Marriage and Family Therapy Exam Practice Tests
Course Introduction
Marriage and Family Therapy is a comprehensive course that explores the theories, practices, and applications of therapeutic approaches designed to address relationship dynamics within couples and families. The course examines systemic perspectives, communication patterns, and the impact of family structures on individual and group behavior. Students will learn about evidence-based assessment and intervention techniques, ethical considerations, cultural competence, and the role of the therapist in facilitating healthy change. Through case studies, simulations, and reflective exercises, learners develop the skills necessary to support families and couples in managing conflict, transitions, and psychological challenges.
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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) John Bell was known for his unconventional, spontaneous, sometimes outrageous appearing approaches, designed to help families achieve freedom and growth.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) In the 1970s, feminists began to question whether or not some concepts of family therapy were oppressive to women.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Family therapists believe most life difficulties stem from:
A) individual problems
B) family problems
C) societal problems
D) intrapersonal problems
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: The Theoretical Context of Family Therapy
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Q1) Although at first they seem very different, the individual and family life cycle models share an emphasis on:
A) interpersonal development
B) intrapsychic development
C) pathological development
D) growth and development
Answer: D
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) Definitions of what a family is have remained pretty much the same over generations and across cultures.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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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) Studies reveal that healthy and functional families in virtually all cultures are able to:
A) adapt to change
B) set appropriate boundaries
C) express confidence in themselves and their children
D) all of the above
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) Bibliotherapy is a helpful means of working with single-parent families.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In blended families, there are no accepted social roles for stepparents.
A)True
B)False
Q3) An important step in developing new relationships in blended families is
A) giving up old loyalties to make space for new ties
B) setting up closed systems to maximize internal family strengths
C) encouraging projection
D) mourning the loss of previous relationships
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) 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) 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
Q2) The model used in most counselor education multicultural courses is
A) intercultural model
B) universal perspective model
C) culture-specific model
D) ESCAPE
Q3) Family therapists may be at an initial disadvantage in working with culturally diverse groups because the field of marriage and family therapy reflects a predominant European American bias.
A)True
B)False
Q4) 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
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Chapter 6: Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Family Therapy
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Q1) Internet counseling can be a useful therapeutic medium for many client types, especially for hearing impaired clients and clients in remote areas.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Most marriage and family therapy clients are A) men
B) women
C) childless couples
D) deviant families
Q3) Most marriage and family therapists have a A) bachelors degree
B) masters degree
C) doctoral degree
D) medical degree
Q4) 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
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Chapter 7: The Process of Family Therapy
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Q1) SOLER is an acronym which describes effective interactive skills for therapists. In this acronym, the "R" stands for:
A) relax and feel comfortable
B) establish roles
C) reframe
D) respect the family
Q2) Family therapy begins with the first session as opposed to the first few sessions.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Reframing can be used to give a positive and different interpretation to the family's resistance.
A)True
B)False
Q4) 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) A procedure used in behavioral couple approaches in which one or both partners act as if they care about each other, regardless of the other's actions, is called:
A) behavioral analysis
B) self-analysis
C) gunnysacking or dumping
D) caring days
Q2) In treating cases of infidelity, three recovery stages have been identified.
A) Stage 1 a moratorium Stage 2 an emotional roller coaster of emotions
Stage 3 trust building
B) Stage 1 an emotional roller coaster of emotions Stage 2 trust building
Stage 3 a moratorium
C) Stage 1 trust building Stage 2 a moratorium
Stage 3 an emotional roller coaster of emotions
D) Stage 1 an emotional roller coaster of emotions Stage 2 a moratorium
Stage 3 trust building
Q3) 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) A genogram is a visual representation of a person's family tree, going back at least three generations. It is useful in all the following ways except:
A) tracks relationship changes
B) shifts family members from clear cognitions to emotional reactivity
C) identifies repetitve patterns
D) demonstrates the impact of change and life cycle transitions
Q2) 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
Q3) A psychodynamic family therapy treatment technique used to understand dominant feelings within a family and identify which emotions are being directed toward what people is called:
A) dream and daydream analysis
B) confrontation
C) transference
D) complementarity
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Chapter 10: Experiential Family Therapy
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Q1) _____ is a general term for a variety of therapeutic interventions that use play media as the basis for communicating and working with children.
A) filial therapy
B) experiential therapy
C) child therapy
D) play therapy
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Q2) Filial therapy is a hybrid of child-centered play therapy in which therapists work with children to increase their awareness of who has been important to them in their life.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The major emphasis of experiential family therapy is:
A) behavior
B) interpersonal relations
C) affect and expression of feelings
D) irrational beliefs
Q4) In Experiential Family Therapy, the therapist is an active participant.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapies
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Q1) In the assessment stage of functional family therapy, the focus is on clarifying the relationship dynamics.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In behavioral and cognitive-behavioral family therapy, family action is stressed over insight.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The 'squeeze technique' is used for treating performance anxiety.
A)True
B)False
Q4) All of the following are behavioral treatment techniques except:
A) positive reinforcement
B) tracking
C) extinction
D) contingency contracts
Q5) Family observational codes are used by behavioral family therapists to assess dysfunctional behavior.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Structural Family Therapy
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Q1) Boundaries are physical and psychological factors that separate people from one another and help organize them. The healthiest boundaries are:
A) clear
B) rigid
C) diffuse
D) stable
Q2) If successful, structural family therapy results in more functional boundaries and more positive ways of interacting among family members.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A parentified child is considered a dysfunctional role because, in the structural approach, it is best that parents are placed in charge of children.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Structural family therapy is said to be an approach that is sensitive to the effect of culture on families.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Strategic Family Therapies
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Q1) An example of a paradoxical technique would be:
A) homework
B) prescribing the symptom
C) positive connotation
D) positioning
Q2) The 'brief' part of strategic family therapy refers to the duration of treatment.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Strategic family therapy has been criticized for being too 'cookbookish' and 'mechanical.'
A)True
B)False
Q4) 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
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Chapter 14: Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and Narrative
Family Therapy
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Q1) Solution-focused family therapy is based on:
A) psychoanalysis
B) humanistic-existential psychology
C) social constructionism
D) humanistic-existential psychology.
Q2) A treatment technique in the narrative family therapy model is _____, which is used to solve problems in that the problem becomes a separate entity that the whole family needs to solve as a team.
A) externalization
B) reauthoring
C) celebration
D) significance
Q3) Questions designed to reveal the meaning and importance of exceptions are called:
A) exception questions
B) unique outcomes
C) reauthoring questions
D) significance questions
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Chapter 15: Working With Substance-Related Disorders,
Domestic Violence, and Child Abuse
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Q1) A spouse or other family member on whom the abuser is most dependent and who allows the problem to continue and become worse is called a(n):
A) enabler
B) family hero
C) scapegoat
D) lost child
Q2) Substance abuse related disorders are considered to be family based.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The modern method of using concerned significant others in substance abuse treatment is to:
A) get them involved with support groups such as Al-Anon
B) teach them behavioral skills designed to influence the substance abuser
C) have them confront the abuser about the problems they have caused
D) have them surprise the abuser at a meeting known as "the intervention"
Q4) Treatment of child abuse and neglect is complex and involves _____ issues.
A) historical, cultural, societal
B) environmental, community reinforcement, legal
C) legal, developmental, psychological
D) social ecology, behavioral, emotional cutoff
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Chapter 16: Research and Assessment in Family Therapy
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Q1) _____ approaches decrease relapse and rehospitalization rates among patients whose families receive such services.
A) couples therapy
B) marriage therapy
C) psychoeducation
D) brief
Q2) According to research findings, participation of _____ in family therapy is much more likely to bring positive results than family therapy without their participation.
A) fathers
B) mothers
C) co-therapists
D) extended family
Q3) Match the following terms with the numbered definitions:
A) exploratory research
B) descriptive research
C) developmental research
D) experimental research
E) correlational research
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