Question 1

Making compliments and shaping competence are used by a structural therapist in order to ______________________________________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  make therapy more enjoyable to clients 
B)  augment and reinforce the family's natural positive interaction patterns and strengths 
C)  encourage the client about the progress that they are making in their own self discovery 
D)  help the family function in therapy 
A)  make therapy more enjoyable to clients 
B)  augment and reinforce the family's natural positive interaction patterns and strengths 
C)  encourage the client about the progress that they are making in their own self discovery 
D)  help the family function in therapy

Question 2

When a structural therapist asks a family member to changes seats, has a separate session with individuals or subsystems, or asks one member of the family to remain silent during an interaction, the therapist might be doing what kind of intervention?

Accepted Answer

A)  Boundary making 
B)  Challenging the family's worldview 
C)  Reframing 
D)  Unbalancing 
A)  Boundary making 
B)  Challenging the family's worldview 
C)  Reframing 
D)  Unbalancing

Question 3

After a structural therapist has assessed the family structure, the next goal for treatment might be to:

Accepted Answer

A)  make the family's boundaries more rigid to promote a better structure. 
B)  repair the emotional damage by encouraging more diffuse boundaries. 
C)  realign the system's boundaries and hierarchy to promote growth and resolve problems. 
D)  introduce a new pattern of behavior to promote a "new dance" for the system. 
A)  make the family's boundaries more rigid to promote a better structure. 
B)  repair the emotional damage by encouraging more diffuse boundaries. 
C)  realign the system's boundaries and hierarchy to promote growth and resolve problems. 
D)  introduce a new pattern of behavior to promote a "new dance" for the system.

Question 4

In brief strategic family therapy, a model that draws on structural and strategic therapies to address drug abuse problems with African American and Hispanic populations, all of the following are principals of intervention EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  joining to connect with the family system. 
B)  enactments to assess family functioning. 
C)  reframing to promote caring and concern in the family. 
D)  paradox to get family members to do something different. 
A)  joining to connect with the family system. 
B)  enactments to assess family functioning. 
C)  reframing to promote caring and concern in the family. 
D)  paradox to get family members to do something different.

Question 5

When working with enmeshed and diffused boundaries, a structural therapist will primarily see which of the following in the family's interactions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Significant freedom for most family members to do as they please. 
B)  Few demands for, or expressions of, family loyalty and commitment. 
C)  Family member's lack of reaction and few repercussions, even to problems. 
D)  Family members acting extremely protective or appearing to be over concerned. 
A)  Significant freedom for most family members to do as they please. 
B)  Few demands for, or expressions of, family loyalty and commitment. 
C)  Family member's lack of reaction and few repercussions, even to problems. 
D)  Family members acting extremely protective or appearing to be over concerned.

Question 6

Occasionally, when a structural therapist is having extreme difficulty realigning a hierarchy in a family or a particular family member is being scapegoated, the therapist might use which of the following interventions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Boundary making 
B)  Challenging the family's worldview 
C)  Reframing 
D)  Unbalancing 
A)  Boundary making 
B)  Challenging the family's worldview 
C)  Reframing 
D)  Unbalancing

Question 7

Which of the following is the best definition for disengaged or rigid boundaries?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is not a clear distinction between members, creating a strong sense of mutuality and connection at the expense of individual autonomy. 
B)  Families with rigid or disengaged boundaries have excessive tolerance for deviation and often do not support or protect one another. 
C)  Boundaries that allow for close emotional contact with others while simultaneously allowing each person to maintain a sense of identity and differentiation. 
D)  Families with rigid boundaries have little tolerance for deviation and always mobilize support and protection for each other. 
A)  There is not a clear distinction between members, creating a strong sense of mutuality and connection at the expense of individual autonomy. 
B)  Families with rigid or disengaged boundaries have excessive tolerance for deviation and often do not support or protect one another. 
C)  Boundaries that allow for close emotional contact with others while simultaneously allowing each person to maintain a sense of identity and differentiation. 
D)  Families with rigid boundaries have little tolerance for deviation and always mobilize support and protection for each other.

Question 8

Claudia, a structural family therapist is working with a family. At one point in the session, she hears the mother tell her son, "Don't tell your dad and step-dad about this." The therapist is observing what?

Accepted Answer

A)  covert coalition 
B)  overt coalition 
C)  triangle coalition 
D)  hierarchical coalition 
A)  covert coalition 
B)  overt coalition 
C)  triangle coalition 
D)  hierarchical coalition

Question 9

Describe the typical goals used for families in structural family therapy.

Accepted Answer

The typical goals used for families in s

Question 10

How do symptoms relate to the family system according to structural family therapy?

Accepted Answer

Structural family therapy, developed by

Question 11

Reframing from a structural viewpoint is seen as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a way to highlight dysfunctional relationships in the family and place blame on one person. 
B)  piecing together each member's description of the problem and restating it so that the broader systemic dynamic is revealed. 
C)  a way of viewing a problem to determine how much each individual contributes to the conflict and then finding an agreeable solution. 
D)  enforcing dysfunctional interactional patterns. 
A)  a way to highlight dysfunctional relationships in the family and place blame on one person. 
B)  piecing together each member's description of the problem and restating it so that the broader systemic dynamic is revealed. 
C)  a way of viewing a problem to determine how much each individual contributes to the conflict and then finding an agreeable solution. 
D)  enforcing dysfunctional interactional patterns.

Question 12

At each state of __________, family members need to negotiate boundaries to support individual members' growth needs.

Accepted Answer

A)  personality development 
B)  psychosexual development 
C)  family development 
D)  faith development 
A)  personality development 
B)  psychosexual development 
C)  family development 
D)  faith development

Question 13

Minuchin conceptualized a family as a single system that also had multiple subsystems. All of the following would be considered a subsystem, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  couple 
B)  parents 
C)  sibling 
D)  pets 
A)  couple 
B)  parents 
C)  sibling 
D)  pets

Question 14

According to structural family therapy, the process of joining refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the process after the work in therapy has been achieved and the family is "joined" together in their new patterns. 
B)  the therapist illustrating a sense of openness to the roles of the family system. 
C)  something the family must do in order to show that they are ready for therapy. 
D)  the therapist adapting to the rhythm and style of the family. 
A)  the process after the work in therapy has been achieved and the family is "joined" together in their new patterns. 
B)  the therapist illustrating a sense of openness to the roles of the family system. 
C)  something the family must do in order to show that they are ready for therapy. 
D)  the therapist adapting to the rhythm and style of the family.

Question 15

Enactments allow the structural therapist to do each of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  discover the family's rules and assumptions. 
B)  discount the family's strengths and resources. 
C)  develop a hypothesis that maps the family's boundaries. 
D)  closely monitor content and process. 
A)  discover the family's rules and assumptions. 
B)  discount the family's strengths and resources. 
C)  develop a hypothesis that maps the family's boundaries. 
D)  closely monitor content and process.

Making compliments and shaping competence are used by a structural therapist in order to ______________________________________________________.

When a structural therapist asks a family member to changes seats, has a separate session with individuals or subsystems, or asks one member of the family to remain silent during an interaction, the therapist might be doing what kind of intervention?

After a structural therapist has assessed the family structure, the next goal for treatment might be to:

In brief strategic family therapy, a model that draws on structural and strategic therapies to address drug abuse problems with African American and Hispanic populations, all of the following are principals of intervention EXCEPT:

When working with enmeshed and diffused boundaries, a structural therapist will primarily see which of the following in the family's interactions?

Occasionally, when a structural therapist is having extreme difficulty realigning a hierarchy in a family or a particular family member is being scapegoated, the therapist might use which of the following interventions?

Which of the following is the best definition for disengaged or rigid boundaries?

Claudia, a structural family therapist is working with a family. At one point in the session, she hears the mother tell her son, "Don't tell your dad and step-dad about this." The therapist is observing what?

Describe the typical goals used for families in structural family therapy.

How do symptoms relate to the family system according to structural family therapy?

Reframing from a structural viewpoint is seen as:

At each state of __________, family members need to negotiate boundaries to support individual members' growth needs.

Minuchin conceptualized a family as a single system that also had multiple subsystems. All of the following would be considered a subsystem, EXCEPT:

According to structural family therapy, the process of joining refers to:

Enactments allow the structural therapist to do each of the following EXCEPT:

Competency and Theory in Family Therapy

Research and Ethical Foundations

Theory-Specific Case Conceptualization

Philosophical Foundations

Systemic Therapies: Mri and Milan

Strategic Therapy

Satirs Human Growth Model

Symbolic-Experiential

Intergenerational

Cognitive-Behavioral and

Solution-Based Therapies

Narrative Therapy

Collaborative Therapy

Evidence-Based Treatments in Couple

Evidence-Based Group Treatments

Cross-Theoretical Case

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Exam 7: Structural Family Therapy

Making compliments and shaping competence are used by a structural therapist in order to ______________________________________________________.

When a structural therapist asks a family member to changes seats, has a separate session with individuals or subsystems, or asks one member of the family to remain silent during an interaction, the therapist might be doing what kind of intervention?

After a structural therapist has assessed the family structure, the next goal for treatment might be to:

In brief strategic family therapy, a model that draws on structural and strategic therapies to address drug abuse problems with African American and Hispanic populations, all of the following are principals of intervention EXCEPT:

When working with enmeshed and diffused boundaries, a structural therapist will primarily see which of the following in the family's interactions?

Occasionally, when a structural therapist is having extreme difficulty realigning a hierarchy in a family or a particular family member is being scapegoated, the therapist might use which of the following interventions?

Which of the following is the best definition for disengaged or rigid boundaries?

Claudia, a structural family therapist is working with a family. At one point in the session, she hears the mother tell her son, "Don't tell your dad and step-dad about this." The therapist is observing what?

Describe the typical goals used for families in structural family therapy.

How do symptoms relate to the family system according to structural family therapy?

Reframing from a structural viewpoint is seen as:

At each state of __________, family members need to negotiate boundaries to support individual members' growth needs.

Minuchin conceptualized a family as a single system that also had multiple subsystems. All of the following would be considered a subsystem, EXCEPT:

According to structural family therapy, the process of joining refers to:

Enactments allow the structural therapist to do each of the following EXCEPT:

Competency and Theory in Family Therapy

Research and Ethical Foundations

Theory-Specific Case Conceptualization

Philosophical Foundations

Systemic Therapies: Mri and Milan

Strategic Therapy

Satirs Human Growth Model

Symbolic-Experiential

Intergenerational

Cognitive-Behavioral and

Solution-Based Therapies

Narrative Therapy

Collaborative Therapy

Evidence-Based Treatments in Couple

Evidence-Based Group Treatments

Cross-Theoretical Case

Filters