Question 1

According to MRI systemic therapists, what type of change is necessary for problems in families to be resolved?

Accepted Answer

A)  Permanent change 
B)  First-order change 
C)  Second-order change 
D)  Dramatic change 
A)  Permanent change 
B)  First-order change 
C)  Second-order change 
D)  Dramatic change

Question 2

In the big picture of treatment, MRI therapists focus solely on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fixing the problem 
B)  Interrupting the problem's interactional sequences 
C)  The therapist's agenda 
D)  Repeating attempted solutions 
A)  Fixing the problem 
B)  Interrupting the problem's interactional sequences 
C)  The therapist's agenda 
D)  Repeating attempted solutions

Question 3

A hypothesis usually defines the role of the symptom in maintaining the family's homeostasis. Which of the following are NOT common types of hypotheses identified by the Milan team?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hypotheses that analyze communication 
B)  Hypotheses about myths and premises 
C)  Hypotheses that analyze homeostasis 
D)  Hypotheses about alliances 
A)  Hypotheses that analyze communication 
B)  Hypotheses about myths and premises 
C)  Hypotheses that analyze homeostasis 
D)  Hypotheses about alliances

Question 4

Zena is a first-year therapist using the Milan approach. She is working with a family in which the only child and the stay-at-home father have a very close bond or covert coalition. Zena instructs the parents to arrange to go on a date and not tell the child where they are going. This creates a secret between the parents to hopefully end the inappropriate coalition between the father and child. What type of intervention did Zena use?

Accepted Answer

A)  Circular questions 
B)  Counterparadox 
C)  Ritual 
D)  Invariant prescription 
A)  Circular questions 
B)  Counterparadox 
C)  Ritual 
D)  Invariant prescription

Question 5

Which of the following schools of therapy do NOT have a predetermined definition of "healthy family functioning"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychodynamic therapy 
B)  Systemic therapy 
C)  Humanistic therapy 
D)  None of these is correct 
A)  Psychodynamic therapy 
B)  Systemic therapy 
C)  Humanistic therapy 
D)  None of these is correct

Question 6

A Milan therapist interprets the behavior of each member of the family positively and as having an underlying benevolent motivation. This is known as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Positive connotation 
B)  Milan-style reframe 
C)  None of these is correct 
D)  Positive connotation and Milan-style reframe 
A)  Positive connotation 
B)  Milan-style reframe 
C)  None of these is correct 
D)  Positive connotation and Milan-style reframe

Question 7

There is little research to guide therapists when working with transgender youth. About ____ of transgender youth report negative parental reactions to their gender identity.

Accepted Answer

A)  59% 
B)  28% 
C)  79% 
D)  13% 
A)  59% 
B)  28% 
C)  79% 
D)  13%

Question 8

When an MRI systemic therapist (a) explores the behaviors and interactions when an anxious client feels "okay" or normal; (b) identifies the behaviors, contexts, and relational interactions when the anxiety starts to rise; (c) specifies what the client does when she feels the anxiety at its height and how others respond; and (d) traces the behaviors and interactions until she feels "okay" or back to normal again, this is known as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Identifying the interaction patterns 
B)  Returning the client to homeostasis 
C)  Reframing the client's problem 
D)  Self-correcting the client 
A)  Identifying the interaction patterns 
B)  Returning the client to homeostasis 
C)  Reframing the client's problem 
D)  Self-correcting the client

Question 9

What are some of the major issues and concerns regarding LGBT youth that therapists should be aware of, as mentioned in the chapter?

Accepted Answer

A)  Risky sexual behaviors, bipolar disorder, delinquent behaviors, and home issues 
B)  Suicidality, substance abuse, depression, anxiety, and school issues 
C)  Bullying, substance abuse, depression, anxiety, and school issues 
D)  Substance abuse, bipolar disorder, delinquent behaviors, and home issues 
A)  Risky sexual behaviors, bipolar disorder, delinquent behaviors, and home issues 
B)  Suicidality, substance abuse, depression, anxiety, and school issues 
C)  Bullying, substance abuse, depression, anxiety, and school issues 
D)  Substance abuse, bipolar disorder, delinquent behaviors, and home issues

Question 10

Strategic humanism refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the therapist's freedom to use personal judgment in defining the therapeutic relationship. 
B)  the therapist's ability to try different therapeutic approaches to finding a solution for the client. 
C)  the therapist's emphasis on increasing the family's ability to love and nurture. 
D)  the therapist's emphasis on the family's ability to establish order through dominance. 
A)  the therapist's freedom to use personal judgment in defining the therapeutic relationship. 
B)  the therapist's ability to try different therapeutic approaches to finding a solution for the client. 
C)  the therapist's emphasis on increasing the family's ability to love and nurture. 
D)  the therapist's emphasis on the family's ability to establish order through dominance.

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of an initial phase intervention used in MRI systemic therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Paradoxical behavioral prescriptions 
B)  Dangers of improvement 
C)  Behavioral prescriptions 
D)  Reframing the problem 
A)  Paradoxical behavioral prescriptions 
B)  Dangers of improvement 
C)  Behavioral prescriptions 
D)  Reframing the problem

Question 12

According to Haley, what is the initial stage of therapy used by therapists to assess interactions and mood?

Accepted Answer

A)  The collaboration stage 
B)  The problem assessment stage 
C)  The social stage 
D)  The linguistics stage 
A)  The collaboration stage 
B)  The problem assessment stage 
C)  The social stage 
D)  The linguistics stage

Question 13

MRI therapists focus on viewing the presenting problem as a part of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The individual's inherent neuroses 
B)  As a dysfunctional element of all familial relationships 
C)  The interactional sequence of behaviors that have emerged through repeated exchanges 
D)  Attempts at second-order change 
A)  The individual's inherent neuroses 
B)  As a dysfunctional element of all familial relationships 
C)  The interactional sequence of behaviors that have emerged through repeated exchanges 
D)  Attempts at second-order change

Question 14

Virtually all interventions used by traditional systemic-strategic therapists have a single intention. What is it?

Accepted Answer

A)  To interrupt negative interaction patterns between therapists and clients 
B)  To interrupt negative interaction patterns that prevent collaboration in therapy 
C)  To interrupt negative interaction patterns that include the presenting problem or symptom 
A)  To interrupt negative interaction patterns between therapists and clients 
B)  To interrupt negative interaction patterns that prevent collaboration in therapy 
C)  To interrupt negative interaction patterns that include the presenting problem or symptom

Question 15

Strategic therapists use pretend techniques to help clients obtain their desired goal. Pretend techniques can best be described by which of the following statements?

Accepted Answer

A)  A series of interventions that allow the "system" to pretend that problematic behaviors do not exist 
B)  Faking a behavior or achievement of the goal for a designated period of time 
C)  Allowing the negativity of the behavior to affect the individual 
D)  Engaging in communication about the problem, therefore not allowing the problem to permeate the relationship 
A)  A series of interventions that allow the "system" to pretend that problematic behaviors do not exist 
B)  Faking a behavior or achievement of the goal for a designated period of time 
C)  Allowing the negativity of the behavior to affect the individual 
D)  Engaging in communication about the problem, therefore not allowing the problem to permeate the relationship

Question 16

In strategic therapy, directives are used to:

Accepted Answer

A)  center the family on the intent of the session. 
B)  bring to the attention of an individual the repercussions of their actions. 
C)  complete a specific task, usually between sessions but sometimes within the session. 
D)  simulate a problem that the family is experiencing. 
A)  center the family on the intent of the session. 
B)  bring to the attention of an individual the repercussions of their actions. 
C)  complete a specific task, usually between sessions but sometimes within the session. 
D)  simulate a problem that the family is experiencing.

Question 17

The interactional pattern is traced through four general phases. Which of the following is NOT one of the phases?

Accepted Answer

A)  Homeostasis 
B)  Positive feedback 
C)  Negative feedback 
D)  Self-correction 
A)  Homeostasis 
B)  Positive feedback 
C)  Negative feedback 
D)  Self-correction

Question 18

Which of the following represent major propositions of systemic reframing according to MRI theorists?

Accepted Answer

A)  We experience the world through our categorization of objects, people, and events. 
B)  Once an object, person, or event is categorized, it is relatively easy to see it as part of another category. 
C)  None of these is correct. 
D)  Both; we experience the world through our categorization of objects, people, and events, and once an object, person or event is categorized, it is relatively easy to see it as part of another category. 
A)  We experience the world through our categorization of objects, people, and events. 
B)  Once an object, person, or event is categorized, it is relatively easy to see it as part of another category. 
C)  None of these is correct. 
D)  Both; we experience the world through our categorization of objects, people, and events, and once an object, person or event is categorized, it is relatively easy to see it as part of another category.

Question 19

The general flow of MRI systemic therapy is as follows:

Accepted Answer

A)  assess the interactional sequence and meanings; interrupt the sequence; evaluate the outcome; and interrupt the new pattern. 
B)  assess the interactional sequence and meanings; interrupt the sequence; evaluate the outcome; and assess for new problems. 
C)  assess the interactional sequence and meanings; interrupt the sequence; evaluate the outcome; and terminate. 
D)  assess the interactional sequence and meanings; fix the sequence; evaluate the outcome; and fix the new pattern. 
A)  assess the interactional sequence and meanings; interrupt the sequence; evaluate the outcome; and interrupt the new pattern. 
B)  assess the interactional sequence and meanings; interrupt the sequence; evaluate the outcome; and assess for new problems. 
C)  assess the interactional sequence and meanings; interrupt the sequence; evaluate the outcome; and terminate. 
D)  assess the interactional sequence and meanings; fix the sequence; evaluate the outcome; and fix the new pattern.

Question 20

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the adaptability of systemic and strategic family therapies when working with various cultural groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  Systemic and strategic family therapies rely on a theory-based definition of health and normalcy, so they do not adapt easily to different cultural groups and subpopulations. 
B)  These therapies aim to work from within the therapist's worldview; when this is successfully achieved, the therapist adapts the language and interventions to the therapist's values and beliefs. 
C)  Since a specific therapeutic plan is designed for each problem in strategic family therapy, there are no contraindications in terms of patient selection and suitability. 
D)  Systemic ideas and approaches cannot be easily modified to meet the needs of families from various cultural groups and ethnicities. 
A)  Systemic and strategic family therapies rely on a theory-based definition of health and normalcy, so they do not adapt easily to different cultural groups and subpopulations. 
B)  These therapies aim to work from within the therapist's worldview; when this is successfully achieved, the therapist adapts the language and interventions to the therapist's values and beliefs. 
C)  Since a specific therapeutic plan is designed for each problem in strategic family therapy, there are no contraindications in terms of patient selection and suitability. 
D)  Systemic ideas and approaches cannot be easily modified to meet the needs of families from various cultural groups and ethnicities.

According to MRI systemic therapists, what type of change is necessary for problems in families to be resolved?

In the big picture of treatment, MRI therapists focus solely on which of the following?

A hypothesis usually defines the role of the symptom in maintaining the family's homeostasis. Which of the following are NOT common types of hypotheses identified by the Milan team?

Which of the following schools of therapy do NOT have a predetermined definition of "healthy family functioning"?

A Milan therapist interprets the behavior of each member of the family positively and as having an underlying benevolent motivation. This is known as which of the following?

There is little research to guide therapists when working with transgender youth. About ____ of transgender youth report negative parental reactions to their gender identity.

What are some of the major issues and concerns regarding LGBT youth that therapists should be aware of, as mentioned in the chapter?

Strategic humanism refers to:

Which of the following is an example of an initial phase intervention used in MRI systemic therapy?

According to Haley, what is the initial stage of therapy used by therapists to assess interactions and mood?

MRI therapists focus on viewing the presenting problem as a part of which of the following?

Virtually all interventions used by traditional systemic-strategic therapists have a single intention. What is it?

Strategic therapists use pretend techniques to help clients obtain their desired goal. Pretend techniques can best be described by which of the following statements?

In strategic therapy, directives are used to:

The interactional pattern is traced through four general phases. Which of the following is NOT one of the phases?

Which of the following represent major propositions of systemic reframing according to MRI theorists?

The general flow of MRI systemic therapy is as follows:

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the adaptability of systemic and strategic family therapies when working with various cultural groups?

Competency and Theory in Family Therapy

Research and Ethical Foundations of Family Therapy Theories

Philosophical Foundations of Family Therapy Theories

Structural Family Therapies

Experiential Family Therapies

Intergenerational and Psychoanalytic Family Therapies

Cognitive Behavioral and Mindfulness-Based Couple and Family Therapies

Solution-Based Therapies

Collaborative and Narrative Therapies

Case Conceptualization

Clinical Assessment

Treatment Planning

Evaluating Progress in Therapy

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Exam 4: Systemic and Strategic Therapies

According to MRI systemic therapists, what type of change is necessary for problems in families to be resolved?

In the big picture of treatment, MRI therapists focus solely on which of the following?

A hypothesis usually defines the role of the symptom in maintaining the family's homeostasis. Which of the following are NOT common types of hypotheses identified by the Milan team?

Which of the following schools of therapy do NOT have a predetermined definition of "healthy family functioning"?

A Milan therapist interprets the behavior of each member of the family positively and as having an underlying benevolent motivation. This is known as which of the following?

There is little research to guide therapists when working with transgender youth. About ____ of transgender youth report negative parental reactions to their gender identity.

What are some of the major issues and concerns regarding LGBT youth that therapists should be aware of, as mentioned in the chapter?

Strategic humanism refers to:

Which of the following is an example of an initial phase intervention used in MRI systemic therapy?

According to Haley, what is the initial stage of therapy used by therapists to assess interactions and mood?

MRI therapists focus on viewing the presenting problem as a part of which of the following?

Virtually all interventions used by traditional systemic-strategic therapists have a single intention. What is it?

Strategic therapists use pretend techniques to help clients obtain their desired goal. Pretend techniques can best be described by which of the following statements?

In strategic therapy, directives are used to:

The interactional pattern is traced through four general phases. Which of the following is NOT one of the phases?

Which of the following represent major propositions of systemic reframing according to MRI theorists?

The general flow of MRI systemic therapy is as follows:

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the adaptability of systemic and strategic family therapies when working with various cultural groups?

Competency and Theory in Family Therapy

Research and Ethical Foundations of Family Therapy Theories

Philosophical Foundations of Family Therapy Theories

Structural Family Therapies

Experiential Family Therapies

Intergenerational and Psychoanalytic Family Therapies

Cognitive Behavioral and Mindfulness-Based Couple and Family Therapies

Solution-Based Therapies

Collaborative and Narrative Therapies

Case Conceptualization

Clinical Assessment

Treatment Planning

Evaluating Progress in Therapy

Document It: Progress Notes

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