Question 1

Communication theorists believe:​

Accepted Answer

A) intrapsychic mechanisms do not influence behavior. 
B) family rules govern family transactions. 
C) the locus of pathology resides within the individual. 
D) group therapy should precede family therapy. 
A) intrapsychic mechanisms do not influence behavior. 
B) family rules govern family transactions. 
C) the locus of pathology resides within the individual. 
D) group therapy should precede family therapy.

Question 2

_____________________ The communication concept that each participant in a transaction believes whatever he or she says is caused by what the other says,in effect holding the other responsible for his or her reactions.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____________________ The communication concept that each participant...

Question 3

Many advocates of strategic therapy rely heavily on _________.

Accepted Answer

A) confirmation bias 
B) anecdotal case reports 
C) scientific method 
D) post hoc ergo propter hoc 
A) confirmation bias 
B) anecdotal case reports 
C) scientific method 
D) post hoc ergo propter hoc

Question 4

A major characteristic of strategic therapists is:

Accepted Answer

A) relationship building. 
B) the issuance of directives. 
C) interpretation of unconscious impulses. 
D) None of the answers are correct. 
A) relationship building. 
B) the issuance of directives. 
C) interpretation of unconscious impulses. 
D) None of the answers are correct.

Question 5

"Prescribing the symptom" is a form of:

Accepted Answer

A) paradoxical intervention. 
B) non-paradoxical communication. 
C) therapeutic double-bind. 
D) None of the answers are correct. 
A) paradoxical intervention. 
B) non-paradoxical communication. 
C) therapeutic double-bind. 
D) None of the answers are correct.

Question 6

Relationships are defined by _______________ messages.

Accepted Answer

A) instructional 
B) parental 
C) egalitarian 
D) command 
A) instructional 
B) parental 
C) egalitarian 
D) command

Question 7

The person who receives a double-bind message:

Accepted Answer

A) is doomed to failure whatever response he or she makes. 
B) may disobey both commands.​ 
C) may respond positively to both commands. 
D) None of the answers are correct. 
A) is doomed to failure whatever response he or she makes. 
B) may disobey both commands.​ 
C) may respond positively to both commands. 
D) None of the answers are correct.

Question 8

Which of the following is not characteristic of Interactional therapy?

Accepted Answer

A) Revealing a family's hidden agenda 
B) Interpreting transactional patterns 
C) Changing outmoded family rules 
D) Extinguishing paradoxical communication patterns 
A) Revealing a family's hidden agenda 
B) Interpreting transactional patterns 
C) Changing outmoded family rules 
D) Extinguishing paradoxical communication patterns

Question 9

Therapeutic double-binds:

Accepted Answer

A) mirror a family's paradoxical communications. 
B) are efforts by families to resist change. 
C) usually result in families learning to improve their paradoxical communications. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) mirror a family's paradoxical communications. 
B) are efforts by families to resist change. 
C) usually result in families learning to improve their paradoxical communications. 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 10

Most of the early work in family communication theory was carried out at the:

Accepted Answer

A) Mental Health Services in Los Angeles. 
B) Mental Research Institute in Palo Alto. 
C) Family Institute in New York City. 
D) Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic. 
A) Mental Health Services in Los Angeles. 
B) Mental Research Institute in Palo Alto. 
C) Family Institute in New York City. 
D) Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic.

Question 11

Paradoxical tasks,given by the strategic therapist,are expected to:

Accepted Answer

A) be followed. 
B) be resisted. 
C) provide insight. 
D) be particularly helpful in child management. 
A) be followed. 
B) be resisted. 
C) provide insight. 
D) be particularly helpful in child management.

Question 12

In the view of MRI family therapists:

Accepted Answer

A) a depressed person needs to be cheered up and an anxious person taught relaxation techniques. 
B) clients need to be restrained from repeating unworkable solutions. 
C) hypnosis is a useful adjunctive technique. 
D) clients need to be commanded to repeat previously unworkable solutions. 
A) a depressed person needs to be cheered up and an anxious person taught relaxation techniques. 
B) clients need to be restrained from repeating unworkable solutions. 
C) hypnosis is a useful adjunctive technique. 
D) clients need to be commanded to repeat previously unworkable solutions.

Question 13

Paradox and directives are very important concepts used throughout this chapter. Explain what defines these concepts and give examples of how they are implemented in a strategic based approach to therapy.

Accepted Answer

Paradox in therapy refers to the use of

Question 14

Relabeling is a form of:

Accepted Answer

A) diagnosis. 
B) therapeutic double-bind. 
C) medical prescription change. 
D) None of the answers are correct. 
A) diagnosis. 
B) therapeutic double-bind. 
C) medical prescription change. 
D) None of the answers are correct.

Question 15

The major characteristic of strategic family therapy is that the therapist:

Accepted Answer

A) plans a strategy for solving the presenting problems. 
B) remains neutral and passive throughout treatment. 
C) follows the family's leads,since they know what's best for them. 
D) commands the family to change targeted behaviors. 
A) plans a strategy for solving the presenting problems. 
B) remains neutral and passive throughout treatment. 
C) follows the family's leads,since they know what's best for them. 
D) commands the family to change targeted behaviors.

Question 16

Tom Sawyer's effort to convince his friends that the drudgery of whitewashing a fence was a privilege is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) framework bending. 
B) entropy. 
C) punctuation. 
D) relabeling. 
A) framework bending. 
B) entropy. 
C) punctuation. 
D) relabeling.

Question 17

_____________________ A paradoxical technique in which the client is directed to voluntarily engage in the symptomatic behavior;as a result,the client is put in the position of rebelling and abandoning the symptoms or obeying,thereby admitting it is under voluntary control.

Accepted Answer

Prescribin

Question 18

List three of the axioms of communication and give an example to illustrate each one.

Accepted Answer

1. Axiom of Verbal and Nonverbal Communi

Question 19

_____________________ A technique of the Milan School that involves asking each family member questions that address a difference or define a relationship about two other family members.

Accepted Answer

Circular q

Question 20

Symmetrical escalation occurs when:

Accepted Answer

A) each participant becomes more and more vicious. 
B) one participant assumes a "one-down" position and the other a "one-up" one. 
C) both persons attempt to reduce the intensity of a disagreement. 
D) one person is weak and the other strong. 
A) each participant becomes more and more vicious. 
B) one participant assumes a "one-down" position and the other a "one-up" one. 
C) both persons attempt to reduce the intensity of a disagreement. 
D) one person is weak and the other strong.

Communication theorists believe:

_____________________ The communication concept that each participant in a transaction believes whatever he or she says is caused by what the other says,in effect holding the other responsible for his or her reactions.

Many advocates of strategic therapy rely heavily on _________.

A major characteristic of strategic therapists is:

"Prescribing the symptom" is a form of:

Relationships are defined by _______________ messages.

The person who receives a double-bind message:

Which of the following is not characteristic of Interactional therapy?

Therapeutic double-binds:

Most of the early work in family communication theory was carried out at the:

Paradoxical tasks,given by the strategic therapist,are expected to:

In the view of MRI family therapists:

Paradox and directives are very important concepts used throughout this chapter. Explain what defines these concepts and give examples of how they are implemented in a strategic based approach to therapy.

Relabeling is a form of:

The major characteristic of strategic family therapy is that the therapist:

Tom Sawyer's effort to convince his friends that the drudgery of whitewashing a fence was a privilege is an example of:

_____________________ A paradoxical technique in which the client is directed to voluntarily engage in the symptomatic behavior;as a result,the client is put in the position of rebelling and abandoning the symptoms or obeying,thereby admitting it is under voluntary control.

List three of the axioms of communication and give an example to illustrate each one.

_____________________ A technique of the Milan School that involves asking each family member questions that address a difference or define a relationship about two other family members.

Symmetrical escalation occurs when:

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

Communication theorists believe:​

_____________________ The communication concept that each participant in a transaction believes whatever he or she says is caused by what the other says,in effect holding the other responsible for his or her reactions.

Many advocates of strategic therapy rely heavily on _________.

A major characteristic of strategic therapists is:

"Prescribing the symptom" is a form of:

Relationships are defined by _______________ messages.

The person who receives a double-bind message:

Which of the following is not characteristic of Interactional therapy?

Therapeutic double-binds:

Most of the early work in family communication theory was carried out at the:

Paradoxical tasks,given by the strategic therapist,are expected to:

In the view of MRI family therapists:

Paradox and directives are very important concepts used throughout this chapter. Explain what defines these concepts and give examples of how they are implemented in a strategic based approach to therapy.

Relabeling is a form of:

The major characteristic of strategic family therapy is that the therapist:

Tom Sawyer's effort to convince his friends that the drudgery of whitewashing a fence was a privilege is an example of:

_____________________ A paradoxical technique in which the client is directed to voluntarily engage in the symptomatic behavior;as a result,the client is put in the position of rebelling and abandoning the symptoms or obeying,thereby admitting it is under voluntary control.

List three of the axioms of communication and give an example to illustrate each one.

_____________________ A technique of the Milan School that involves asking each family member questions that address a difference or define a relationship about two other family members.

Symmetrical escalation occurs when:

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

Communication theorists believe: