Question 1

In the original Milan format,the point at which the therapist leaves the consultation room to consult with colleagues is called the:

Accepted Answer

A) intersession. 
B) intervention. 
C) pre-session. 
D) post-session. 
A) intersession. 
B) intervention. 
C) pre-session. 
D) post-session. A

Question 2

Which of the following is not a major element of a communications viewpoint on recasting problems?

Accepted Answer

A) Interactional 
B) Ongoing and currently occurring 
C) Situational 
D) Reframing 
A) Interactional 
B) Ongoing and currently occurring 
C) Situational 
D) Reframing D

Question 3

Quarreling couples who feel justified in responding to what each perceives as an attack from the other are each imposing his or her own _______________ on their interactions.

Accepted Answer

A) punctuation 
B) first-order change 
C) second-order change 
D) directive 
A) punctuation 
B) first-order change 
C) second-order change 
D) directive A

Question 4

All but one of the following are techniques introduced by the Milan systemic therapists:

Accepted Answer

A) positive connotation.​ 
B) rituals.​ 
C) fusion. 
D) counterparadox. 
A) positive connotation.​ 
B) rituals.​ 
C) fusion. 
D) counterparadox.

Question 5

Systemicists changed the direction of family therapy interventions by:

Accepted Answer

A) questioning family belief systems. 
B) observing family interactive patterns. 
C) taking detailed case histories. 
D) direction. 
A) questioning family belief systems. 
B) observing family interactive patterns. 
C) taking detailed case histories. 
D) direction.

Question 6

Haley believes every relationship contains within it an implicit struggle for:

Accepted Answer

A) love. 
B) energy direction. 
C) sexual satisfaction. 
D) power. 
A) love. 
B) energy direction. 
C) sexual satisfaction. 
D) power.

Question 7

Identify and explain the importance of the communications outlook. Note the significant concepts and some of the important axioms that shape this model and influence the strategic models of therapy.

Accepted Answer

The communications outlook is a crucial

Question 8

All communication takes place at two levels - the surface level of content and the level which qualifies what was said on the surface level.The second level is called:

Accepted Answer

A) communication. 
B) metacommunication. 
C) qualifying communication. 
D) non-communication. 
A) communication. 
B) metacommunication. 
C) qualifying communication. 
D) non-communication.

Question 9

Which of the following is not related to the MRI interactional approach?

Accepted Answer

A) General systems theory 
B) Information theory 
C) Humanistic theory 
D) Cybernetics 
A) General systems theory 
B) Information theory 
C) Humanistic theory 
D) Cybernetics

Question 10

Which of the following would not be considered a communication theorist?

Accepted Answer

A) Weakland 
B) Jackson 
C) Minuchin 
D) Haley 
A) Weakland 
B) Jackson 
C) Minuchin 
D) Haley

Question 11

Suggesting to a bed wetter that he pretend to have wet his bed and that his mother pretend to help is a strategic technique associated with:

Accepted Answer

A) Weakland. 
B) Watzlawick. 
C) Zuk. 
D) Madanes. 
A) Weakland. 
B) Watzlawick. 
C) Zuk. 
D) Madanes.

Question 12

Tomm's reflective questioning:

Accepted Answer

A) directs attention to the family's belief system. 
B) is related to his notion of interventive interviewing. 
C) stimulates families to consider alternative cognitions. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) directs attention to the family's belief system. 
B) is related to his notion of interventive interviewing. 
C) stimulates families to consider alternative cognitions. 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 13

Which of the following does not exemplify a Brief family therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) Relatively quick and inexpensive 
B) Method oriented 
C) Focused on the presenting problem 
D) Focused on exploration 
A) Relatively quick and inexpensive 
B) Method oriented 
C) Focused on the presenting problem 
D) Focused on exploration

Question 14

Second-order changes call for:

Accepted Answer

A) superficial behavioral changes. 
B) non-linear changes. 
C) changes reflecting good intentions. 
D) repetitive double-binds. 
A) superficial behavioral changes. 
B) non-linear changes. 
C) changes reflecting good intentions. 
D) repetitive double-binds.

Question 15

An adolescent girl and her parents agree,after a series of family therapy sessions,that they will not argue anymore.This is an example of a:

Accepted Answer

A) simple cybernetic change. 
B) complex cybernetic change. 
C) first-order change. 
D) second-order change. 
A) simple cybernetic change. 
B) complex cybernetic change. 
C) first-order change. 
D) second-order change.

Question 16

_____________________ As practiced by communication theorists,an effort to change ongoing family transactional patterns without searching for their origins;verbal and nonverbal behaviors,as well as their congruence,are examined.

Accepted Answer

Interactio

Question 17

A complementary pattern of communication emphasizes:

Accepted Answer

A) a minimization of differences between partners. 
B) a maximization of differences between partners. 
C) open quarrels over power and control. 
D) direct competition between partners. 
A) a minimization of differences between partners. 
B) a maximization of differences between partners. 
C) open quarrels over power and control. 
D) direct competition between partners.

Question 18

Circular questioning is likely to:

Accepted Answer

A) probe differences in how family members perceive problems. 
B) be a free form of therapeutic questioning. 
C) rely heavily on directives. 
D) rely heavily on prescriptions. 
A) probe differences in how family members perceive problems. 
B) be a free form of therapeutic questioning. 
C) rely heavily on directives. 
D) rely heavily on prescriptions.

Question 19

Haley and Madanes founded the:

Accepted Answer

A) Family Therapy Institute of Washington,D.C. 
B) The Mental Research Institute of Palo Alto. 
C) The Ackerman Institute in New York. 
D) None of the answers are correct. 
A) Family Therapy Institute of Washington,D.C. 
B) The Mental Research Institute of Palo Alto. 
C) The Ackerman Institute in New York. 
D) None of the answers are correct.

Question 20

Symptoms are strategies for controlling a relationship when other strategies have failed,according to:

Accepted Answer

A) Ackerman. 
B) Haley. 
C) Bowen. 
D) Satir. 
A) Ackerman. 
B) Haley. 
C) Bowen. 
D) Satir.

In the original Milan format,the point at which the therapist leaves the consultation room to consult with colleagues is called the:

Which of the following is not a major element of a communications viewpoint on recasting problems?

Quarreling couples who feel justified in responding to what each perceives as an attack from the other are each imposing his or her own _______________ on their interactions.

All but one of the following are techniques introduced by the Milan systemic therapists:

Systemicists changed the direction of family therapy interventions by:

Haley believes every relationship contains within it an implicit struggle for:

Identify and explain the importance of the communications outlook. Note the significant concepts and some of the important axioms that shape this model and influence the strategic models of therapy.

All communication takes place at two levels - the surface level of content and the level which qualifies what was said on the surface level.The second level is called:

Which of the following is not related to the MRI interactional approach?

Which of the following would not be considered a communication theorist?

Suggesting to a bed wetter that he pretend to have wet his bed and that his mother pretend to help is a strategic technique associated with:

Tomm's reflective questioning:

Which of the following does not exemplify a Brief family therapy?

Second-order changes call for:

An adolescent girl and her parents agree,after a series of family therapy sessions,that they will not argue anymore.This is an example of a:

_____________________ As practiced by communication theorists,an effort to change ongoing family transactional patterns without searching for their origins;verbal and nonverbal behaviors,as well as their congruence,are examined.

A complementary pattern of communication emphasizes:

Circular questioning is likely to:

Haley and Madanes founded the:

Symptoms are strategies for controlling a relationship when other strategies have failed,according to:

Adopting a Family Relationship Framework

Family Development: Continuity and Change

Diversity in Family Functioning

Systems Theory and Systemic Thinking

Origins and Growth of Family Therapy

Professional Issues and Ethical Practices

Psychodynamic Models

Transgenerational Models

Experiential Models

The Structural Model

Behavioral and Cognitive Behavioral Models

Social Construction Models I: Solution-Focused and Collaborative Therapies

Social Construction Models II: Narrative Therapy

Population-Based Family Treatments

Evidence-Based Family Therapy

Comparative View of Family Theories and Therapies

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Exam 11: Strategic Models

In the original Milan format,the point at which the therapist leaves the consultation room to consult with colleagues is called the:

Which of the following is not a major element of a communications viewpoint on recasting problems?

Quarreling couples who feel justified in responding to what each perceives as an attack from the other are each imposing his or her own _______________ on their interactions.

All but one of the following are techniques introduced by the Milan systemic therapists:

Systemicists changed the direction of family therapy interventions by:

Haley believes every relationship contains within it an implicit struggle for:

Identify and explain the importance of the communications outlook. Note the significant concepts and some of the important axioms that shape this model and influence the strategic models of therapy.

All communication takes place at two levels - the surface level of content and the level which qualifies what was said on the surface level.The second level is called:

Which of the following is not related to the MRI interactional approach?

Which of the following would not be considered a communication theorist?

Suggesting to a bed wetter that he pretend to have wet his bed and that his mother pretend to help is a strategic technique associated with:

Tomm's reflective questioning:

Which of the following does not exemplify a Brief family therapy?

Second-order changes call for:

An adolescent girl and her parents agree,after a series of family therapy sessions,that they will not argue anymore.This is an example of a:

_____________________ As practiced by communication theorists,an effort to change ongoing family transactional patterns without searching for their origins;verbal and nonverbal behaviors,as well as their congruence,are examined.

A complementary pattern of communication emphasizes:

Circular questioning is likely to:

Haley and Madanes founded the:

Symptoms are strategies for controlling a relationship when other strategies have failed,according to:

Adopting a Family Relationship Framework

Family Development: Continuity and Change

Diversity in Family Functioning

Systems Theory and Systemic Thinking

Origins and Growth of Family Therapy

Professional Issues and Ethical Practices

Psychodynamic Models

Transgenerational Models

Experiential Models

The Structural Model

Behavioral and Cognitive Behavioral Models

Social Construction Models I: Solution-Focused and Collaborative Therapies

Social Construction Models II: Narrative Therapy

Population-Based Family Treatments

Evidence-Based Family Therapy

Comparative View of Family Theories and Therapies

Filters