Question 1

Research on the effectiveness of systems approaches has shown that

Accepted Answer

A)  systems approaches are more effective than no treatment. 
B)  systems approaches are at least as effective as individually oriented approaches. 
C)  some forms of systems approaches are more effective than others. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  A and B only 
A)  systems approaches are more effective than no treatment. 
B)  systems approaches are at least as effective as individually oriented approaches. 
C)  some forms of systems approaches are more effective than others. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  A and B only E

Question 2

In terms of goal-directedness, the family system

Accepted Answer

A)  develops individual purposes depending on culture. 
B)  is usually not aware of its purpose. 
C)  aims for the greatest satisfaction of all members in the system. 
D)  none of the above 
E)  B and C only 
A)  develops individual purposes depending on culture. 
B)  is usually not aware of its purpose. 
C)  aims for the greatest satisfaction of all members in the system. 
D)  none of the above 
E)  B and C only B

Question 3

Matt and Mike meet on their first day of work at their new company. They begin having lunch together. Matt always has a joke to tell, and Mike always laughs even though he thinks that Matt's jokes aren't really funny. This pattern of interaction continues throughout their friendship. In systems theory terms, this is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  morphostasis. 
B)  goal-directedness. 
C)  morphogenesis. 
D)  a perturbation. 
E)  disequilibrium. 
A)  morphostasis. 
B)  goal-directedness. 
C)  morphogenesis. 
D)  a perturbation. 
E)  disequilibrium. C

Question 4

Regarding DSM-IV-TR diagnosis, systems therapists

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A)  disagree with it but use it when the institution demands it. 
B)  believe it can handicap the therapist and damage the family. 
C)  look forward to the next edition of the DSM in which authors have agreed to include interactional diagnoses. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  A and B only 
A)  disagree with it but use it when the institution demands it. 
B)  believe it can handicap the therapist and damage the family. 
C)  look forward to the next edition of the DSM in which authors have agreed to include interactional diagnoses. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  A and B only

Question 5

Which of the following statements regarding the genesis of the systems movement in therapy is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conjoint therapy was more readily accepted in Europe than in America. 
B)  The psychoanalytic movement convinced the public that becoming psychologically healthy was an individual process. 
C)  Systems approaches were begun in opposition to Freudian psychoanalysis. 
D)  All of the above statements are true. 
E)  None of the above statements are true. 
A)  Conjoint therapy was more readily accepted in Europe than in America. 
B)  The psychoanalytic movement convinced the public that becoming psychologically healthy was an individual process. 
C)  Systems approaches were begun in opposition to Freudian psychoanalysis. 
D)  All of the above statements are true. 
E)  None of the above statements are true.

Question 6

In systems theory, holistic refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the view that individuals are cognitive, affective, behavioral, social, and spiritual beings. 
B)  the belief that dimensions of feeling, thinking, and acting are highly interdependent in a social system. 
C)  the perspective that individual members of the system can be completely understood only in the context of the entire family. 
D)  the view that an individual is more than the sum of one's parts. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  the view that individuals are cognitive, affective, behavioral, social, and spiritual beings. 
B)  the belief that dimensions of feeling, thinking, and acting are highly interdependent in a social system. 
C)  the perspective that individual members of the system can be completely understood only in the context of the entire family. 
D)  the view that an individual is more than the sum of one's parts. 
E)  none of the above

Question 7

When the Mental Research Institute conducted research with hospitalized schizophrenic patients, relevant findings included which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parents neglected their hospitalized children, which led to "crazy-making." 
B)  Parents communicated with their hospitalized children in maladaptive patterns. 
C)  Family communication patterns affected a child's mental health. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  B and C only 
A)  Parents neglected their hospitalized children, which led to "crazy-making." 
B)  Parents communicated with their hospitalized children in maladaptive patterns. 
C)  Family communication patterns affected a child's mental health. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  B and C only

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true of feedback?

Accepted Answer

A)  Negative feedback increases equilibrium. 
B)  Positive feedback decreases equilibrium. 
C)  Positive feedback increases disequilibrium. 
D)  All of the above are true statements. 
E)  None of the above are true statements. 
A)  Negative feedback increases equilibrium. 
B)  Positive feedback decreases equilibrium. 
C)  Positive feedback increases disequilibrium. 
D)  All of the above are true statements. 
E)  None of the above are true statements.

Question 9

According to the text authors, the most important historical event in the family therapy movement was

Accepted Answer

A)  the introduction of child guidance in the school setting in the late 1890s. 
B)  Abraham and Hannah Stone opening a marriage therapy practice in the United States in the late 1920s. 
C)  the establishment of the American Association of Marriage Counselors in 1945. 
D)  when Norbert Weiner authored his book, Cybernetics, about studying communication and control in animals and machines in the late 1940s. 
E)  research conducted with patients of schizophrenia and their families at the Mental Research Institute in the 1950s. 
A)  the introduction of child guidance in the school setting in the late 1890s. 
B)  Abraham and Hannah Stone opening a marriage therapy practice in the United States in the late 1920s. 
C)  the establishment of the American Association of Marriage Counselors in 1945. 
D)  when Norbert Weiner authored his book, Cybernetics, about studying communication and control in animals and machines in the late 1940s. 
E)  research conducted with patients of schizophrenia and their families at the Mental Research Institute in the 1950s.

Question 10

According to the text authors, families

Accepted Answer

A)  have unique structures that they generate and maintain. 
B)  always strive for the welfare of all members. 
C)  respond to perturbations by employing negative or positive feedback. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  A and C only 
A)  have unique structures that they generate and maintain. 
B)  always strive for the welfare of all members. 
C)  respond to perturbations by employing negative or positive feedback. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  A and C only

Question 11

Regarding diversity issues, systems theorists

Accepted Answer

A)  have not adequately addressed issues of culture and ethnicity. 
B)  have focused therapeutically not on sexual orientation itself but on the degree to which the system accepts the sexual orientations of its members. 
C)  have focused on how gender bias damages the disempowered members of a system which, in U.S. culture, are females. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  have not adequately addressed issues of culture and ethnicity. 
B)  have focused therapeutically not on sexual orientation itself but on the degree to which the system accepts the sexual orientations of its members. 
C)  have focused on how gender bias damages the disempowered members of a system which, in U.S. culture, are females. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 12

TJ has just learned that he has the opportunity to travel overseas and study in South America for a semester of college. TJ comes from a very close family. He is the oldest son and has never been away from home for more than one night. This new opportunity is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  an active perturbation. 
B)  a passive perturbation. 
C)  a threat to equilibrium. 
D)  increased equilibrium. 
E)  decreased disequilibrium. 
A)  an active perturbation. 
B)  a passive perturbation. 
C)  a threat to equilibrium. 
D)  increased equilibrium. 
E)  decreased disequilibrium.

Question 13

One of the earliest marriage therapy practices was established in New York by

Accepted Answer

A)  Abraham and Hannah Stone. 
B)  Paul Papanoe and Emily Mudd. 
C)  Alfred Adler. 
D)  Virginia Satir. 
E)  Murray Bowen. 
A)  Abraham and Hannah Stone. 
B)  Paul Papanoe and Emily Mudd. 
C)  Alfred Adler. 
D)  Virginia Satir. 
E)  Murray Bowen.

Question 14

The systemic orientation in mental health grew primarily out of

Accepted Answer

A)  practitioners' need for a theory to work with families. 
B)  the public's need and demand for more socially holistic approaches to families. 
C)  the government's emphasis on stabilizing and strengthening families after WWI and the Great Depression. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  B and C only 
A)  practitioners' need for a theory to work with families. 
B)  the public's need and demand for more socially holistic approaches to families. 
C)  the government's emphasis on stabilizing and strengthening families after WWI and the Great Depression. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  B and C only

Question 15

Mary responds to her gift from Tim by thanking him. They go to Colorado Springs and have a wonderful time. Tim is excited because they have more sex that weekend than they have had in a long time. This situation is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  positive feedback. 
B)  negative feedback. 
C)  a corrective strategy. 
D)  an active perturbation. 
E)  a threat to equilibrium. 
A)  positive feedback. 
B)  negative feedback. 
C)  a corrective strategy. 
D)  an active perturbation. 
E)  a threat to equilibrium.

Question 16

A systems counselor focuses on disrupting the system so that change can occur during

Accepted Answer

A)  the first interview. 
B)  the early phase of treatment. 
C)  the middle phase of treatment. 
D)  termination. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  the first interview. 
B)  the early phase of treatment. 
C)  the middle phase of treatment. 
D)  termination. 
E)  all of the above

Question 17

A family has come to therapy because the only child is depressed and spends an excessive amount of time playing video games, and the parents are considering divorce. The systems therapist assigns a family the task of spending one hour a week together doing something fun. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  a paradoxical prescription. 
B)  a countersystemic prescription. 
C)  a restructuring prescription. 
D)  a positive prescription. 
E)  both B and C 
A)  a paradoxical prescription. 
B)  a countersystemic prescription. 
C)  a restructuring prescription. 
D)  a positive prescription. 
E)  both B and C

Question 18

Javier is the oldest son of a Mexican-American family. His parents came to the United States so that their children could attend U.S. schools. Javier did well in school and is now in his third year of medical school. Javier has fallen in love with an African-American girl, Demi, who is a nurse in the hospital where he is doing rounds. He tells his parents he is going to ask Demi to marry him. His parents tell him they will disown him if he marries her. They say that no one in their family has ever married someone who is not from Mexico. Which systems theory principle does this example not illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  goal-directedness. 
B)  morphostasis. 
C)  a perturbation. 
D)  disequilibrium. 
E)  The example illustrates all of the above principles. 
A)  goal-directedness. 
B)  morphostasis. 
C)  a perturbation. 
D)  disequilibrium. 
E)  The example illustrates all of the above principles.

Question 19

In systems theory, a system is said to have a dynamic equilibrium. Dynamic equilibrium refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the fluctuations of members in and out of the system. 
B)  the constant movement due to individuals in the system interacting with one another. 
C)  the ebb and flow of the system's overall mood and affect. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  A and B only 
A)  the fluctuations of members in and out of the system. 
B)  the constant movement due to individuals in the system interacting with one another. 
C)  the ebb and flow of the system's overall mood and affect. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  A and B only

Question 20

Mary and Tim have been married for 12 years. Recently, Mary has acquired a new position as a teacher in a new school. Her aide is a man named Robert. Mary comes home and tells Tim how funny Robert is and how she and Robert eat lunch together and generally have a good time. The next day, Tim gives Mary a surprise: two tickets for them to go away for a romantic weekend to Colorado Springs. Tim's gesture of buying this surprise vacation for him and his wife is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  positive feedback. 
B)  negative feedback. 
C)  a corrective strategy. 
D)  an active perturbation. 
E)  a threat to equilibrium. 
A)  positive feedback. 
B)  negative feedback. 
C)  a corrective strategy. 
D)  an active perturbation. 
E)  a threat to equilibrium.

Research on the effectiveness of systems approaches has shown that

In terms of goal-directedness, the family system

Regarding DSM-IV-TR diagnosis, systems therapists

Which of the following statements regarding the genesis of the systems movement in therapy is true?

In systems theory, holistic refers to

When the Mental Research Institute conducted research with hospitalized schizophrenic patients, relevant findings included which of the following?

Which of the following statements is true of feedback?

According to the text authors, the most important historical event in the family therapy movement was

According to the text authors, families

Regarding diversity issues, systems theorists

TJ has just learned that he has the opportunity to travel overseas and study in South America for a semester of college. TJ comes from a very close family. He is the oldest son and has never been away from home for more than one night. This new opportunity is an example of

One of the earliest marriage therapy practices was established in New York by

The systemic orientation in mental health grew primarily out of

Mary responds to her gift from Tim by thanking him. They go to Colorado Springs and have a wonderful time. Tim is excited because they have more sex that weekend than they have had in a long time. This situation is an example of

A systems counselor focuses on disrupting the system so that change can occur during

A family has come to therapy because the only child is depressed and spends an excessive amount of time playing video games, and the parents are considering divorce. The systems therapist assigns a family the task of spending one hour a week together doing something fun. This is an example of

In systems theory, a system is said to have a dynamic equilibrium. Dynamic equilibrium refers to

Introduction

Classical Psychoanalysis

Self Psychology

Adlerian Counselingindividual Psychology

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Person-Centered Counseling

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Exam 13: Systems Approaches

Research on the effectiveness of systems approaches has shown that

In terms of goal-directedness, the family system

Regarding DSM-IV-TR diagnosis, systems therapists

Which of the following statements regarding the genesis of the systems movement in therapy is true?

In systems theory, holistic refers to

When the Mental Research Institute conducted research with hospitalized schizophrenic patients, relevant findings included which of the following?

Which of the following statements is true of feedback?

According to the text authors, the most important historical event in the family therapy movement was

According to the text authors, families

Regarding diversity issues, systems theorists

TJ has just learned that he has the opportunity to travel overseas and study in South America for a semester of college. TJ comes from a very close family. He is the oldest son and has never been away from home for more than one night. This new opportunity is an example of

One of the earliest marriage therapy practices was established in New York by

The systemic orientation in mental health grew primarily out of

Mary responds to her gift from Tim by thanking him. They go to Colorado Springs and have a wonderful time. Tim is excited because they have more sex that weekend than they have had in a long time. This situation is an example of

A systems counselor focuses on disrupting the system so that change can occur during

A family has come to therapy because the only child is depressed and spends an excessive amount of time playing video games, and the parents are considering divorce. The systems therapist assigns a family the task of spending one hour a week together doing something fun. This is an example of

In systems theory, a system is said to have a dynamic equilibrium. Dynamic equilibrium refers to

Introduction

Classical Psychoanalysis

Self Psychology

Adlerian Counselingindividual Psychology

Existential Counseling

Person-Centered Counseling

Gestalt Counseling

Behavioral Counseling

Cognitive Counseling

Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy

Reality Therapy and Choice Theory

Constructivist Approaches

Integral Counseling

Filters