Family Systems Approaches Flashcards
The trend today is toward reliance on a single theory of family therapy rather than using an integrative approach true or false
False
True or false: the emergence of feminist and post modern perspectives has moved the field of family therapy towards more egalitarian, collaborative, and co-constructing relationships
True
Experiential family therapy relies on the expert use of directives aimed at changing dysfunctional patterns: true or false
False
True or false: a multilayered process of family therapy is best supported by Callao Bridge is therapist-client relationship in which mutual respect, caring, empathy and a genuine interest in others as primary
True
True or false: conducting an assessment is one of the faces of the multilayered perspective in family therapy
True
True or false: understanding family process is almost always facilitated by “how” questions
True
In terms of assessment, it is useful to enquire about family perspectives on issues inherent in each of the lenses: true or false
True
The family therapist’s skill in communicating understanding and empathy through active listening lays the foundation for an effective working relationship: true or false
True
True or false: all change in human system starts with understanding and accepting things as they are
True
Reframing is the art of putting what is known in a new, more useful perspective
True
Which of the following family therapy models makes the most use of Genograms, dealing with family of origin issues, and de-triangulating relationships
a. Adlerian family therapy
B. Bowenian multigenerational family therapy
C. Structural family therapy
D. Strategic therapy
E. Experiential family therapy
B
Which of the following approaches most often employs a co-therapist model, makes use of self disclosure, use the therapists self as change agent and frequently uses confrontationa. Adlerian family therapy
B. Bowenian multigenerational family therapy
C. Structural family therapy
D. Strategic therapy
E. Experiential family therapy
E
Which of the following is not a key general movement of the multilayered approach to family systems therapy
A. Forming a relationship
B. Conducting an assessment
C. Hypothesising and sharing meaning
D. Conducting empirical research to evaluate outcomes
E. Facilitating change
D
Differentiation of the self is the cornerstone of which theory
a. Adlerian family therapy
B. Bowenian multigenerational family therapy
C. Structural family therapy
D. Strategic therapy
E. Experiential family therapy
B.
Virginia Satir outlined four communication stances that people tend to adopt under stress. They include all of the following stances except for
a. Blaming
B. Placating
C.Super reasonable
D. Irrelevant
E. Sabotaging
E.
The antidote to stress communications, according to Satir is ________, in which family members or emotionally honest, speak for themselves, stay grounded, under able to share their feelings and ask for what is needed
A. Congruence
B. Unconditional positive regard
C. Detriangulation
D. Emotional decompression
E. Differentiation of self
A
In assessing families what question (S) might a structural-strategic therapist asked
A. What were the routines that made up your early life, and what rules govern these routines
B. Who was aligned with whom-and what did they use that alignment to achieve
C. What rules and boundaries were set around each sub-system
D. What would common interactional sequences in your family
E. All of the above
E
_________ views the counsellor and therapist as an observer was outside of the system, can assess what is going on, and can promote change-all without ever becoming part of the system
A. First-order Cybernetics
B. Second-order Cybernetics
C. Third order Cybernetics
D. Fourth order Cybernetics
E. None of the above
A
Which best defines the focus of family therapy
A. Most of the family therapies tend to be brief
B. Family therapy tends to be solution-focused
C. The focus is on here-and-now interactions in the family system
D. Family therapy is generally action-orientated
E. All of the above
E
Within the field of family therapy, _____________ has been the most influential leader in the development of both gender and cultural perspectives and frameworks in family practice
A. Monica McGoldrick
B Jay Haley
C. Michelle Winer-Davis
D. John Gottman
E. Carl Whitaker
.
A
Which of the following roles and functions would be most atypical for a structural family therapist
A. Joining the family in a position of leadership
B. Giving voice to the therapist’s own impulses and fantasies
C. Mapping the underlying structure of the family
D. Intervening in ways designed to transform an ineffective structure of the family
E. Being a stage director
B
A family therapist poses the following question: “who seems to be the most upset when mum comes home late from work?” She is asking _________________ question
A. An intrusive
B. A thought-provoking
C. A circular or relational
D. An exception
E. A scaling
C
Directives and paradoxical procedures are most likely to be used in which approach to family therapy?
A. Strategic family therapy
B. Adlerian family therapy
C. Multigenerational family therapy
D. Experiential family therapy
E. Structural family therapy
A
Which approach to family therapy stresses the importance of returning to one’s family of origin to extricate oneself triangular relationships
A. Bowenian family therapy
B. Adlerian family therapy
C. Structural family therapy
D. Strategic family therapy
E. Experiential family therapy
A
Which approach to family therapy stresses unlocking mistaken goals, investigating birth order and family constellation and re-education
A. Bowenian family therapy
B. Structural family therapy
C. Adlerian family therapy
D. Strategic family therapy
E. Experiential family therapy
C
