Question 1

What is the best description of the strategic approach to hierarchy and power?

Accepted Answer

A)  The strategic therapist relies on the family to identify the person with the most power, then the therapist aligns with that person in order to utilize the power and ensure directives are carried out. 
B)  The strategic therapist carefully watches to assess which parent tends to get their way in arguments and attempts to engage the less involved parent. 
C)  The strategic therapist tends to take the side of the children in order to equalize power in the relationship. 
D)  The strategic therapist is not concerned with hierarchy and power in the family because the therapist asserts power and changes direction by the use of directives. 
A)  The strategic therapist relies on the family to identify the person with the most power, then the therapist aligns with that person in order to utilize the power and ensure directives are carried out. 
B)  The strategic therapist carefully watches to assess which parent tends to get their way in arguments and attempts to engage the less involved parent. 
C)  The strategic therapist tends to take the side of the children in order to equalize power in the relationship. 
D)  The strategic therapist is not concerned with hierarchy and power in the family because the therapist asserts power and changes direction by the use of directives. B

Question 2

Brief strategic family therapy was developed to address drug abuse problems with Cuban youth and is based on the central concepts of systems, ____________, and strategy.

Accepted Answer

A)  family dynamics 
B)  conflict 
C)  structure 
D)  empathy 
A)  family dynamics 
B)  conflict 
C)  structure 
D)  empathy C

Question 3

All of the following are examples of brief strategic case conceptualization EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  assessing the structure, organization, and flow of information in the family. 
B)  adapting family structure to support members in their current life stage of development. 
C)  assessing the effects of the broader social life such as extended family, community, school, peers, and courts. 
D)  resolving family conflict by identifying a "patient" and treating the problems that individual creates for the family. 
A)  assessing the structure, organization, and flow of information in the family. 
B)  adapting family structure to support members in their current life stage of development. 
C)  assessing the effects of the broader social life such as extended family, community, school, peers, and courts. 
D)  resolving family conflict by identifying a "patient" and treating the problems that individual creates for the family. D

Question 4

All of the following are ways Madanes identified for strategic therapist to think about a problem EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  involuntary vs. voluntary 
B)  helplessness vs. power 
C)  metaphorical vs. literal 
D)  medical vs. psychological 
A)  involuntary vs. voluntary 
B)  helplessness vs. power 
C)  metaphorical vs. literal 
D)  medical vs. psychological

Question 5

The primary difference between other systemic therapies and strategic therapy is case conceptualizations and the approach to behavioral prescriptions, which are called ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  sequences 
B)  directives 
C)  prescriptions 
D)  metaphors 
A)  sequences 
B)  directives 
C)  prescriptions 
D)  metaphors

Question 6

Describe the role of family life stage development in strategic therapy.

Accepted Answer

Family life stage development plays a cr

Question 7

Brief strategic therapy has been widely used with diverse populations because:

Accepted Answer

A)  clients appreciate a brief approach over more traditional therapy. 
B)  it is based on larger system dynamics, hierarchy, structure, and re-structuring families into more functional patterns of behavior. 
C)  of its non-pathologizing and non-normative assumptions. 
D)  it utilizes theories of normalcy, which guide family members in developing behaviors which mirror social roles and norms. 
A)  clients appreciate a brief approach over more traditional therapy. 
B)  it is based on larger system dynamics, hierarchy, structure, and re-structuring families into more functional patterns of behavior. 
C)  of its non-pathologizing and non-normative assumptions. 
D)  it utilizes theories of normalcy, which guide family members in developing behaviors which mirror social roles and norms.

Question 8

Which of the following best defines a paradoxical intervention?

Accepted Answer

A)  Paradoxical intervention is an indirect directive that asks the client to imagine a time what it would be like if the problem was different. 
B)  Paradoxical intervention is an indirect directive that asks the client to engage in the problem behavior in some fashion. 
C)  Paradoxical intervention is a straightforward directive that gives precise, doable instructions for the directive. 
D)  Paradoxical intervention is an indirect directive that asks the client to complete another task prior to or directly following the problem behavior. 
A)  Paradoxical intervention is an indirect directive that asks the client to imagine a time what it would be like if the problem was different. 
B)  Paradoxical intervention is an indirect directive that asks the client to engage in the problem behavior in some fashion. 
C)  Paradoxical intervention is a straightforward directive that gives precise, doable instructions for the directive. 
D)  Paradoxical intervention is an indirect directive that asks the client to complete another task prior to or directly following the problem behavior.

Question 9

All of the following are styles of conflict resolution in families EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  avoidance. 
B)  conflict emergence without resolution. 
C)  physical altercation. 
D)  diffusion. 
A)  avoidance. 
B)  conflict emergence without resolution. 
C)  physical altercation. 
D)  diffusion.

Question 10

Discuss why the initial interview in strategic therapy is more highly structured than in other therapies. What assumptions drive this structure?

Accepted Answer

The initial interview in strategic thera

Question 11

All of the following are examples of initial phase counseling tasks EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  use social courtesy to create a context of safety and strategic positioning. 
B)  assess the interaction sequence, noting the effect of stage of life, power, and alliances. 
C)  deliver a hypothesis to the client that reframes symptoms from a systemic perspective. 
D)  conceptualize the problem using one or more strategic frames (voluntariness, helplessness, hierarchy, etc.). 
A)  use social courtesy to create a context of safety and strategic positioning. 
B)  assess the interaction sequence, noting the effect of stage of life, power, and alliances. 
C)  deliver a hypothesis to the client that reframes symptoms from a systemic perspective. 
D)  conceptualize the problem using one or more strategic frames (voluntariness, helplessness, hierarchy, etc.).

Question 12

All of the following are true of directives EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  directives ask the family to compete a specific task in between, and sometimes during, sessions. 
B)  directives are rarely logical or linear solutions. 
C)  the purpose of directives is to "perturb" the system with the smallest change possible, in order to create new interaction patterns. 
D)  directives ask the clients to stop the behavior for a short period in order to learn new skills. 
A)  directives ask the family to compete a specific task in between, and sometimes during, sessions. 
B)  directives are rarely logical or linear solutions. 
C)  the purpose of directives is to "perturb" the system with the smallest change possible, in order to create new interaction patterns. 
D)  directives ask the clients to stop the behavior for a short period in order to learn new skills.

Question 13

In strategic therapy, the therapist's role and demeanor shift depending upon the needs of a particular client or family. This technique is called _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  maneuverability 
B)  taking sides 
C)  social courtesy 
D)  strategic positioning 
A)  maneuverability 
B)  taking sides 
C)  social courtesy 
D)  strategic positioning

Question 14

In brief strategic therapy, the therapist works with the family to remove a third, less powerful person from a conflict with two others. This intervention is called, __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  joining 
B)  detriangulation 
C)  reversals 
D)  reframing negativity 
A)  joining 
B)  detriangulation 
C)  reversals 
D)  reframing negativity

Question 15

Strategic therapy has been used to develop the following approaches EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  multisystemic family therapy. 
B)  brief strategic family therapy. 
C)  multidimensional family therapy. 
D)  emotionally focused couples therapy. 
A)  multisystemic family therapy. 
B)  brief strategic family therapy. 
C)  multidimensional family therapy. 
D)  emotionally focused couples therapy.

Question 16

The closing phase counseling task of warning the clients of the "danger of improvement" means _______________________________________________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  warning the client what is likely to occur if interaction does not improve and how failing to make change will lead to blaming others and setbacks 
B)  warning the client what is likely to occur if interaction improves and how expecting these changes can reduce the tendency to blame others for setbacks 
C)  warning the client that if one member improves more than the others, that the family will have more problems 
D)  warning the client that improving may mean that other members of the family may reject those members who make progress in therapy 
A)  warning the client what is likely to occur if interaction does not improve and how failing to make change will lead to blaming others and setbacks 
B)  warning the client what is likely to occur if interaction improves and how expecting these changes can reduce the tendency to blame others for setbacks 
C)  warning the client that if one member improves more than the others, that the family will have more problems 
D)  warning the client that improving may mean that other members of the family may reject those members who make progress in therapy

Question 17

Social courtesy describes the initial stage of strategic therapy and is a time in which the therapist engages the clients in casual conversation in order to make clients comfortable and reduce their sense of shame.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Discuss the difference between straightforward directives and indirect directives. Provide an example for each.

Accepted Answer

Straightforward directives are clear and

Question 19

A strategic therapist asks a couple to fake being in love for an evening. This technique is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  pretend technique. 
B)  ordeal therapy. 
C)  metaphorical task. 
D)  straightforward directive. 
A)  pretend technique. 
B)  ordeal therapy. 
C)  metaphorical task. 
D)  straightforward directive.

Question 20

Specific types of interventions are deliberately chosen in brief strategic therapy in order to target the aspects of family interactions that are most likely to achieve the desired outcomes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What is the best description of the strategic approach to hierarchy and power?

Brief strategic family therapy was developed to address drug abuse problems with Cuban youth and is based on the central concepts of systems, ____________, and strategy.

All of the following are examples of brief strategic case conceptualization EXCEPT:

All of the following are ways Madanes identified for strategic therapist to think about a problem EXCEPT:

The primary difference between other systemic therapies and strategic therapy is case conceptualizations and the approach to behavioral prescriptions, which are called ________________.

Describe the role of family life stage development in strategic therapy.

Brief strategic therapy has been widely used with diverse populations because:

Which of the following best defines a paradoxical intervention?

All of the following are styles of conflict resolution in families EXCEPT:

Discuss why the initial interview in strategic therapy is more highly structured than in other therapies. What assumptions drive this structure?

All of the following are examples of initial phase counseling tasks EXCEPT:

All of the following are true of directives EXCEPT:

In strategic therapy, the therapist's role and demeanor shift depending upon the needs of a particular client or family. This technique is called _______________.

In brief strategic therapy, the therapist works with the family to remove a third, less powerful person from a conflict with two others. This intervention is called, __________________.

Strategic therapy has been used to develop the following approaches EXCEPT:

The closing phase counseling task of warning the clients of the "danger of improvement" means _______________________________________________________________.

Social courtesy describes the initial stage of strategic therapy and is a time in which the therapist engages the clients in casual conversation in order to make clients comfortable and reduce their sense of shame.

Discuss the difference between straightforward directives and indirect directives. Provide an example for each.

A strategic therapist asks a couple to fake being in love for an evening. This technique is called:

Specific types of interventions are deliberately chosen in brief strategic therapy in order to target the aspects of family interactions that are most likely to achieve the desired outcomes.

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Philosophical Foundations

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Structural Family Therapy

Satirs Human Growth Model

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Intergenerational

Cognitive-Behavioral and

Solution-Based Therapies

Narrative Therapy

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Exam 6: Strategic Therapy

What is the best description of the strategic approach to hierarchy and power?

Brief strategic family therapy was developed to address drug abuse problems with Cuban youth and is based on the central concepts of systems, ____________, and strategy.

All of the following are examples of brief strategic case conceptualization EXCEPT:

All of the following are ways Madanes identified for strategic therapist to think about a problem EXCEPT:

The primary difference between other systemic therapies and strategic therapy is case conceptualizations and the approach to behavioral prescriptions, which are called ________________.

Describe the role of family life stage development in strategic therapy.

Brief strategic therapy has been widely used with diverse populations because:

Which of the following best defines a paradoxical intervention?

All of the following are styles of conflict resolution in families EXCEPT:

Discuss why the initial interview in strategic therapy is more highly structured than in other therapies. What assumptions drive this structure?

All of the following are examples of initial phase counseling tasks EXCEPT:

All of the following are true of directives EXCEPT:

In strategic therapy, the therapist's role and demeanor shift depending upon the needs of a particular client or family. This technique is called _______________.

In brief strategic therapy, the therapist works with the family to remove a third, less powerful person from a conflict with two others. This intervention is called, __________________.

Strategic therapy has been used to develop the following approaches EXCEPT:

The closing phase counseling task of warning the clients of the "danger of improvement" means _______________________________________________________________.

Social courtesy describes the initial stage of strategic therapy and is a time in which the therapist engages the clients in casual conversation in order to make clients comfortable and reduce their sense of shame.

Discuss the difference between straightforward directives and indirect directives. Provide an example for each.

A strategic therapist asks a couple to fake being in love for an evening. This technique is called:

Specific types of interventions are deliberately chosen in brief strategic therapy in order to target the aspects of family interactions that are most likely to achieve the desired outcomes.

Competency and Theory in Family Therapy

Research and Ethical Foundations

Theory-Specific Case Conceptualization

Philosophical Foundations

Systemic Therapies: Mri and Milan

Structural Family 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