Group and Family Counseling Test Questions
Course Introduction
Group and Family Counseling explores the theories, practices, and dynamics central to counseling within group and family settings. This course examines models of group development, leadership styles, and facilitation techniques, as well as systems theory, family structures, and interventions tailored to diverse family configurations. Students will learn to assess group and family functioning, manage conflict, and foster healthy communication and relationships. Emphasis is placed on ethical and cultural considerations, collaborative goal setting, and evidence-based strategies for working with children, adolescents, and adults in group and family contexts. Through case studies, role plays, and experiential activities, students will develop competence in facilitating group and family counseling sessions.
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Family Therapy History Theory and Practice 6th Edition by Samuel T. Gladding
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Chapter 1: The History of Family Therapy: Evolution and Revolution
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Q1) Before 1940, mental health treatment focused on:
A) families
B) groups
C) individuals
D) interpersonal issues
Answer: C
Q2) The first family therapy license was granted in Michigan in 1963.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The following family therapy pioneer utilized touch and nurturing of family members, emphasizing self-esteem, compassion, and affective congruence:
A) Ludwig Von Bertalanffy
B) Virginia Satir
C) Carl Whitaker
D) all of the above
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: The Theoretical Context of Family Therapy
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Q1) A key task of Stage 1, Leaving Home, of Carter and McGoldrick's life cycle model is:
A) separation from the family of origin
B) developing effective communication skills
C) developing skills in limit setting
D) developing the ability to compromise
Answer: A
Q2) Erik Erikson, a pioneer in the area of human growth and development, developed an eight stage model of individual development. The first five stages focus on individual skill and identity development. The last three stages focus on:
A) interpersonal development
B) cybernetics
C) idealistic distortion
D) hierarchical structure
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Types and Functionality of Families
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Q1) Vertical stressors are related to current events, are developmental and continually unfolding.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) In the ABCX Model, the "C" is:
A) the crisis or stressor event
B) the combined effect of all factors
C) the resources available at the family's disposal
D) the meaning or significance of the event for the family
Answer: D
Q3) Research on families is important because it helps identify healthy family characteristics, not just pathology
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Working With Single-Parent and Blended Families
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Q1) Children of divorce are _____ to divorce than others.
A) less likely
B) more likely
C) six times more likely
D) six times less likely
Q2) Which of the following is not a recommended educational or behavioral strategy that can help strengthen aspects of single-parent families?
A) helping family members maintain negative communication patterns
B) encouraging weekly family conferences to talk about concerns, resolve problems and plan for the future
C) linking family members to needed sources of social support (e.g., Parents Without Partners)
D) suggesting educational methods such as reading books and newsletters
Q3) In most blended families, family members have a realistic attitude concerning how to establish cohesion and trust among new family members.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Working With Culturally Diverse Families
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Q1) "WASP" values, often equated with "White" ideals, include all the following except:
A) rugged individualism
B) emphasis on honor and shame
C) mastery over nature
D) competitiveness
Q2) In African American families, _____ has been an essential element for survival.
A) an emphasis on social stability and collectivity
B) a collectivistic culture
C) a strong emphasis on self-discipline, order, social etiquette, and hierarchy
D) the family
Q3) A strong belief in the institution of marriage has resulted in more African Americans marrying today than at any time in history.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In which cultural group is the father the undisputed head of the household?
A) African American
B) Asian American
C) Hispanic/Latino
D) Arab American
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Chapter 6: Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Family Therapy
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Q1) When unethical behavior is observed, the behavior should first be
A) discussed with the person observed to act unethically
B) reported to the appropriate professional association
C) reported to the appropriate licensure/certification board
D) all of the above
Q2) Using experts in an area to enhance one's own knowledge and abilities is known as consultation.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Most marriage and family therapy clients are
A) men
B) women
C) childless couples
D) deviant families
Q4) _____ results from a lawsuit by a client against a therapist for professional malpractice (negligence) or gross negligence.
A) criminal liability
B) civil liability
C) administrative liability
D) no liability
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Chapter 7: The Process of Family Therapy
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Q1) One way therapists can inform families about the conditions under which therapy will occur is by using a(n):
A) treatment plan
B) paradox
C) clinical note
D) written professional disclosure statement
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Q2) Beginning family therapists often overemphasize and try and do too much. All the following are examples of overemphasis except:
A) details
B) verbal expression
C) dealing with one member of the family
D) establishing structure
Q3) While being a family therapist can be stressful, it may also give therapists a greater appreciation of their own families.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Couple and Marriage Therapy and Enrichment
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Q1) Crisis oriented couples approaches are _____ effective in the long term than approaches with developmental perspectives.
A) more
B) less
C) about the same
D) there is no such comparison
Q2) Infidelity in American society is:
A) rare
B) increasing
C) decreasing
D) common
Q3) Effective treatments for infidelity include
A) Multisystemic
B) community reinforcement
C) Behavioral and Cognitive-behavioral
D) Bowen and Structural
Q4) The ideal time for premarital counseling is 4 to 12 weeks before the wedding date.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Transgenerational Theories: Psychodynamic
Family Theory and Bowen Family Systems Theory
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Q1) Provoking family members to open up and say what is on their mind is a technique known as"
A) focusing on strengths
B) complementarity
C) family projection process
D) tickling of defenses
Q2) A criticism of Psychodynamic family therapy and Bowen Family Therapy is the long term commitment of time and money required for successful treatment outcomes.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Psychodynamic family therapy may not be appropriate for families that are abstract in handling situations.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Psychodynamic family therapy is primarily _____ in nature.
A) short term
B) action oriented
C) linear
D) systemic
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Chapter 10: Experiential Family Therapy
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Q1) If successful, using _____ will reduce tension and promote insight. If unsuccessful, it may alienate some or all family members.
A) touch
B) props
C) choreography
D) humor
Q2) A technique in experiential family therapy in which family members are physically placed into positions symbolizing actual relationships as seen by one or more members is called:
A) sculpting
B) choreography
C) use of props
D) family reconstruction
Q3) The following theorist belongs to the group of experiential family therapists who practice with few techniques and a strong emphasis on self, spontaneity, and creativity:
A) Virginia Satir
B) Carl Whitaker
C) Peggy Papp
D) Fred and Bunny Duhl
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Chapter 11: Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapies
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Q1) Neil Jacobson developed the concept of 'acceptance' or loving your partner as a complete person and not focusing on differences.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A basic premise of behavioral family therapy is
A) all behavior is learned
B) underlying causes should be the target of change
C) all family members must be treated
D) the importance of insight in the change process
Q3) All of the following are behavioral treatment techniques except:
A) positive reinforcement
B) tracking
C) extinction
D) contingency contracts
Q4) In _____, a neutral stimulus is paired up with another event to elicit certain emotions through association.
A) classical conditioning
B) shaping
C) stress inoculation
D) operant conditioning
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Chapter 12: Structural Family Therapy
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Q1) The structural family therapy approach has been criticized for being too simple and lacking complexity.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In order to highlight and modify interactions in the family, structural therapists must use intensity to
A) interrupt rigid patterns of conflict-avoidance
B) break families loose from their patterns of equilibrium
C) extend interactional sequences beyond the point where dysfunctional homeostasis is reinstated
D) all of the above
Q3) There are four techniques for 'joining' with family members. Which technique is how a therapist joins the family by making personal adjustments in order to achieve a therapeutic alliance?
A) tracking
B) mimesis
C) confirmation
D) accommodation
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Chapter 13: Strategic Family Therapies
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Q1) In strategic family therapy, instructions from the therapist for the family to behave differently are called
A) ordeals
B) hypothesizing
C) invariant prescriptions
D) directives
Q2) A method of interviewing in which questions are asked to highlight differences among family members is known as:
A) a therapeutic double bind
B) circular questioning
C) positive connotation
D) a family ritual
Q3) Strategic family therapy has been criticized for being too 'cookbookish' and 'mechanical.'
A)True
B)False
Q4) The 'brief' part of strategic family therapy refers to the duration of treatment.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and Narrative
Family Therapy
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Q1) In Narrative family therapy, normative patterns are used as models for families to strive for.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Narrative family therapy is a systemic approach based on social constructionism and postmodernism.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In Solution-focused therapy, _____ factors are not important.
A) causal
B) social
C) cultural
D) all of the above
Q4) Like most other family therapy approaches, Narrative family therapy is based on logico-scientific reasoning (i.e., empiricism and logic).
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Working With Substance-Related Disorders,
Domestic Violence, and Child Abuse
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Q1) The worst form of domestic violence is
A) spousal abuse
B) partner abuse
C) marital violence
D) battering
Q2) An approach to treating domestic violence that is based on the ethical context of domestic violence in intimate relationships is called
A) Bowen family therapy
B) conjoint couples therapy
C) intimate justice
D) Adlerian therapy
Q3) While many systemic therapy approaches work well in substance abuse situations, one approach is very cost effective and has a high success rate. This approach is:
A) Structural-strategic
B) Bowen
C) Behavioral
D) Multisystemic
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Chapter 16: Research and Assessment in Family Therapy
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Q1) _____ is the extent to which a measuring instrument measures what it was intended to measure.
A. validity
B. reliability
C. interrater reliability
D. accountability
A)True
B)False
Q2) focuses on studying changes over time
A)exploratory research
B)descriptive research
C)developmental research
D)experimental research
E)correlational research
Q3) In the initial development of the field of family therapy, therapy came first and research was secondary.
A)True
B)False
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