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Family atmosphere,family constellation,and mistaken goals are key concepts of:


A) Adlerian family therapy.
B) structural family therapy.
C) experiential family therapy.
D) strategic family therapy.
E) the multilayered approach.

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The concept of triangulation is most associated with:


A) Virginia Satir.
B) Murray Bowen.
C) Salvador Minuchin.
D) Carl Whitaker.
E) Rudolf Dreikurs.

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Family systems therapy can be used when working with individual clients.

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In working with a triangulated relationship,Bowen would be inclined to place primary emphasis on:


A) joining the family.
B) engaging in personal self-disclosure to build trust.
C) maintaining a stance of neutrality.
D) siding with one member involved in the triangle.
E) identifying behavioral goals to guide the therapy.

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Understanding family process is almost always facilitated by "how" questions.

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Strategic family therapy stresses some of the same basic concepts as the structural approach to family therapy.

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Whitaker's experiential/symbolic approach is based on a well-developed theory of how a family changes.

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The techniques of joining,accommodating,unbalancing,tracking,and boundary making are most likely to be part of which approach to family therapy?


A) Bowenian family therapy
B) Adlerian family therapy
C) structural family therapy
D) strategic family therapy
E) experiential/symbolic family therapy

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Which of the following theorists emphasized the development of a nurturing triad?


A) Minuchin
B) Haley
C) Satir
D) Whitaker
E) Bowen

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Structural family therapy includes all of the following goals except for bringing about structural change by:


A) modifying the family's transactional rules.
B) developing more appropriate boundaries.
C) creating an effective hierarchical structure.
D) reducing symptoms of dysfunction.
E) the therapist taking a not-knowing stance with a family.

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Which approach would be most interested in the appropriateness of hierarchical structure in the family?


A) Bowenian family therapy
B) human validation process model
C) structural family therapy
D) social constructionism

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Minuchin's approach to therapy is geared more toward insight,rather than taking action.

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There is a trend in the field of family therapy toward rejecting an integrative model of practice.

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Which of the following statements about strategic family therapy is not true?


A) Therapy is brief,process-focused,and solution-oriented.
B) Change results when the family follows the therapist's directions and change transactions.
C) The focus is on solving problems in the present.
D) The therapist designs strategies for change.
E) Presenting problems are viewed as being symptomatic of a dysfunction within the system.

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Which family therapist made use of innovative interventions such as metaphor,reframing,rules for interaction,parts party,family reconstructions,family sculpting,and family maps?


A) Bowen
B) Minuchin
C) Satir
D) Whitaker
E) Haley

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What is the technique in family therapy that casts a new light on a problem and provides a different interpretation for a problematic situation?


A) reorganization
B) family mapping
C) restructuring
D) reframing
E) joining

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Families are multilayered systems that both affect and are affected by the larger systems in which they are embedded.

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The focus of Bowen's multigenerational approach is on dealing with family of origin issues and detriangulating relationships.

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Strategic therapists emphasize the value of therapist interpretation,exploring unresolved issues from the past,and insight.

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Chun Hei is a Korean immigrant who has been separated from her family and friends for over a year since she came to the U.S.with her husband.She spends her days taking care of their two young children while he goes to work,and feels increasingly depressed without her support system.It is likely that a family therapist who meets Chun Hei:


A) would prescribe her antidepressant medication.
B) would be very interested in how her depression affects others in the family and how it influences family process.
C) would abandon using a systems approach,and treat her with cognitive behavioral methods.
D) would be directive and tell her to convince her husband to go back to Korea so she will once again have family support.

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