FOUNDATIONS EXAM Flashcards
A counselor’s ______ dictates the role of the counselor/client relationship, is the lens through which the counselor interprets client information, and also shapes how the counselor will help the client create change.
Theoretical approach
What determines interactive sequences between family members?
Family Rules
All behaviors, including silence, are a form of what?
Communication
Which of the following is not characteristic of family counseling?
A. Problems are viewed as patterns or systems that need adjusting
B. No single individual orchestrates all interactional patterns
*C. Problems are viewed as residing within the individual
D. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts
Case conceptualizations typically assist with which of the following?
A. Developing the therapeutic art of viewing
B. Use of theory informed assessment
C. Generating new perspectives to assist client
*D. All of the above
Which of the following is not a phase of the Problem Interaction Pattern?
*A. Problem Personality
B. Start of Tension
C. Conflict/Symptom
D. Return to homeostasis
A Systemic Case Conceptualization has _______ components in total.
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Gregory Bateson contributed to all the following except ______
A. Cybernetics
*B. Psychosexual stages
C. Brief Theory
D. Double-bind Theory
Which of the following are components of communication?
. Report/Content
B. Command/Relationship
*C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
Which of the following are commonly used to assess therapeutic progress?
A. Standardized measures
B. Personality Inventories
C. Non-Standardized measures
*D. Both A and C
From a systemic or postmodern perspective, ____ has the most influence on client outcomes
Client factors
Which of the following is not a descriptive style used by counselors when communicating with psychiatrists, psychologists, and other health professionals?
A. Use of DSM language
B. Use of behavioral descriptions
*C. Use of vernacular descriptions
D. Pattern of symptomology
Listed in no particular order, systemic or strategic therapies often involve four stages including a) Assessing interactions; b) evaluating client response; c) interruption of old patterns; and d) interruption of new patterns. In what order do these steps normally flow during counseling?
ACBD
_________ theory describes how systems maintain balance or homeostasis through self-correction.
CYBERNETICS
All of the following are humanistic concepts except _____.
A. By nature, humans are generally good
B. People naturally strive for growth and self-actualization
C. A supportive and nurturing environment promotes therapeutic change
*D. The human mind does not have access to an outside reality independent of human interpretation
____________ create a framework for making meaning of our individual lives and successfully coordinating our actions with others.
CULTURAL TRADITIONS
_____ therapy, which Carl Whitaker referred to as “therapy of the absurd”, uses unconventional and playful wisdom to transform families.
Symbolic-Experiential
The Early Awareness and Family Context assessment is a tool used with LGBTQ clients in order to _________.
A. Identify and address family structure
B. Gain insight into family history
C. Gain insight into early gender experiences
*D. All of the above
Which of the following is often referred to as the foundation of family counseling?
A. Evaluating client responses
B. Nurturing environment
*C. Systemic thinking
D. Assessing interactional sequences
The Outcome Rating Scale (ORS) measures all of the following areas of functioning except ______.
A. Individual
*B. Marital
C. Interpersonal
D. Social
When using ______, the counselor asks each family member questions that address a difference or define a relationship between two other members of the family.
A. Behavioral-difference questioning
B. Hypothetical-circular questioning
C. Behavioral-sequence questioning
*D. Circular questioning
Home-based services are designed to address which of the following?
A. Strengthening family relationships
B. Decreasing family dysfunction
C. Increasing availability to resources
*D. All of the above
_________ are questions used by counselors and therapists to trace the entire sequence of behaviors that constitute the problem.
A. Behavioral-difference questions
B. Hypothetical-circular questions
*C. Behavioral-sequence questions
D. Circular Questioning
Which of the following concepts is commonly associated with the First Order Cybernetics Approach?
A. Postmodern approach to truth
B. Mental disconnect from external reality
C. Interpretive error in perception processing
*D. Modern preference for more objective truths
The gathering, distilling, organizing, storing and retrieving of information through a system or between that system and larger systems is called _______.
A. Cognitive Encoding
B. Sensory Perception
*C. Information Processing
D. Mental Mapping
Whenever a family system is threatened or disturbed, it endeavors to maintain stability. This is referred to as _____.
*A. Homeostasis
B. Latency
C. Normalcy
D. Functionality
Two related but contradictory messages on different Levels or a “Darned if you do, Darned if you don’t” situation is commonly called a __________ situation.
DOUBLE BIND
A form of hostility which typically masks a need for deeper affection is _____.
Pseudohostility
When two partners are openly dissatisfied with one another, this is called a ______.
Marital schism
The family member who was identified, perhaps unconsciously, as the one with the problem and in need of help is the ________.
IDENTIFIED CLIENT/PATIENT
_________ is a type of marital discord in which one partner becomes more dominant than the other consistently.
Marital skew
The desire to maintain a united front or appearance of togetherness even when experiencing relational difficulty is called ____.
PSEUDOMUTUALITY
Who Coined the phrase “schizophrenic mother”?
Frieda Fromm-Reichmann
Bowen’s concept of psychological separation of intellect and emotions and of independence of the self from others.
Differentiation of self
______ is a term used to mean a domineering and rejecting mothers often married to passive men.
Schizophrenic mother
What is an example of a teenager having constant outbursts and resisting authority, which results in the family rules changing?
Positive feedback
_____ perspectives on diagnosis exercise caution to assure it is not done too quickly. This is due to the labels and stigmas associated with each mental health diagnosis.
_____ perspectives on diagnosis exercise caution to assure it is not done too quickly. This is due to the labels and stigmas associated with each mental health diagnosis.
