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Test Bank For Mastering Competencies in Family
Therapy A Practical Approach to Theories and
Clinical Case Documentation 4th Edition by
Diane R. Gehart Chapter 1-17.
In the view of the authors, entrance into a family can occur: -
ANSWER-through birth, adoption, or other committed relationships
As the result of differing socialization experiences, men and women
typically: - ANSWER-all families have resources to call upon
Which of the following statments is true? - ANSWER-all families have
resources to call upon
Clinical theories that focus on the individual probably emphasize: -
ANSWER-intrapsychic events
An ecosystemic approach to family assessment and tretment focuses on:
- ANSWER-the larger systems in which the family is embedded
Adpopting a family psychology framework permits one to: - ANSWER-
focus on the context in which individual behavior is but one part
Dyads and triads refer to: - ANSWER-two or three personal
relationships
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Epistemology refers to: - ANSWER-rules for gaining knowledge and
drawing conclusions about the world
According to the text, the major credit for applying cybernetic principles
to human communication belongs to: - ANSWER-Bateson
When family therpists refer to first-order cybernetics, they are attending
to: - ANSWER-patterns of structure and feedback control that govern
systems
Reciprocal determinism refers to: - ANSWER-adopting a relationship
outlook
If content is the language of linear causality, then _____________is the
language of circular causality. - ANSWER-process
The "identified patient" is the person in the family who: - ANSWER-all
of these
Minuchin, a structuralist, views symptomatic behavior in a family
member as arising from: - ANSWER-dysfunctional family transactions
White views the symptoms of an identified patient as rooted in: -
ANSWER-family constructions
The family therpaist who joins a family and engages in a dialogue rather
than observing from the outside is probably an advocate of: - ANSWER-
second-order cybernetics
The observer is an integral part of the family system rather than an
outside observer, according to: - ANSWER-constructionists
A family's social class membership is likely to influence: - ANSWER-all
of these
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Family therapiss with a transgenerational view: - ANSWER-attend to a
family's intergenerational issues
Family stage markers are events in a family's life that: - ANSWER-
demand a new adaptation
From a family life cycle perspective, psychiatric symptoms in a family
member represent: - ANSWER-a signal that the family is having
problems mastering the tasks at that state in the cycle
Early developmental schemes typically described: - ANSWER-intact
middle class American families
Which group of family therapists is most apt to study family transitions?
- ANSWER-structuralists
Which of the following constitutes a horizontal stressor? - ANSWER-
birth of a handicapped child
A common impact of migration on families is: - ANSWER-all of these
Combrinck-Graham suggests that family development frequently
alternates between - ANSWER-centripetal and centrifugal periods
A young adult's primary developmental task is: - ANSWER-separating
from one's parents without cutting off from them
The term "suprasystem" refers to: - ANSWER-husband, wife, children,
and extended family members
Families with an adolescent frequently must deal with: - ANSWER-all
of these
What Carter and McGoldrick refer to as "launching children and moving
on" is called what by Gerson? - ANSWER-contraction
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Most heads of one-parent households: - ANSWER-eventually remarry
The number of children living in one-parent households: - ANSWER-
tripled between 1960 and 1994
Lesbian parents: - ANSWER-all of these
Which of the following is considered a gender issue? - ANSWER-all of
these
Gender differences in perception and behavior result from: - ANSWER-
both biological and cultural factors
The role that her relationships with others play in a woman's life is
emphasized by: - ANSWER-Miller
The Women's Project in Family Therapy: - ANSWER-all of these
Feminist-informed therapists are especially critical of: - ANSWER-the
view that feeling is less mature than thinking
Feminists are critical of the cybernetic concept of circular causality in
male-female relationships because of the implication of: - ANSWER-
equal power and control
Today, working wives: - ANSWER-all of these
Gender-sensitive family therapy: - ANSWER-is built upon feminist
family therapy
Homophobia is often a characteristic of: - ANSWER-the "masculine
mystique"
Test Bank For Mastering Competencies in Family
Therapy A Practical Approach to Theories and
Clinical Case Documentation 4th Edition by
Diane R. Gehart Chapter 1-17.
In the view of the authors, entrance into a family can occur: -
ANSWER-through birth, adoption, or other committed relationships
As the result of differing socialization experiences, men and women
typically: - ANSWER-all families have resources to call upon
Which of the following statments is true? - ANSWER-all families have
resources to call upon
Clinical theories that focus on the individual probably emphasize: -
ANSWER-intrapsychic events
An ecosystemic approach to family assessment and tretment focuses on:
- ANSWER-the larger systems in which the family is embedded
Adpopting a family psychology framework permits one to: - ANSWER-
focus on the context in which individual behavior is but one part
Dyads and triads refer to: - ANSWER-two or three personal
relationships
,2|Page
Epistemology refers to: - ANSWER-rules for gaining knowledge and
drawing conclusions about the world
According to the text, the major credit for applying cybernetic principles
to human communication belongs to: - ANSWER-Bateson
When family therpists refer to first-order cybernetics, they are attending
to: - ANSWER-patterns of structure and feedback control that govern
systems
Reciprocal determinism refers to: - ANSWER-adopting a relationship
outlook
If content is the language of linear causality, then _____________is the
language of circular causality. - ANSWER-process
The "identified patient" is the person in the family who: - ANSWER-all
of these
Minuchin, a structuralist, views symptomatic behavior in a family
member as arising from: - ANSWER-dysfunctional family transactions
White views the symptoms of an identified patient as rooted in: -
ANSWER-family constructions
The family therpaist who joins a family and engages in a dialogue rather
than observing from the outside is probably an advocate of: - ANSWER-
second-order cybernetics
The observer is an integral part of the family system rather than an
outside observer, according to: - ANSWER-constructionists
A family's social class membership is likely to influence: - ANSWER-all
of these
,3|Page
Family therapiss with a transgenerational view: - ANSWER-attend to a
family's intergenerational issues
Family stage markers are events in a family's life that: - ANSWER-
demand a new adaptation
From a family life cycle perspective, psychiatric symptoms in a family
member represent: - ANSWER-a signal that the family is having
problems mastering the tasks at that state in the cycle
Early developmental schemes typically described: - ANSWER-intact
middle class American families
Which group of family therapists is most apt to study family transitions?
- ANSWER-structuralists
Which of the following constitutes a horizontal stressor? - ANSWER-
birth of a handicapped child
A common impact of migration on families is: - ANSWER-all of these
Combrinck-Graham suggests that family development frequently
alternates between - ANSWER-centripetal and centrifugal periods
A young adult's primary developmental task is: - ANSWER-separating
from one's parents without cutting off from them
The term "suprasystem" refers to: - ANSWER-husband, wife, children,
and extended family members
Families with an adolescent frequently must deal with: - ANSWER-all
of these
What Carter and McGoldrick refer to as "launching children and moving
on" is called what by Gerson? - ANSWER-contraction
, 4|Page
Most heads of one-parent households: - ANSWER-eventually remarry
The number of children living in one-parent households: - ANSWER-
tripled between 1960 and 1994
Lesbian parents: - ANSWER-all of these
Which of the following is considered a gender issue? - ANSWER-all of
these
Gender differences in perception and behavior result from: - ANSWER-
both biological and cultural factors
The role that her relationships with others play in a woman's life is
emphasized by: - ANSWER-Miller
The Women's Project in Family Therapy: - ANSWER-all of these
Feminist-informed therapists are especially critical of: - ANSWER-the
view that feeling is less mature than thinking
Feminists are critical of the cybernetic concept of circular causality in
male-female relationships because of the implication of: - ANSWER-
equal power and control
Today, working wives: - ANSWER-all of these
Gender-sensitive family therapy: - ANSWER-is built upon feminist
family therapy
Homophobia is often a characteristic of: - ANSWER-the "masculine
mystique"
