Question 1

Many therapists have dismissed published research reports as:

Accepted Answer

A) irrelevant to their everyday needs and interests. 
B) too time consuming to read. 
C) based on too small a sample 
D) willing to deal with individuals only but not families. 
A) irrelevant to their everyday needs and interests. 
B) too time consuming to read. 
C) based on too small a sample 
D) willing to deal with individuals only but not families.

Question 2

Evidence-based questions in outcome research refer to:

Accepted Answer

A) what technique works best with what presenting problem 
B) whether all forms of family therapy work. 
C) how best to code family interaction 
D) how best to rate family interaction. 
A) what technique works best with what presenting problem 
B) whether all forms of family therapy work. 
C) how best to code family interaction 
D) how best to rate family interaction.

Question 3

Questionnaires used for assessment are examples of:​

Accepted Answer

A) self-report measures. 
B) reliable measures. 
C) valid measures. 
D) objective measures. 
A) self-report measures. 
B) reliable measures. 
C) valid measures. 
D) objective measures.

Question 4

A basic requirement of evidence-based research is:

Accepted Answer

A) experienced therapists. 
B) clients suffering from some form of depression. 
C) randomized controlled trials. 
D) brief therapy. 
A) experienced therapists. 
B) clients suffering from some form of depression. 
C) randomized controlled trials. 
D) brief therapy.

Question 5

The McMaster Model of Family Functioning is an evaluative procedure probing how families function in three areas. Which of the following is not one of those areas?

Accepted Answer

A) Developmental Task Area 
B) Hazardous Task Area 
C) Crisis Task Area 
D) Basic Task Area 
A) Developmental Task Area 
B) Hazardous Task Area 
C) Crisis Task Area 
D) Basic Task Area

Question 6

Efficacy outcome studies refer to:

Accepted Answer

A) "in the field" studies. 
B) clinic therapy studies 
C) "laboratory studies." 
D) None of the answers are correct. 
A) "in the field" studies. 
B) clinic therapy studies 
C) "laboratory studies." 
D) None of the answers are correct.

Question 7

The Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS)is a ___-item self-report assessment of dyadic satisfaction,cohesion,consensus,and affectional expression.

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 32 
C) 2 
D) 50 
A) 10 
B) 32 
C) 2 
D) 50

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Family research has always had secondary status compared to family therapy. 
B) Early efforts at family therapy,during the 1950s,were often undertaken to maintain contact with research families. 
C) Family research has always had primary status compared to family therapy. 
D) Family research and family therapy tend to utilize similar observational procedures 
A) Family research has always had secondary status compared to family therapy. 
B) Early efforts at family therapy,during the 1950s,were often undertaken to maintain contact with research families. 
C) Family research has always had primary status compared to family therapy. 
D) Family research and family therapy tend to utilize similar observational procedures

Question 9

According to the authors,most family therapists:

Accepted Answer

A) look for hierarchical patterns in their family assessment. 
B) rely on formal psychological tests in their family assessment. 
C) do not rely on formal psychological tests. 
D) ignore hierarchical patterns in their family assessment. 
A) look for hierarchical patterns in their family assessment. 
B) rely on formal psychological tests in their family assessment. 
C) do not rely on formal psychological tests. 
D) ignore hierarchical patterns in their family assessment.

Question 10

Olson's family map depicts how many types of couple or family relationships?

Accepted Answer

A) 4 
B) 8 
C) 12 
D) 25 
A) 4 
B) 8 
C) 12 
D) 25

Question 11

Therapists are more apt to attend to _____________ research because it is more likely to capture what they do in their daily work with clients.

Accepted Answer

A) confirmatory 
B) quantitative 
C) statistical 
D) qualitative 
A) confirmatory 
B) quantitative 
C) statistical 
D) qualitative

Question 12

Which of the following is not related to the expansion of family therapy research in the 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A) Increased funding by the National Institute of Mental Health 
B) Increased funding by the National Institute of Drug Abuse 
C) Pressure from managed care insurance programs 
D)  Pressure from psychoanalysts for funding to demonstrate the efficacy of that approach 
A) Increased funding by the National Institute of Mental Health 
B) Increased funding by the National Institute of Drug Abuse 
C) Pressure from managed care insurance programs 
D)  Pressure from psychoanalysts for funding to demonstrate the efficacy of that approach

Question 13

According to the text,we may draw which of these conclusions?

Accepted Answer

A) Psychotherapy is more effective than no treatment. 
B) Individual psychotherapy is more effective in treating depression than is family therapy. 
C) Marital therapy is more effective than individual psychotherapy,but family therapy is not. 
D) Family therapy is least effective with adolescents. 
A) Psychotherapy is more effective than no treatment. 
B) Individual psychotherapy is more effective in treating depression than is family therapy. 
C) Marital therapy is more effective than individual psychotherapy,but family therapy is not. 
D) Family therapy is least effective with adolescents.

Question 14

Standardized tests for assessing couples and families are utilized particularly by:

Accepted Answer

A) narrative therapists. 
B) behaviorally-oriented family therapists. 
C) structural therapists. 
D) strategic therapists. 
A) narrative therapists. 
B) behaviorally-oriented family therapists. 
C) structural therapists. 
D) strategic therapists.

Question 15

Discuss the main differences between qualitative and quantitative research methodologies and evaluate how the field of family therapy utilizes each modality.

Accepted Answer

Qualitative and quantitative research me

Question 16

Highly functional families,according to Beavers:

Accepted Answer

A) place all power in the hands of the parents. 
B) are high in entropy. 
C) are more likely to be closed systems than open ones. 
D) are characterized by parental coalitions which offer family leadership. 
A) place all power in the hands of the parents. 
B) are high in entropy. 
C) are more likely to be closed systems than open ones. 
D) are characterized by parental coalitions which offer family leadership.

Question 17

Research efforts in family therapy over the last two decades have been directed at:

Accepted Answer

A) social construction therapies. 
B) symbolic-experiential therapies. 
C) empirically-validated therapies 
D) clinically based therapies. 
A) social construction therapies. 
B) symbolic-experiential therapies. 
C) empirically-validated therapies 
D) clinically based therapies.

Question 18

Many researchers find fault with clinicians for their:

Accepted Answer

A) lack of knowledge of research findings. 
B) willingness to adopt untested clinical procedures. 
C) unfamiliarity with experimental design. 
D) lack of statistical sophistication. 
A) lack of knowledge of research findings. 
B) willingness to adopt untested clinical procedures. 
C) unfamiliarity with experimental design. 
D) lack of statistical sophistication.

Question 19

One goal of process research is to determine:

Accepted Answer

A) if family therapy is more effective than individual therapy. 
B) which families are easiest to treat. 
C) what factors are associated with therapeutic change. 
D) None of the answers are correct. 
A) if family therapy is more effective than individual therapy. 
B) which families are easiest to treat. 
C) what factors are associated with therapeutic change. 
D) None of the answers are correct.

Question 20

All social climates,such as families,have characteristics (e.g. ,supportive,autocratic)that can be measured and that,in turn,provide a framework for better comprehending relationships among members within that climate,according to:

Accepted Answer

A) Watzlawick. 
B) Moos. 
C)  Howells.​ 
D) Bowen. 
A) Watzlawick. 
B) Moos. 
C)  Howells.​ 
D) Bowen.

Many therapists have dismissed published research reports as:

Evidence-based questions in outcome research refer to:

Questionnaires used for assessment are examples of:

A basic requirement of evidence-based research is:

The McMaster Model of Family Functioning is an evaluative procedure probing how families function in three areas. Which of the following is not one of those areas?

Efficacy outcome studies refer to:

The Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS)is a ___-item self-report assessment of dyadic satisfaction,cohesion,consensus,and affectional expression.

Which of the following statements is true?

According to the authors,most family therapists:

Olson's family map depicts how many types of couple or family relationships?

Therapists are more apt to attend to _____________ research because it is more likely to capture what they do in their daily work with clients.

Which of the following is not related to the expansion of family therapy research in the 1990s?

According to the text,we may draw which of these conclusions?

Standardized tests for assessing couples and families are utilized particularly by:

Discuss the main differences between qualitative and quantitative research methodologies and evaluate how the field of family therapy utilizes each modality.

Highly functional families,according to Beavers:

Research efforts in family therapy over the last two decades have been directed at:

Many researchers find fault with clinicians for their:

One goal of process research is to determine:

All social climates,such as families,have characteristics (e.g. ,supportive,autocratic)that can be measured and that,in turn,provide a framework for better comprehending relationships among members within that climate,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

Strategic Models

Behavioral and Cognitive Behavioral Models

Social Construction Models I: Solution-Focused and Collaborative Therapies

Social Construction Models II: Narrative Therapy

Population-Based Family Treatments

Comparative View of Family Theories and Therapies

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Exam 16: Evidence-Based Family Therapy

Many therapists have dismissed published research reports as:

Evidence-based questions in outcome research refer to:

Questionnaires used for assessment are examples of:​

A basic requirement of evidence-based research is:

The McMaster Model of Family Functioning is an evaluative procedure probing how families function in three areas. Which of the following is not one of those areas?

Efficacy outcome studies refer to:

The Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS)is a ___-item self-report assessment of dyadic satisfaction,cohesion,consensus,and affectional expression.

Which of the following statements is true?

According to the authors,most family therapists:

Olson's family map depicts how many types of couple or family relationships?

Therapists are more apt to attend to _____________ research because it is more likely to capture what they do in their daily work with clients.

Which of the following is not related to the expansion of family therapy research in the 1990s?

According to the text,we may draw which of these conclusions?

Standardized tests for assessing couples and families are utilized particularly by:

Discuss the main differences between qualitative and quantitative research methodologies and evaluate how the field of family therapy utilizes each modality.

Highly functional families,according to Beavers:

Research efforts in family therapy over the last two decades have been directed at:

Many researchers find fault with clinicians for their:

One goal of process research is to determine:

All social climates,such as families,have characteristics (e.g. ,supportive,autocratic)that can be measured and that,in turn,provide a framework for better comprehending relationships among members within that climate,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

Strategic Models

Behavioral and Cognitive Behavioral Models

Social Construction Models I: Solution-Focused and Collaborative Therapies

Social Construction Models II: Narrative Therapy

Population-Based Family Treatments

Comparative View of Family Theories and Therapies

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Questionnaires used for assessment are examples of: