FOUNDATIONS EXAM

Question 1

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.  

Answer 1

Theoretical approach

Question 2

What determines interactive sequences between family members?

Answer 2

Family Rules

Question 3

All behaviors, including silence, are a form of what?

Answer 3

Communication

Question 4

Which of the following is not characteristic of family counseling?

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Case conceptualizations typically assist with which of the following?

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Which of the following is not a phase of the Problem Interaction Pattern?

Answer 6

*A. Problem Personality

B. Start of Tension

C. Conflict/Symptom

D. Return to homeostasis

Question 7

A Systemic Case Conceptualization has _______ components in total.

Answer 7

10

Question 8

Gregory Bateson contributed to all the following except ______

Answer 8

A. Cybernetics

*B. Psychosexual stages

C. Brief Theory

D. Double-bind Theory

Question 9

Which of the following are components of communication?

Answer 9

. Report/Content

B. Command/Relationship

*C. Both A and B

D. None of the above

Question 10

Which of the following are commonly used to assess therapeutic progress?

Answer 10

A. Standardized measures

B. Personality Inventories

C. Non-Standardized measures

*D. Both A and C

Question 11

From a systemic or postmodern perspective, ____ has the most influence on client outcomes

Answer 11

Client factors

Question 12

Which of the following is not a descriptive style used by counselors when communicating with psychiatrists, psychologists, and other health professionals?

Answer 12

A. Use of DSM language

B. Use of behavioral descriptions

*C. Use of vernacular descriptions

D. Pattern of symptomology

Question 13

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?

Answer 13

ACBD

Question 14

_________ theory describes how systems maintain balance or homeostasis through self-correction.

Answer 14

CYBERNETICS

Question 15

All of the following are humanistic concepts except _____.

Answer 15

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

Question 16

____________ create a framework for making meaning of our individual lives and successfully coordinating our actions with others.

Answer 16

CULTURAL TRADITIONS

Question 17

_____ therapy, which Carl Whitaker referred to as “therapy of the absurd”, uses unconventional and playful wisdom to transform families.

Answer 17

Symbolic-Experiential

Question 18

The Early Awareness and Family Context assessment is a tool used with LGBTQ clients in order to _________.

Answer 18

A. Identify and address family structure

B. Gain insight into family history

C. Gain insight into early gender experiences

*D. All of the above

Question 19

Which of the following is often referred to as the foundation of family counseling?

Answer 19

A. Evaluating client responses

B. Nurturing environment

*C. Systemic thinking

D. Assessing interactional sequences

Question 20

The Outcome Rating Scale (ORS) measures all of the following areas of functioning except ______.

Answer 20

A. Individual

*B. Marital

C. Interpersonal

D. Social

Question 21

When using ______, the counselor asks each family member questions that address a difference or define a relationship between two other members of the family.

Answer 21

A. Behavioral-difference questioning

B. Hypothetical-circular questioning

C. Behavioral-sequence questioning

*D. Circular questioning

Question 22

Home-based services are designed to address which of the following?

Answer 22

A. Strengthening family relationships

B. Decreasing family dysfunction

C. Increasing availability to resources

*D. All of the above

Question 23

_________ are questions used by counselors and therapists to trace the entire sequence of behaviors that constitute the problem.

Answer 23

A. Behavioral-difference questions

B. Hypothetical-circular questions

*C. Behavioral-sequence questions

D. Circular Questioning

Question 24

Which of the following concepts is commonly associated with the First Order Cybernetics Approach?

Answer 24

A. Postmodern approach to truth

B. Mental disconnect from external reality

C. Interpretive error in perception processing

*D. Modern preference for more objective truths

Question 25

The gathering, distilling, organizing, storing and retrieving of information through a system or between that system and larger systems is called _______.

Answer 25

A. Cognitive Encoding

B. Sensory Perception

*C. Information Processing

D. Mental Mapping

Question 26

Whenever a family system is threatened or disturbed, it endeavors to maintain stability. This is referred to as _____. 

Answer 26

*A. Homeostasis

B. Latency

C. Normalcy

D. Functionality

Question 27

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.

Answer 27

DOUBLE BIND

Question 28

A form of hostility which typically masks a need for deeper affection is _____.  

Answer 28

Pseudohostility

Question 29

When two partners are openly dissatisfied with one another, this is called a ______. 

Answer 29

Marital schism

Question 30

The family member who was identified, perhaps unconsciously, as the one with the problem and in need of help is the ________.

Answer 30

IDENTIFIED CLIENT/PATIENT

Question 31

_________ is a type of marital discord in which one partner becomes more dominant than the other consistently.

Answer 31

Marital skew

Question 32

The desire to maintain a united front or appearance of togetherness even when experiencing relational difficulty is called ____.

Answer 32

PSEUDOMUTUALITY

Question 33

Who Coined the phrase “schizophrenic mother”?

Answer 33

Frieda Fromm-Reichmann

Question 34

Bowen’s concept of psychological separation of intellect and emotions and of independence of the self from others.

Answer 34

Differentiation of self

Question 35

______ is a term used to mean a domineering and rejecting mothers often married to passive men.

Answer 35

Schizophrenic mother

Question 36

What is an example of a teenager having constant outbursts and resisting authority, which results in the family rules changing?

Answer 36

Positive feedback

Question 37

_____ 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. 

Answer 37

_____ 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.