring several
generations to manifest itself as a:
a. multigenerational transmission process
b. multilateral learning process
c. multipersonal training process
d. none of the above
Which of the following has not been identified by Walsh as a key process in family
resiliency?
a. family's positive belief system
b. family's organizational processes
c. family's life cycle stage
d. family's communication and problem-solving processes
Survival skills workshops are psychoeducational programs directed at:
a. helping schizophrenics survive a hospital stay
b. teaching family members about schizophrenia
c. repairing a dysfunctional family system
d. eliminating boundaries between family members
Efforts to balance the family ledger characterize:
a. cognitive therapists
b. experiential therapists
c. contextual therapists
d. psychodynamic therapists
Which of the following is considered a gender issue?
a. patriarchal behavior
b. sexist attitudes
c. sex-based role assignments
d. all of the above
Transgenerational approaches are:
a. ahistorical
b. cross-sectional
c. here and now
d. historical
Experiential family therapists in general emphasize:
a. interpretation
b. confrontation
c. self-differentiation
d. cognitive restructuring
Unique outcomes are:
a. therapeutic successes
b. part of problem-saturated stories
c. entry points for exploring alternative stories
d. all of the above
The umpire who insists he "calls 'em as he sees 'em" is taking a:
a. modernist view
b. constructivist view
c. essentialist view
d. social constructionist view
Haley believes every relationship contains within it an implicit struggle for:
a. love
b. energy direction
c. sexual satisfaction
d. power
Which of the following does not characterize a symptom according to Satir?
a. signal growth blockage
b. have a homeostatic function
c. represent destructive family transactions
d. unconscious conflict
Boszormenyi-Nagy's therapeutic approach calls attention to family:
a. relational ethics
b. sibling bonding
c. mother-child symbiosis
d. interlocking pathology
Managed care programs typically involve:
a. independent private practice
b. continuing education courses
c. co-therapy
d. prepaid insurance
The Women's Project in Family Therapy:
a. helped introduce a feminist perspective to the field of family therapy
b. stressed the influence of gender on relationship patterns throughout a woman's life
c. addressed conditions that help shape women's experiences
d. all of the above
The opposite of self-differentiation, in Bowen's view, is:
a. enmeshment
b. fusion
c. role complementarity
d. family triangles
