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QUESTION 1
Integrative couples therapy
derives from
psychoanalysis

is a strictly behavioral
approach

seek partner acceptance

developed from the Milan

QUESTION 2
Systemicists usually assign rituals in the form of
ceremonial acts

direct
prescriptions

reframed
questions

reframed labels

QUESTION 3
The major characteristic of strategic family therapy is that the therapist
plans a strategy for solving the presenting problems

remains neutral and passive throughout treatment

follows the family's leads, since they know what's

none of the above

QUESTION 4
Which of the following is not characteristic of "psychosomatic families"?
disengagement

enmeshment

overprotective attitude by parents

overprotective attitudes by children in

QUESTION 5
What the Milan systemicists call neutrality can best be thought of as
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circularity

interest

not caring

hypothesizi
ng

QUESTION 6
Which of the following Milan techniques is a form of reframing?
neutrality

rituals

hypothesizing

positive
connotation

QUESTION 7
Communication theorists give greater credence to
intrapsychic mechanisms do not influence
behavior

family rules govern family behavior

the locus of pathology resides within the

group therapy should precede family

QUESTION 8
Structural therapists emphasize
a family's hierarchical
organization

a family's subsystems

the wholeness of the family

all of the above

QUESTION 9
An enduring set of core beliefs and attitudes that organizes subsequent perceptions is
known as
schemas

automatic
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thoughts

rituals

none of the
above

QUESTION 10
In the original Milan format, the point at which the therapist leaves the consultation room to
consult with colleagues is called
the
intersession

the
intervention

the pre-
session

the post-
session

QUESTION 11
Circular questioning is likely to
address differences in how family members perceive
problems

be a free form of therapeutic questioning

rely heavily on directives

rely heavily on prescriptions

QUESTION 12
A problem analysis
seeks understanding of
antecedents

pinpoints the specific behavioral

measures therapeutic changes

none of the above

QUESTION 13
Teaching a couple to touch and explore each other's bodies and learn each other's sensate
areas is part of a sex therapy process called
spectatoring

communicati
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ng

exploring

sensate
focus

QUESTION 14
In disengaged families, boundaries are
inappropriately
rigid

easily crossed

poorly
differentiated

clear between
people

QUESTION 15
Hypotheses used by Milan systemicists are
developed by the team

usually in the form of relational

based on cybernetic concepts

all of the above

QUESTION 16
Which of the following does not represent Boscolo and Cecchin's landmark paper on the role
of a Milan therapist?
neutrality

hypothesizing

Circular
Questioning

issuing directives

QUESTION 17
Circular questioning may reveal
differences in
relationship

differences in degree and

observer perspectives

all of the above

QUESTION 18
A counterparadox is essentially a
therapeutic double-bind

direct challenge to a family

form of advice for family

all of the above

QUESTION 19
One of the primary objectives of structural interventions is for the psychosomatic family to
achieve
greater enmeshment

clearer boundaries

more rule-governed
interactions

greater disengagement

QUESTION 20
Today's child management and parent training programs frequently deal with behavior
therapists using ___principles
social
modification

social
stratification

social
adherence

social learning
QUESTION 21
Behavioral couple therapists sometimes have partners list desirable behaviors each wants
from the other, as a demonstration of commitment to the relationship. These are what is to
be exchanged as part of
caring days

communication
guides

It is all about me
lists
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love languages

QUESTION 22
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
communication

metacommunication

qualifying
communication

non-communication

QUESTION 23
Who took the position that symptoms are strategies for controlling a relationship when other
strategies have failed?
Ackerm
an

Haley

Bowen

Satir

QUESTION 24
Meichenbaum's work with distressed clients
emphasizes narrative repair

incorporates a constructivist
perspective

involves collaborative sessions

all of the above

none of the above

QUESTION 25
According to Aponte and Van Deusen, every family transaction makes a statement regarding
power

boundaries
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alignments

all of the
above

QUESTION 26
Relabeling is an attempt to
diagnose

therapeutic double-bind

medical prescription
change

none of the above

QUESTION 27
Haley believes every relationship contains within it an implicit struggle for
love

energy
direction

sexual
satisfaction

power and
control

QUESTION 28
In a stereotypical complementary interaction or relationship (best answer)
one person is strong and the other
weak

one person is "one-up" and the other

both partners are angry

both partners are competitive

QUESTION 29
Which of the following statements is true regarding structural family therapy?
action precedes understanding

insight precedes action

symptom-removal is the main objective

attention remains focused on the identified patient

QUESTION 30
Contingency contracting, based on operant conditioning principles, is a behavioral procedure
that has been shown to be useful in treating
young
children

adolescents

marital
discord

all of the
above

QUESTION 31
Uncovering the relationship between behavioral deficits and the client's interpersonal
environment is called
behavior
analysis

problem
analysis

functional
analysis

psychoanalysis

QUESTION 32
Attempting to change the hierarchical arrangement between parents calls for
unbalancing

enactments

relabeling

all of the
above

QUESTION 33
Members of disengaged families run the risk of over-emphasizing
family belongingness

indifference to each other's

all of the above

none of the above

QUESTION 34
Cognitive-behavioral family therapists gather data using three forms of clinical assessment:
self-report questionnaires

interviews

direct behavioral
observations

all of the above

QUESTION 35
Functional family therapy attempts to bring about ______________ changes in individuals and
their families.
psychic but not cognitive

exclusively behavioral

both behavioral and

exclusively cognitive

QUESTION 36
Diffused boundaries are
rigid

inflexibl
e

distinct

blurred

QUESTION 37
Brief therapy advocates attempting to change a family system rather than helping the
family make changes within the existing system. This objective calls for
first-order changes

second order changes

offering opposition or negative feedback

internal reshuffling within the family

QUESTION 38
Adopting the symbols of a family's life and deliberately using them in conversation with the
family is the structural technique called
enactment
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tracking

mimesis

accommodati
ng

QUESTION 39
One tactic employed by Minuchin in treating anorectics is to
avoid the subject of eating until brought up by a
family member

arrange for the first session to meet the family for

work individually with the identified patient

avoid enactments
QUESTION 40
In the view of MRI family therapists
a depressed person needs to be cheered up and an anxious person taught
relaxation techniques

clients need to be restrained from repeating unworkable solutions

hypnosis is a useful adjunctive technique

all of the above

QUESTION 41
For Milan therapeutic intervention, family therapy begins with
the initial telephone inquiry from the
family

the first meeting with the family

discussions between team members

the issuance of directives

QUESTION 42
By neutrality, the Milan therapist attempt to
hide his or her impressions from the family

be blank screen

remain connected to the family whole avoiding being allied with

change family interactive patterns

QUESTION 43
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The MRI interactional approach is based upon

information theory

cybernetics

all of the above

none of the above

QUESTION 44
"Prescribing the symptom" is a form of
paradoxical intervention

non-paradoxical
communication

therapeutic double-bind

both a and c
QUESTION 45
Cognitive therapists work at three related levels. Which is not one of these levels?
underlying
assumptions

automatic thoughts

schemas

emotions

QUESTION 46
A major characteristic of strategic therapy is
relationship building

the series of directives given by the

interpretation of unconscious
impulses

none of the above

QUESTION 47
According to Masters and Johnson, a primary reason of sexual dysfunction is
erectile problems

couple conflict

performance anxiety
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multigenerationally
transmitted

QUESTION 48
Therapeutic contracts are
written agreements between spouses for specific
behavioral changes

pre-therapy arrangements with a therapist

insurance reimbursement forms

none of the above

QUESTION 49
The unique psychotherapeutic contributions of the behavioral approach is:
attention to the formative years in the
family life cycle

insistence on a data-based set of procedures

concern with unconscious processes

all of the above

QUESTION 50
Madanes contends that the basic tool of strategic therapists is
prescribing the
symptom

relabeling

the directive

none of the above