MARRIAGE & FAMILY MIDTERM EXAM |
REAL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026/2027 LATEST UPDATE
This approach, developed by Carol Anderson (1988), is used with families that have a member
with schizophrenia. Attention is given to teaching family members about multiple aspects of
mental illness in a day-long survival skills workshop. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Psychoeducational Model; pg. 19
Which of the following is a philosophy that states that our experiences are a function of how we
think about them instead of objective entities? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Social
constructionism; pg. 19
In which court ruling did the Supreme court rule that section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act
(DOMA) was unconstitutional under the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment? -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>United States v. Windsor; pg. 23
Families may respond to change by using negative feedback loops, which are loops that: -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Promote a return to the status quo; pg. 33
Families may respond to change by using positive feedback loops, which are loops that: -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Promote change; pg. 33
The family life cycle is useful in studying families from a(n) perspective. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Developmental; pg. 35
The three time dimensions referred to as the 'life course' are: - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Individual, social, historical; pg. 35
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: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Interpersonal
development; pg. 38
Family subsystems include all of the following EXCEPT: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Boys/men;
A key task of Stage 1, Leaving Home, of Carter and McGoldrick's life cycle model is: -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>separation from the family of origin; pg. 39
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,In Stage 5, Launching Children and Moving On, families typically seek family therapy due to: -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Frustration/ anger over the marriage and/or career; pg. 45
During the New Couple stage, a major task for the couple is: - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Developing effective communication and proble solving skills; pg. 41
Circular causality differs from linear causality. In linear causality, . - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Family member's actions move in one direction only; pg. 32
A relatively recent development is couples who have adolescents and aging parents to take care
of, and who feel they are squeezed psychologically and physically. This development is called: -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Sandwich generation; pg. 43
Although at first they seem very different, the individual and family life cycle models share an
emphasis on: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Growth & development; pg. 47
Which of the following contributed to the development and growth of family therapy? -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The initial establishment of marriage counseling; pg. 5
Which of the following groups, in the 1920s and 1930s, worked with families from an
educational perspective to help them to better understand the dynamics of their family situation?
- CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Marriage Counselors; pg. 5
Which one of these individuals is responsible for forming the American Association of Marriage
Counselors (AAMC)? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Ernest Groves; pg. 5
The systems theory developed by Bertanlanffy (1968) had less reliance on and more emphasis on
. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>linear causality; circular causality; pg. 11
Jack, a family therapist in the 1960's, emphasizes the importance of self-esteem, compassion, and
congruent expression of feelings. Whose model of family therapy is Jack likely following? -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Virginia Satir; pg. 9
A type of questioning developed by the Milan Associates, emphasized asking questions that
highlighted differences among family members. This type of questioning is called: - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Circular Questioning; pg. 14
A person who receives a message to "act boldly and be careful" is receiving which type of
communication, according to Bateson et al., 1956)? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Double-bind;
pg. 7
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, Which one of the following therapists wrote on conjoint couple therapy and broke with traditional
psychotherapy of the time by including spouses and children in therapy? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Virginia Satir; pg. 10
Family therapy focuses on the rather than the , which creates new and unique ways of resolving
problems. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>system; individual; pg. 11
In which theory of family therapy is it proposed that human suffering is embedded within a
biopsychosocial-cultural framework? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Biopsychosocial Family
Therapy?
Which of the following refers to asking a third family member how two other members of a family
relate? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Triadic Questioning; pg. 14
James gives conflicting explanations of events to mask what is really going on between family
members. According to Laing (1965), James behavior can be described as
. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>mystification; pg. 14
Which of the following is a body of ideas about gender hierarchy and its impact rather than a
specific model of therapy? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Feminist Family Therapy; pg. 15
Which of the following was a major goal of the Women's Project in Family Therapy? -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>To bring awareness to the absence of gender in the formation of
systems theory; pg. 16
Which of the following organizations is a division of the American Counseling Association? -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors; pg.
17
Which of the following therapies focuses on intensive family therapy along with community-
based support for working with juvenile offenders with serious antisocial behaviors? -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Multisystemic Therapy; pg. 16
Which of the following is a democratic and collaborative model of working with couples and
families, in which clinical observers of a therapeutic session come out from behind a one-way-
mirror observing room to interact with the therapist and couple/family? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>The Reflecting Team Approach; pg. 19
Mike, an emerging adult, has developed what Bowen (1978) calls a solid self. Which of the
following, therefore, would accurately describe Mike? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>His beliefs
and convictions are not adaptive to others, often resulting in emotional dysregulation; pg. 39
Which of the following statements is true regarding family? - CORRECT
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REAL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026/2027 LATEST UPDATE
This approach, developed by Carol Anderson (1988), is used with families that have a member
with schizophrenia. Attention is given to teaching family members about multiple aspects of
mental illness in a day-long survival skills workshop. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Psychoeducational Model; pg. 19
Which of the following is a philosophy that states that our experiences are a function of how we
think about them instead of objective entities? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Social
constructionism; pg. 19
In which court ruling did the Supreme court rule that section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act
(DOMA) was unconstitutional under the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment? -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>United States v. Windsor; pg. 23
Families may respond to change by using negative feedback loops, which are loops that: -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Promote a return to the status quo; pg. 33
Families may respond to change by using positive feedback loops, which are loops that: -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Promote change; pg. 33
The family life cycle is useful in studying families from a(n) perspective. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Developmental; pg. 35
The three time dimensions referred to as the 'life course' are: - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Individual, social, historical; pg. 35
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: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Interpersonal
development; pg. 38
Family subsystems include all of the following EXCEPT: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Boys/men;
A key task of Stage 1, Leaving Home, of Carter and McGoldrick's life cycle model is: -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>separation from the family of origin; pg. 39
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,In Stage 5, Launching Children and Moving On, families typically seek family therapy due to: -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Frustration/ anger over the marriage and/or career; pg. 45
During the New Couple stage, a major task for the couple is: - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Developing effective communication and proble solving skills; pg. 41
Circular causality differs from linear causality. In linear causality, . - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Family member's actions move in one direction only; pg. 32
A relatively recent development is couples who have adolescents and aging parents to take care
of, and who feel they are squeezed psychologically and physically. This development is called: -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Sandwich generation; pg. 43
Although at first they seem very different, the individual and family life cycle models share an
emphasis on: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Growth & development; pg. 47
Which of the following contributed to the development and growth of family therapy? -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The initial establishment of marriage counseling; pg. 5
Which of the following groups, in the 1920s and 1930s, worked with families from an
educational perspective to help them to better understand the dynamics of their family situation?
- CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Marriage Counselors; pg. 5
Which one of these individuals is responsible for forming the American Association of Marriage
Counselors (AAMC)? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Ernest Groves; pg. 5
The systems theory developed by Bertanlanffy (1968) had less reliance on and more emphasis on
. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>linear causality; circular causality; pg. 11
Jack, a family therapist in the 1960's, emphasizes the importance of self-esteem, compassion, and
congruent expression of feelings. Whose model of family therapy is Jack likely following? -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Virginia Satir; pg. 9
A type of questioning developed by the Milan Associates, emphasized asking questions that
highlighted differences among family members. This type of questioning is called: - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Circular Questioning; pg. 14
A person who receives a message to "act boldly and be careful" is receiving which type of
communication, according to Bateson et al., 1956)? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Double-bind;
pg. 7
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, Which one of the following therapists wrote on conjoint couple therapy and broke with traditional
psychotherapy of the time by including spouses and children in therapy? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Virginia Satir; pg. 10
Family therapy focuses on the rather than the , which creates new and unique ways of resolving
problems. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>system; individual; pg. 11
In which theory of family therapy is it proposed that human suffering is embedded within a
biopsychosocial-cultural framework? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Biopsychosocial Family
Therapy?
Which of the following refers to asking a third family member how two other members of a family
relate? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Triadic Questioning; pg. 14
James gives conflicting explanations of events to mask what is really going on between family
members. According to Laing (1965), James behavior can be described as
. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>mystification; pg. 14
Which of the following is a body of ideas about gender hierarchy and its impact rather than a
specific model of therapy? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Feminist Family Therapy; pg. 15
Which of the following was a major goal of the Women's Project in Family Therapy? -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>To bring awareness to the absence of gender in the formation of
systems theory; pg. 16
Which of the following organizations is a division of the American Counseling Association? -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors; pg.
17
Which of the following therapies focuses on intensive family therapy along with community-
based support for working with juvenile offenders with serious antisocial behaviors? -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Multisystemic Therapy; pg. 16
Which of the following is a democratic and collaborative model of working with couples and
families, in which clinical observers of a therapeutic session come out from behind a one-way-
mirror observing room to interact with the therapist and couple/family? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>The Reflecting Team Approach; pg. 19
Mike, an emerging adult, has developed what Bowen (1978) calls a solid self. Which of the
following, therefore, would accurately describe Mike? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>His beliefs
and convictions are not adaptive to others, often resulting in emotional dysregulation; pg. 39
Which of the following statements is true regarding family? - CORRECT
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