Question 1

The importance of making contact and establishing credibility with clients, according to the Satir model, can be established by:

Accepted Answer

A)  using paradoxes in therapy. 
B)  asking family members to rearrange themselves in the therapy room. 
C)  sitting or standing at the same physical level so that eye contact is easy. 
D)  asking the family to engage in an enactment. 
A)  using paradoxes in therapy. 
B)  asking family members to rearrange themselves in the therapy room. 
C)  sitting or standing at the same physical level so that eye contact is easy. 
D)  asking the family to engage in an enactment.

Question 2

Which of the following does NOT represent one of the four basic pursue/withdraw patterns of couples?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pursue/withdraw 
B)  Complex cycles 
C)  Withdraw/withdraw 
D)  Attack/withdraw 
A)  Pursue/withdraw 
B)  Complex cycles 
C)  Withdraw/withdraw 
D)  Attack/withdraw

Question 3

In assessing the family through a trial of labor, the therapist attends to which of the following two broad patterns?

Accepted Answer

A)  The structural organization of the community's resources and the emotional processes and exchanges within the family 
B)  The structural organization of the couple and the emotional processes and exchanges within the individual 
C)  The structural organization of the interpersonal problem and the emotional processes and exchanges within the parents 
D)  The structural organization of the family and the emotional processes and exchanges within the family 
A)  The structural organization of the community's resources and the emotional processes and exchanges within the family 
B)  The structural organization of the couple and the emotional processes and exchanges within the individual 
C)  The structural organization of the interpersonal problem and the emotional processes and exchanges within the parents 
D)  The structural organization of the family and the emotional processes and exchanges within the family

Question 4

The process of family life chronology refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  an assessment that helps to identify problematic family dynamics. 
B)  a timeline of when symptoms first began to occur and the triggers that signal their reoccurrence. 
C)  a timeline that includes major events in an individual's or family's life. 
D)  an assessment of the quality of the relationship between the father, mother, and child. 
A)  an assessment that helps to identify problematic family dynamics. 
B)  a timeline of when symptoms first began to occur and the triggers that signal their reoccurrence. 
C)  a timeline that includes major events in an individual's or family's life. 
D)  an assessment of the quality of the relationship between the father, mother, and child.

Question 5

The use of which metaphor allows Satir practitioners to use six levels of experience to help clients transform their feelings about feelings to make lasting change and more effectively meet their underlying need for love and acceptance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ice cube 
B)  Iceberg 
C)  Ice age 
D)  Iceland 
A)  Ice cube 
B)  Iceberg 
C)  Ice age 
D)  Iceland

Question 6

Which of the following statements most accurately summarizes Whitaker's concept of the battle for initiative?

Accepted Answer

A)  Therapists should avoid tension and crisis in therapy at all costs. 
B)  Therapists should never work harder than their clients. 
C)  Clients should not initiate change; the therapist should. 
D)  Clients should allow their therapist to be overly helpful and to push their change. 
A)  Therapists should avoid tension and crisis in therapy at all costs. 
B)  Therapists should never work harder than their clients. 
C)  Clients should not initiate change; the therapist should. 
D)  Clients should allow their therapist to be overly helpful and to push their change.

Question 7

If a symbolic-experiential therapist is bored in session and shows it to their client or says something about feeling bored, this is considered the therapist's:

Accepted Answer

A)  absurdity. 
B)  integrity. 
C)  authenticity. 
D)  professionalism. 
A)  absurdity. 
B)  integrity. 
C)  authenticity. 
D)  professionalism.

Question 8

The ingredients of an interaction intervention detail the internal communication process of clients and can be used to teach clients about internal and relational processes. This intervention can be use with which type of clients?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individuals 
B)  Couples 
C)  Families 
D)  All of these are correct 
A)  Individuals 
B)  Couples 
C)  Families 
D)  All of these are correct

Question 9

How will a therapist know when their client has achieved personal growth and successfully navigated developmental tasks, a process also referred to as self-actualization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-actualization is a lifelong process; therefore, only the client will know when they have achieved self-actualization 
B)  The therapist will know that their client has achieved self-actualization when the client is no longer attending sessions regularly 
C)  The therapist will know that their client is making progress towards self-actualization when the client is no longer experiencing symptoms at the individual level and they are able to function in most areas of daily life 
D)  There is no clear definition of self-actualization; therefore, one can never fully achieve it 
A)  Self-actualization is a lifelong process; therefore, only the client will know when they have achieved self-actualization 
B)  The therapist will know that their client has achieved self-actualization when the client is no longer attending sessions regularly 
C)  The therapist will know that their client is making progress towards self-actualization when the client is no longer experiencing symptoms at the individual level and they are able to function in most areas of daily life 
D)  There is no clear definition of self-actualization; therefore, one can never fully achieve it

Question 10

During the assessment process, symbolic-experiential therapists attend to two broad patterns in the family: the __________ of the family and the emotional processes and exchanges within the family.

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive sequences 
B)  behavioral actions 
C)  triangulation 
D)  structural organization 
A)  cognitive sequences 
B)  behavioral actions 
C)  triangulation 
D)  structural organization

Question 11

Whitaker believed that therapists should walk away from therapy doing which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Growing and becoming more fully authentic 
B)  Not having allowed therapy to transform them 
C)  Feeling more fully in charge of the process of therapy 
D)  Feeling they are the same person they were when they began working with the client 
A)  Growing and becoming more fully authentic 
B)  Not having allowed therapy to transform them 
C)  Feeling more fully in charge of the process of therapy 
D)  Feeling they are the same person they were when they began working with the client

Question 12

Sacha, a Satir-oriented therapist, notices that her client, who often reports feeling overwhelmed, is often ill and exhausted. What might Sacha be doing during her assessment of the client?

Accepted Answer

A)  Making a mind-body connection between her client's emotional issues and how they are manifesting in his or her body 
B)  Considering the specific aspects of self her client values and the aspects of which he or she is ashamed 
C)  Assessing the motivation behind the client's problematic behaviors and interactions 
D)  Viewing the context for the potential problems and determining the client's potential weaknesses 
A)  Making a mind-body connection between her client's emotional issues and how they are manifesting in his or her body 
B)  Considering the specific aspects of self her client values and the aspects of which he or she is ashamed 
C)  Assessing the motivation behind the client's problematic behaviors and interactions 
D)  Viewing the context for the potential problems and determining the client's potential weaknesses

Question 13

A specific type of betrayal, abandonment, or violation of trust in a couple's relationship is referred to as _______ in the Satir model.

Accepted Answer

A)  attachment injury 
B)  sociocultural factors 
C)  attachment history 
D)  negative interaction cycle 
A)  attachment injury 
B)  sociocultural factors 
C)  attachment history 
D)  negative interaction cycle

Question 14

Symbolic-experiential therapists have three primary long-term goals for all clients. They include all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing family cohesion by creating a sense of nurturance and confidence in problem solving. 
B)  enacting effective parental hierarchy and the severing of cross-generational coalitions. 
C)  promoting personal growth by supporting the completion of developmental tasks for all family members. 
D)  expanding the family's symbolic world. 
A)  increasing family cohesion by creating a sense of nurturance and confidence in problem solving. 
B)  enacting effective parental hierarchy and the severing of cross-generational coalitions. 
C)  promoting personal growth by supporting the completion of developmental tasks for all family members. 
D)  expanding the family's symbolic world.

Question 15

Which of the following factors has been researched and supported by the evidence base related to experiential therapies?

Accepted Answer

A)  The therapeutic relationship 
B)  The interventions 
C)  The client 
D)  The outcome 
A)  The therapeutic relationship 
B)  The interventions 
C)  The client 
D)  The outcome

Question 16

Satir's most distinctive intervention is family sculpting, which is done either with the family or in a group setting. How is sculpting accomplished?

Accepted Answer

A)  By enacting a new way of interacting and communicating among family members 
B)  By allowing individuals to convey how they believe they are viewed in the system, therefore "sculpting" their image 
C)  By putting family members in physical positions that represent how the "sculptor" sees each person's role in the family 
D)  By self-reflecting in order to determine areas in need of personal growth and fostering an environment where the individual can "sculpt" how they want to improve 
A)  By enacting a new way of interacting and communicating among family members 
B)  By allowing individuals to convey how they believe they are viewed in the system, therefore "sculpting" their image 
C)  By putting family members in physical positions that represent how the "sculptor" sees each person's role in the family 
D)  By self-reflecting in order to determine areas in need of personal growth and fostering an environment where the individual can "sculpt" how they want to improve

Question 17

Which of the following experiential family therapies is the leading evidence-based approach to couples therapy that uses experiential, systemic, and attachment theories?

Accepted Answer

A)  Satir growth model 
B)  Symbolic-experiential therapy 
C)  Emotionally focused therapy 
D)  Internal family systems 
A)  Satir growth model 
B)  Symbolic-experiential therapy 
C)  Emotionally focused therapy 
D)  Internal family systems

Question 18

The therapist needs to win the battle for structure because they are responsible for setting up a program for change and need to ensure a structure for change is in place. Which of the following factors is NOT noted for contributing to the structure for change?

Accepted Answer

A)  The necessary people attend therapy 
B)  The therapy occurs frequently enough to produce progress 
C)  The session content goes into depth or covers necessary areas 
D)  The session process will produce change 
A)  The necessary people attend therapy 
B)  The therapy occurs frequently enough to produce progress 
C)  The session content goes into depth or covers necessary areas 
D)  The session process will produce change

Question 19

When a Satir-oriented therapist is spending time "floating" along with the client's distractions to identify the unique "anchors" of the client's reality that the therapist can tap into, they might be working with what type of client?

Accepted Answer

A)  Placator 
B)  Blamer 
C)  Superreasonable 
D)  Irrelevant 
A)  Placator 
B)  Blamer 
C)  Superreasonable 
D)  Irrelevant

Question 20

Research shows that writing to express emotions has positive therapeutic impacts. Which of the following can be considered benefits of this method?

Accepted Answer

A)  Constructive expression of emotion characterizes more satisfying intimate relationships 
B)  It transforms meaning to increase positive emotions related to the event 
C)  Constructive expression of emotion characterizes more satisfying intimate relationships and it transforms meaning to increase positive emotions related to the event 
D)  None of these is correct 
A)  Constructive expression of emotion characterizes more satisfying intimate relationships 
B)  It transforms meaning to increase positive emotions related to the event 
C)  Constructive expression of emotion characterizes more satisfying intimate relationships and it transforms meaning to increase positive emotions related to the event 
D)  None of these is correct

The importance of making contact and establishing credibility with clients, according to the Satir model, can be established by:

Which of the following does NOT represent one of the four basic pursue/withdraw patterns of couples?

In assessing the family through a trial of labor, the therapist attends to which of the following two broad patterns?

The process of family life chronology refers to:

The use of which metaphor allows Satir practitioners to use six levels of experience to help clients transform their feelings about feelings to make lasting change and more effectively meet their underlying need for love and acceptance?

Which of the following statements most accurately summarizes Whitaker's concept of the battle for initiative?

If a symbolic-experiential therapist is bored in session and shows it to their client or says something about feeling bored, this is considered the therapist's:

The ingredients of an interaction intervention detail the internal communication process of clients and can be used to teach clients about internal and relational processes. This intervention can be use with which type of clients?

How will a therapist know when their client has achieved personal growth and successfully navigated developmental tasks, a process also referred to as self-actualization?

During the assessment process, symbolic-experiential therapists attend to two broad patterns in the family: the __________ of the family and the emotional processes and exchanges within the family.

Whitaker believed that therapists should walk away from therapy doing which of the following?

Sacha, a Satir-oriented therapist, notices that her client, who often reports feeling overwhelmed, is often ill and exhausted. What might Sacha be doing during her assessment of the client?

A specific type of betrayal, abandonment, or violation of trust in a couple's relationship is referred to as _______ in the Satir model.

Symbolic-experiential therapists have three primary long-term goals for all clients. They include all of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following factors has been researched and supported by the evidence base related to experiential therapies?

Satir's most distinctive intervention is family sculpting, which is done either with the family or in a group setting. How is sculpting accomplished?

Which of the following experiential family therapies is the leading evidence-based approach to couples therapy that uses experiential, systemic, and attachment theories?

The therapist needs to win the battle for structure because they are responsible for setting up a program for change and need to ensure a structure for change is in place. Which of the following factors is NOT noted for contributing to the structure for change?

When a Satir-oriented therapist is spending time "floating" along with the client's distractions to identify the unique "anchors" of the client's reality that the therapist can tap into, they might be working with what type of client?

Research shows that writing to express emotions has positive therapeutic impacts. Which of the following can be considered benefits of this method?

Competency and Theory in Family Therapy

Research and Ethical Foundations of Family Therapy Theories

Philosophical Foundations of Family Therapy Theories

Systemic and Strategic Therapies

Structural 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 6: Experiential Family Therapies

The importance of making contact and establishing credibility with clients, according to the Satir model, can be established by:

Which of the following does NOT represent one of the four basic pursue/withdraw patterns of couples?

In assessing the family through a trial of labor, the therapist attends to which of the following two broad patterns?

The process of family life chronology refers to:

The use of which metaphor allows Satir practitioners to use six levels of experience to help clients transform their feelings about feelings to make lasting change and more effectively meet their underlying need for love and acceptance?

Which of the following statements most accurately summarizes Whitaker's concept of the battle for initiative?

If a symbolic-experiential therapist is bored in session and shows it to their client or says something about feeling bored, this is considered the therapist's:

The ingredients of an interaction intervention detail the internal communication process of clients and can be used to teach clients about internal and relational processes. This intervention can be use with which type of clients?

How will a therapist know when their client has achieved personal growth and successfully navigated developmental tasks, a process also referred to as self-actualization?

During the assessment process, symbolic-experiential therapists attend to two broad patterns in the family: the __________ of the family and the emotional processes and exchanges within the family.

Whitaker believed that therapists should walk away from therapy doing which of the following?

Sacha, a Satir-oriented therapist, notices that her client, who often reports feeling overwhelmed, is often ill and exhausted. What might Sacha be doing during her assessment of the client?

A specific type of betrayal, abandonment, or violation of trust in a couple's relationship is referred to as _______ in the Satir model.

Symbolic-experiential therapists have three primary long-term goals for all clients. They include all of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following factors has been researched and supported by the evidence base related to experiential therapies?

Satir's most distinctive intervention is family sculpting, which is done either with the family or in a group setting. How is sculpting accomplished?

Which of the following experiential family therapies is the leading evidence-based approach to couples therapy that uses experiential, systemic, and attachment theories?

The therapist needs to win the battle for structure because they are responsible for setting up a program for change and need to ensure a structure for change is in place. Which of the following factors is NOT noted for contributing to the structure for change?

When a Satir-oriented therapist is spending time "floating" along with the client's distractions to identify the unique "anchors" of the client's reality that the therapist can tap into, they might be working with what type of client?

Research shows that writing to express emotions has positive therapeutic impacts. Which of the following can be considered benefits of this method?

Competency and Theory in Family Therapy

Research and Ethical Foundations of Family Therapy Theories

Philosophical Foundations of Family Therapy Theories

Systemic and Strategic Therapies

Structural 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

Filters