Exam 4: Systemic and Strategic Therapies

When a couple is arguing about how to discipline a defiant child, the therapist will not focus on solving the problem with the child but rather will focus on how the parents communicate. This example represents which of the following?

Although there has been less systematic research on the outcomes of strategic, Milan, or MRI, there is growing research on the effectiveness of evidenced-based systemic approaches for each of the following specific conditions EXCEPT:

Which of the following statements most accurately reflects the overarching focus of Milan therapy?

When Milan therapists are assessing the family games, they are:

A critical component of Milan therapy is for the therapist to actively monitor their influence on the client system. This is grounded in which philosophical stance?

In the Milan approach, the therapeutic stance is one of neutrality. Which of the following is NOT a correct explanation of neutrality from the Milan perspective?

Logan, a strategic therapist, is working with a client who reports uncontrollable worrying all of the time. The client reports she cannot stop worrying and feels like her worrying is out of control. Logan asks her client to set an egg timer to worry for 10 minutes at a set time each day for the next week. What is Logan doing?

The chapter discusses the treatment of LGBTQ clients. Which of the following suggestions was NOT put forth by Butler?

Which of the following statements is TRUE about MRI systemic therapy's theory of health?

When MRI systemic therapists view families in therapy, they always focus on:

Maneuverability refers to:

Wendel Ray has made several contributions to systemic therapies including which of the following?

A therapist asks, "After Jenny got sad, what did Mom and Susie do next? What did Dad do? What did your grandma do?" After the responses, the therapist asks, "What did Jenny do next?" These are examples of what type of circular questions?

All of the following represent common complementary roles described in the text EXCEPT:

When therapists are told to "respect and trust the system," it means they should:

Many family interactions-rejecting a lover because one feels unworthy, disciplining a child, pursuing a partner for sex or communication-can be viewed as motivated by:

What kind of circular questions are the following: "If Grandma were to suddenly lose her job, who would be the most likely person to support her? Who would be the least likely?"

Irreverence clearly demonstrates the therapist's relationship with the problem, not the client. How is this demonstrated by the therapist?

During the social stage of the initial interview, the therapist must complete all of the following in just a few minutes EXCEPT:

MRI systemic therapists conceptualize symptoms of individuals within the larger network of their family and social systems. MRI systemic therapists take a __________ stance toward all members of the family.