Families Diagnosis And Advnced Concepts Flashcards
Who is the identified patient in family therapy according to most family counselors?
The entire family.
(c)
A husband tells you privately about filing for divorce and asks you not to tell his wife. Ethically, you should:
Only tell his wife if he gives you permission.
(a)
Is it ethical for a supervisor to have a sexual relationship with a supervisee?
No, it is unethical.
(b)
What is the fastest-growing clientele for professional counselors?
Persons experiencing marriage and family problems.
(c)
What causality concept do family counselors generally believe in?
Circular/reciprocal causality.
(a)
Cybernetics is most closely associated with which mathematician?
Norbert Wiener.
(b)
A family that maintains a balanced state is said to be in what state?
Homeostasis.
(d)
What terms describe a family’s ability to balance stability and change?
Morphostasis and morphogenesis.
(d)
Seeing a family for free because they cannot afford counseling is an example of:
Aspirational ethics.
(a)
Experiential conjoint family therapy is closely related to which therapist?
Virginia Satir.
(a)
What does the ‘placating’ communication style in families mean according to Virginia Satir?
Trying to please everybody out of fear of rejection.
(d)
What behaviors are typical of the ‘blamer’ in Satir’s communication patterns?
Sacrificing others to feel good, saying ‘if it weren’t for you…’ and avoiding personal issues.
(d)
The overly reasonable family member often engages in what defense mechanism?
Intellectualization.
(c)
What is typical of the ‘irrelevant’ communication style in families?
Distracting the family from the problem by talking about irrelevant topics.
(a)
Who is considered the ‘dean of experiential family therapy’?
Carl Whitaker.
(c)
How did Carl Whitaker describe his therapeutic approach with families?
Joining the family and experiencing it as if he were a family member.
(b)
What did Carl Whitaker believe about co-therapists?
A co-therapist is helpful and provides meaningful feedback.
(a)
Psychotherapy of the absurd is associated with which therapist?
Carl Whitaker.
(b)
A behaviorist uses Premack’s principle. What does it mean?
A low-probability behavior must be completed before engaging in a high-probability behavior.
(a)
What is the term for a behavioral contract where one family member does something if another does something comparable?
Quid pro quo.
(d)
A male supervisor tells a female supervisee that he will continue to supervise her only if she has sex with him. This is an example of:
Quid pro quo, used negatively in the context of sexual harassment.
(a)
What does the baseline in behavior therapy refer to?
The period before behavior modification begins.
(d)
A family therapist isolates a child after hitting their sibling. What behaviorist technique is this?
Time-out, a form of extinction.
(d)
According to reciprocity in behavioral family therapy, what might happen when one partner in a marriage feels unappreciated?
They may consider leaving the marriage.
(a)