Chapter 8 Flashcards
The idea that conflicts are always the result of several parties in a "dance" is most closely related to which concept? A. conflict resolution B. circular causality C. coalitions D. mutuality
B.
When families find it difficult to make changes, systems theorists borrow an idea from mathematics and physics and attribute this difficulty to the tendency of systems to preserve A. positive feedback loops B. negative feedback loops C. homeostasis D. identity
C.
During most any family interview, time is spent identifying family rules about all of the following EXCEPT A. power B. family history and roles C. coalitions and hierarchies D. unconscious desires
D.
A major reason that family therapists prefer to work in pairs is to
A. avoid litigation
B. avoid enmeshment
C. track different aspects of sessions and compare notes afterwards
D. save time
C.
How people relate to one another is determined beneath the surface by A. meta-rules B. subliminal messages C. indirect contact D. tidal communication
A.
The systems approach which looks at the underlying structure of families and seeks to initiate adjustments to help family members function more effectively is the A. strategic approach B. psychoanalytic approach C. structural approach D. humanistic approach
C.
An often-used tool for collecting and organizing patterns in a multi-generational extended family is a A. lifestyle assessment B. family sculpture C. projective test D. reframe E. genogram
E.
A family therapist observes and deduces the "pecking order" in the family and may try to realign it. This refers to the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in the family A. roles B. culture C. coalitions D. hierarchy E. metaphors
D.
The state of family therapy during which the therapist establishes and builds trust is termed A. first contact B. joining the family C. assessment D. reorientation
B.
All of the following are possible interventions in family therapy EXCEPT A. paradoxical directives B. interpretation C. sculpting D. systematic desensitization
D.
As a general rule, all family therapists do all of the following EXCEPT
A. try to get as many family members to attend as possible
B. help the members redefine or reframe the problem so that the focus is not only on one problem member but also located within the whole system
C. maintain control over the session
D. assess the interactive patterns within the context of the family’s rules of structure
E. all the above
E.
Murray Bowen established a family therapy model that builds upon \_\_\_\_\_ ideas A. multicultural B. strategic C. humanistic D. psychoanalytic E. structural
D.
Virginia Satir wrote many books and gave workshops that helped families develop more authentic communication, drawing upon \_\_\_\_\_ theory A. multicultural B. strategic C. humanistic D. psychoanalytic E. structural
C.
An approach that examines broad, historical influences on the family and its world-views is the \_\_\_\_\_\_ approach A. multicultural B. strategic C. humanistic D. psychoanalytic E. structural
A.
The structural approach was designed to help families by
A. altering the hierarchies of power
B. using hypnosis to bypass resistance
C. using metaphors to approach problems
D. restructuring the ways they make money decisions
A.
