Family Therapy Practice Questions
Course Introduction
Family Therapy explores theories, principles, and practical techniques for working with families as systems. The course examines how family dynamics, communication patterns, and roles influence individual behaviors and relationships. Students will learn about various models of intervention, including structural, strategic, and systemic approaches, and develop skills in assessment, treatment planning, and culturally responsive practice. Through case studies and experiential learning, the course emphasizes ethical considerations and best practices for supporting healthy family functioning across diverse populations.
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Intimate Relationships 7th Edition by Rowland Miller
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Chapter 1: The Building Blocks of Relationships
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Q1) What do recent studies suggest about the labels we use in describing attachment?
A) The labels are widely and correctly used.
B) It is better to describe people with regard to their relative standing on dimensions of anxiety and avoidance.
C) Labels should be thought of as describing distinctly different categories that have nothing in common.
D) The labels are largely useless.
Answer: B
Q2) According to Bartholomew,people with a(n)_____ attachment style feel that intimacy with others isn't worth the trouble.
A) avoidant
B) dismissing
C) fearful
D) preoccupied
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Research Methods
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Q1) A negative correlation between scores of love and marital satisfaction in a particular study would show:
A) love scores increase as satisfaction scores increase.
B) love scores decrease as satisfaction scores decrease.
C) love scores decrease as satisfaction scores increase.
D) love scores increase as satisfaction scores remain unchanged.
Answer: C
Q2) As the outdoor temperature increases,the sales of ice cream also increase.Temperature and ice cream sales:
A) are negatively correlated.
B) are positively correlated.
C) are not correlated.
D) definitely have a causal connection.
Answer: B
Q3) An example of a physiological measure is:
A) observing people in their natural settings.
B) using EARs.
C) assessing heart rates.
D) counting the number of smiles during an interaction.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Attraction
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Q1) Who seeks partners who offer warmth and kindness,desirable personality characteristics,and acceptance?
A) Men
B) Women
C) Both men and women
D) Individuals high in self-esteem who think they can have it all
Answer: C
Q2) Research suggests that physically attractive people are _____ complimentary,flattering evaluations.
A) more likely to believe
B) less likely to believe
C) more likely to give
D) less likely to give
Answer: B
Q3) Shanteau and Nagy proposed that desirability is the product of:
A) His/Her Physical Attractiveness + His/Her Probability of Accepting You.
B) His/Her Physical Attractiveness + His/Her Probability of Accepting You
C) Your Physiological Arousal * His/Her Physical Attractiveness.
D) His/Her Probability of Accepting You + Your Physiological Arousal.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Social Cognition
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Q1) The set of abilities that describe a person's talents in perceiving,using,understanding,and managing emotions is:
A) emotional valence.
B) emotional intelligence.
C) self-monitoring.
D) self-understanding.
Q2) Many would view someone described as intelligent,hard-working,and sneaky in a more positive light than someone described as sneaky,hard-working,and intelligent.This is an illustration of:
A) the primacy effect.
B) overconfidence.
C) the fundamental attribution error.
D) self-monitoring.
Q3) Over time in a developing relationship,accuracy with regard to sexual history of the partner _____ and confidence _____.
A) increases; remains the same
B) remains the same; increases
C) remains the same; remains the same
D) increases; increases
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Chapter 5: Communication
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Q1) When John reacts to his partner's complaints by cross-complaining,which form of miscommunication is he manifesting?
A) Belligerence
B) Contempt
C) Criticism
D) Defensiveness
Q2) Cultural norms that dictate which emotions are appropriate in particular situations are known as:
A) display rules.
B) microexpressions.
C) interpersonal distance.
D) emblems.
Q3) Authentic flashes of real emotion are called:
A) mimicry.
B) display rules.
C) microexpressions.
D) belligerence.
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Chapter 6: Interdependency
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Q1) In _____ relationships,we are governed by a desire for and expectation of immediate repayment for benefits given.
A) communal
B) exchange
C) love
D) attachment
Q2) According to Gottman and Levenson's research,to stay satisfied with a close relationship,it is important to maintain a reward-to-costs ratio of at least:
A) 1 to 1.
B) 2 to 1.
C) 5 to 1.
D) 110 to 1.
Q3) In his relationship with Andrea,Tom perceives his ratio of benefits to contributions to be 30/80,whereas he perceives Andrea's ratio to be 50/100.Tom probably experiences:
A) equity.
B) underbenefit.
C) overbenefit.
D) entrapment.
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Chapter 7: Friendship
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Q1) During adolescence,time spent with family:
A) stays the same.
B) increases for girls and decreases for boys.
C) decreases and time spent alone increases.
D) decreases as time spent with peers increases.
Q2) With regard to sexual orientation,the friendships of heterosexuals are:
A) less diverse than those of GLBs.
B) more diverse than GLBs.
C) comparable to GLBs.
D) less satisfying than those of GLBs.
Q3) Although when she asks (and she asks often),her friends insist that she's important to them and that they like her,Kayla still doubts her friends like her.Kayla is exhibiting a pattern of:
A) excessive reassurance seeking.
B) socioemotional selectivity.
C) emotional isolation.
D) social support.
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Chapter 8: Love
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Q1) Arousal influences attraction if:
A) it is positive.
B) it is negative.
C) it is either positive or negative.
D) it is neither positive nor negative.
Q2) Which of the following statements is NOT one of the suggestions for maintaining a happy,long-lasting relationship?
A) Passion is a solid foundation for your relationship.
B) Try to stay fresh; grab opportunities to enjoy novel adventures with your partner.
C) Nurture a friendship with your lover.
D) Don't be surprised or disappointed if urgent desires gradually resolve into placid affection for your beloved.
Q3) According to Hatfield and Berscheid,physiological arousal and the belief that someone is the cause of this arousal is the source of:
A) romantic love.
B) platonic love.
C) passionate attraction.
D) nonlove.
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Chapter 9: Sexuality
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Q1) Highest levels of sexual contentment shown in national surveys seem to come from:
A) single people.
B) individuals with only one lover in the past year.
C) individuals with two or more lovers in the past year.
D) cohabitating people.
Q2) The most important deterrent to engaging in safe sex seems to be that people:
A) don't believe that condoms are effective.
B) enjoy sex more when they don't use condoms than when they do.
C) often drink alcohol before engaging in sex.
D) don't think other people engage in safe sex.
Q3) Which gender is more likely to perceive sexual interest is present when it is not?
A) Women
B) Men
C) Neither; men and women are equally likely to perceive sexual interest
D) We don't know; the research has not been conclusive
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Chapter 10: Stresses and Strains
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Q1) In heterosexual relationships,when their partners cheat with a member of the same sex:
A) men consider it worse than if their partner cheated with another man.
B) men are less distressed than if their partner cheated with another man.
C) women are less distressed than if their partner cheated with another woman.
D) there is no gender difference in reaction.
Q2) Ostracism has been found to cause excluded people to:
A) act more strategically.
B) increase complex thought.
C) overestimate how much time has passed.
D) be better, more rational planners.
Q3) According to the research of DePaulo,what percentage of people report telling NO lies in a given week?
A) 95%
B) 52%
C) 19%
D) 5%
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Chapter 11: Conflict
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Q1) In Rusbult's typology of responses to dissatisfaction in close relationships,a constructive and active response is _____,whereas a destructive and passive response is _____.
A) exit; voice
B) loyalty; neglect
C) voice; neglect
D) neglect; exit
Q2) In intimate relationships,people often experience opposing motivations called:
A) attributional conflicts.
B) rebuffs.
C) dialectics.
D) escalations.
Q3) Which attachment style is most commonly associated with conflict?
A) Secure
B) Anxious
C) Preoccupied
D) Distressed
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Chapter 12: Power and Violence
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Q1) When a professor asks a student in class to stop talking to his neighbor and join the class discussion,that professor most likely exercises:
A) legitimate power.
B) informational power.
C) referent power.
D) expert power.
Q2) Direct strategies of power are used when:
A) one is an expert or has more knowledge.
B) one is a novice or has less knowledge.
C) indirect styles have not worked; it's the strategy of last resort.
D) one is female.
Q3) Sadie craves affection and compliments from her husband.He has _____ power over her.
A) coercive
B) legitimate
C) reward
D) expert
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Chapter 13: The Dissolution and Loss of Relationships
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Q1) People who divorce are generally:
A) unhappy for years before the divorce and they start feeling better after the divorce.
B) unhappy for years before the divorce and feel even worse after the divorce.
C) unhappy for years before the divorce and continue to feel just as unhappy after the divorce.
D) unhappy just before the divorce and start to feel more unhappy after the divorce.
Q2) In Leslie Baxter's study of college student break ups,she found that:
A) people broke up about half the time by directly telling their partner and half the time using indirect strategies.
B) in most cases people ended their relationships by telling their partner they wanted to break up.
C) in most cases people tried to end the relationship without ever directly saying so.
D) although people wanted to use indirect strategies, they ended up using direct strategies to break up.
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Chapter 14: Maintaining and Repairing Relationships
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Q1) What is common to all of the marital therapies reviewed?
A) All provide explanations for the difficulties.
B) All focus on emotional expression.
C) All focus on the therapeutic relationship.
D) All include homework.
Q2) Seeing a movie that interests your partner but not you is a(n):
A) unproductive strategy.
B) behavioral maintenance mechanism.
C) cognitive maintenance mechanism.
D) form of derogation of alternatives.
Q3) In marital therapy,the therapist:
A) is not as important as the therapeutic approach.
B) is just as important as the approach used.
C) should be chosen by one partner.
D) need not be researched by the couple as long as they're listed on a creditable website.
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