Introduction to Family Counseling
Midterm Exam
Course Introduction
Introduction to Family Counseling provides an overview of the foundational theories, principles, and practices used in counseling families. The course explores dynamics within family systems, communication patterns, and the impact of life stages and transitions on the family unit. Students are introduced to various models of family therapy, including structural, strategic, and systemic approaches. Through case studies and practical exercises, learners develop basic skills in assessment, intervention, and collaborative problem-solving to support healthy family functioning and address common issues such as conflict, parenting challenges, and life crises.
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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) There are currently two associations accrediting marriage and family therapy training programs:
A) APA; AAMFT
B) CACREP; AAMFT
C) AFTA; AAMFT
D) AAMFT; ACME
Answer: B
Q2) Family therapy is particularly effective with:
A) adult obesity
B) insomnia
C) couple distress
D) A and C
Answer: D
Q3) The only woman pioneer in the early days of family therapy was:
A) Monica McGoldrick
B) Evelyn Duvall
C) Virginia Satir
D) Rachel Hare-Mustin
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: The Theoretical Context of Family Therapy
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Q1) Circular causality differs from linear causality. In linear causality, _____.
A) each family member's actions influence others
B) family member's actions move in one direction only
C) family member's actions are complementary
D) family member's actions are interrelated
Answer: B
Q2) The family life cycle is useful in studying families from a(n) _____ perspective.
A) psychopathological
B) hierarchical
C) developmental
D) empathic
Answer: C
Q3) During the New Couple stage, a major task for the couple is:
A) developing effective communication and problem solving skills
B) developing independence
C) developing effective social skills
D) all of the above
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Types and Functionality of Families
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Q1) The Double ABCX Model differs from the ABCX Model in some significant ways, including:
A) awareness of potential stressors
B) focus on family interactions over time
C) incorporation of metachange factors
D) focus on parallel relationships
Answer: B
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) Symmetrical interaction is based on:
A) rigidity and maximizing differences
B) family closeness and getting needs met inside the family
C) disengagement
D) similarity of behavior and competition
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Working With Single-Parent and Blended Families
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Q1) A major challenge for children in blended families is:
A) identifying common interests among new step siblings
B) establishing a new identity
C) losing one's ordinal position from a previous family experience
D) creativity and innovativeness
Q2) Two thirds of marriages end in divorce within the first 10 years of marriage.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Parentification of children can occur if families are enmeshed or do not successfully adjust to the new hierarchy following a family break-up.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Families that experience the temporary absence of a parent due to military deployment or other temporary circumstances are not considered to be "single-parent families."
A)True B)False
Q5) Bibliotherapy is a helpful means of working with single-parent families.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Working With Culturally Diverse Families
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Q1) _____ families place a high value on education.
A) African American
B) Asian American
C) Hispanic/Latino
D) American Indians/Alaska Natives
Q2) Although utilization rates for individual therapy are _____ among African Americans, they are _____ for family therapy.
A) high, low
B) low, high
C) about the same for each
Q3) Sensitivity, experience, acceptance, ingenuity, specificity, and intervention are appropriate treatment goals for most culturally diverse families.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The model used in most counselor education multicultural courses is
A) intercultural model
B) universal perspective model
C) culture-specific model
D) ESCAPE
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Chapter 6: Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Family Therapy
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Q1) Relationship ethics refer to ethics in a family that are based on the principles of:
A) values and culture
B) equitability and caring
C) behavior and values
D) mutuality and complementarity
Q2) The responsibility for maintaining confidentiality lies with A) the client
B) the therapist
C) both the client and the therapist
D) none of the above
Q3) Modern practitioners understand that all therapeutic decisions are related to values and therefore therapeutic practice must be ethically neutral.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In the legal system, attorneys affirm family members and work towards equitable resolution of family issues.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: The Process of Family Therapy
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Q1) Almost all families exhibit resistance of some kind during treatment. Which of the following is/are not an example(s) of resistance:
A) hostility
B) failure to do homework
C) silence
D) none of the above
Q2) In managed care systems, submitting written justification for treatment and comprehensive treatment plans is called:
A) utilization review
B) capitation
C) fee for service
D) care pathway guidelines
Q3) Termination from treatment is often premature, with _____ of families dropping out before therapy is finished.
A) 10% to 25%
B) 20% to 40%
C) 40% to 60%
D) 60% to 65%
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Chapter 8: Couple and Marriage Therapy and Enrichment
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Q1) Effective treatments for infidelity include
A) Multisystemic
B) community reinforcement
C) Behavioral and Cognitive-behavioral
D) Bowen and Structural
Q2) A good example of a marriage education program is Smart Marriage.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which couples therapy approach focuses primarily on negotiating pleasant behaviors and teaching problem solving and communication skills?
A) Behavioral Couple Therapy
B) Emotionally Focused Therapy
C) Cognitive-Behavioral Couple Therapy
D) Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy
Q4) In premarital counseling, the focus is on
A) prevention
B) enrichment
C) generalization
D) all of the above
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Chapter 9: Transgenerational Theories: Psychodynamic
Family Theory and Bowen Family Systems Theory
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Q1) Psychodynamic family therapy may not be appropriate for families that are abstract in handling situations.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The result of successful separation from your family of origin and distinguishing your rational and emotional selves is:
A) differentiation
B) emotional reactivity
C) emotional cut off
D) triangulation
Q3) In Bowen Family Therapy, the term for patterns and strategies of coping withh stress that are passed down from generation to generation is called:
A) transference
B) family projection process
C) multigenerational transmission process
D) triangulation
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Chapter 10: Experiential Family Therapy
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Q1) The major emphasis of experiential family therapy is:
A) behavior
B) interpersonal relations
C) affect and expression of feelings
D) irrational beliefs
Q2) In Experiential Family Therapy, the therapist is an active participant.
A)True
B)False
Q3) 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
Q4) Treatment is designed to promote family growth.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapies
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Q1) 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
Q2) All of the following are behavioral treatment techniques except:
A) positive reinforcement
B) tracking
C) extinction
D) contingency contracts
Q3) Neil Jacobson developed the concept of 'acceptance' or loving your partner as a complete person and not focusing on differences.
A)True
B)False
Q4) _____ is an age appropriate type of time out for adolescents and preadolescents.
A) acceptance
B) shame attack
C) squeeze technique
D) job card grounding
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Chapter 12: Structural Family Therapy
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Q1) The technique of changing a perception by explaining a situation from a different context is called:
A) enactment
B) pragmatic fictions
C) reframing
D) restructuring
Q2) _____ are ways that family members join together or oppose one another in carrying out family activities.
A) enactments
B) dysfunctional sets
C) pragmatic fictions
D) alignments
Q3) 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
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Chapter 13: Strategic Family Therapies
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Q1) In strategic family therapy, the first task is to define a presenting problem in such a way that it can be solved.
A)True
B)False
Q2) 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
Q3) By giving positive connotations to behaviors, therapists simultaneously reduce resistance to treatment by the family and establish rapport.
A)True
B)False
Q4) An example of a paradoxical technique would be:
A) homework
B) prescribing the symptom
C) positive connotation
D) positioning
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Chapter 14: Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and Narrative
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Q1) Narrative family therapy is a systemic approach based on social constructionism and postmodernism.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Like most other family therapy approaches, Narrative family therapy is based on logico-scientific reasoning (i.e., empiricism and logic).
A)True
B)False
Q3) _____ are Solution-focused family therapy procedures that have worked before and that have a universal application that can help families solve a variety of problems.
A) clues
B) skeleton keys
C) pre-suppositional questions
D) compliments
Q4) In Narrative family therapy, normative patterns are used as models for families to strive for.
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) Substance abuse related disorders are considered to be family based. A)True
B)False
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
Q4) Most families with substance abusing members are seen in family therapy. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: Research and Assessment in Family Therapy
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Q1) a qualitative approach used when issues are still being defined
A)exploratory research
B)descriptive research
C)developmental research
D)experimental research
E)correlational research
Q2) Brief therapy (20 sessions or less) is not as effective as open-ended or long-term therapies.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A _____ is used when the representiveness of a whole population is not as important as the information itself.
A) systematic random sample
B) convenience sample
C) probability sample
D) nonprobability sample
Q4) The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) is based on the medical model and is individually oriented.
A)True
B)False
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