COUC 601 FINAL EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
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PASS.
Unlike approaches such as psychoanalysis or behavior therapy, family therapy
has always been a ______ enterprise with competing schools and conflicting
theories. - CORRECT ANSWER - Diverse
All of the following are typical characteristics of traditional individual
approaches like psychoanalysis and behavior therapy except:
A. Structured around a single model
B. Emphasize intrapsychic processes
C. View symptoms in relational context
D. Have more theoretical cohesion than family therapy - CORRECT
ANSWER - C. View symptoms in relational context (This is characteristic
of family therapy, not individual models.)
What core belief united the various, sometimes conflicting schools of family
therapy? - CORRECT ANSWER - That problems run in families — symptoms
are embedded in relational patterns rather than individual pathology.
What are three common elements found across most therapy approaches,
including family therapy? - CORRECT ANSWER - Empathy, encouragement,
and questioning assumptions.
Most therapy models share several common elements, except which of the
following?
,A. Empathy
B. Encouragement
C. Prescribed rituals
D. Questioning assumptions - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Prescribed rituals
(This is more specific to certain models like Strategic or Milan therapy.)
What is the process of revealing accepted practices as social constructions
developed by people with agendas, especially in fields like literature, education,
and psychology? - CORRECT ANSWER - Deconstruction
According to postmodern critiques, the following disciplines were all influenced
by deconstruction in the 1980s except:
A. Literature
B. Political science
C. Meteorology
D. Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Meteorology
Why did feminist critics challenge the Batesonian model of cybernetics in
family therapy? - CORRECT ANSWER - Because its claim that all members
are equally responsible in systemic problems obscured real power imbalances,
and was seen as a way to blame victims and rationalize the status quo (Goldner,
1985).
While most therapies share elements like empathy and questioning assumptions,
they also include ______ differences. - CORRECT ANSWER - Distinct
What critical movement in the 1980s challenged established norms in family
therapy by exposing hidden power structures and advocating for marginalized
perspectives? - CORRECT ANSWER - The feminist critique
,Social philosopher Michel Foucault argued that many accepted principles in
fields like psychology are actually ________ developed by those in power to
maintain control. - CORRECT ANSWER - Stories (or "social conventions")
In the context of feminist critiques, why is the assumption of "equal
responsibility" in systemic models problematic in cases of abuse such as
battering or incest? - CORRECT ANSWER - Because it can obscure the
reality of violence and power dynamics, implying that victims provoke or share
blame for their abuse, thereby justifying oppressive systems (James &
MacKinnon, 1990).
According to Batesonian cybernetics, personal control is impossible because all
elements of a system are involved in ________ feedback loops. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Circular
What family constellation was most commonly cited as contributing to child
symptoms in early family therapy models? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Peripheral father, overinvolved mother, and symptomatic child.
How did early family therapists attempt to address the overinvolved mother in
cases of symptomatic children? - CORRECT ANSWER - By encouraging the
father to take a more active role, attempting to "pry" the mother loose and shift
family dynamics.
Why was the strategy of replacing the overinvolved mother with the father in
family therapy not a true improvement from a feminist perspective? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Because it continued to frame mothers negatively—as
"enmeshed"—and upheld the patriarchal assumption that the father's presence
would restore order, without addressing the underlying gender bias.
, For many years, ________ theorists primarily blamed mothers for their
children's psychological symptoms. - CORRECT ANSWER - Psychoanalytic
In early family therapy, all of the following were commonly seen as contributing
to child symptoms except:
A. A peripheral father
B. An overinvolved mother
C. Peer bullying
D. A triangulated family dynamic - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Peer bullying
Feminist critics argued that circular causality failed to account for all except
which of the following?
A. Power imbalances
B. Victim-blaming
C. Mutual influence
D. Systemic oppression - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Mutual influence (That
was central to the Batesonian model and not part of the critique.)
According to feminist scholar Goldner (1985), how should the archetypal
"overinvolved mother and peripheral father" family structure be understood? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Not as a clinical pathology, but as the result of a
200year historical process rooted in women's emotional isolation, economic
dependence, and disproportionate family responsibility.
Feminist critiques argue that overinvolved mothers are not suffering from a
personal flaw, but from being in ________, ________, and ________ positions.
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PASS.
Unlike approaches such as psychoanalysis or behavior therapy, family therapy
has always been a ______ enterprise with competing schools and conflicting
theories. - CORRECT ANSWER - Diverse
All of the following are typical characteristics of traditional individual
approaches like psychoanalysis and behavior therapy except:
A. Structured around a single model
B. Emphasize intrapsychic processes
C. View symptoms in relational context
D. Have more theoretical cohesion than family therapy - CORRECT
ANSWER - C. View symptoms in relational context (This is characteristic
of family therapy, not individual models.)
What core belief united the various, sometimes conflicting schools of family
therapy? - CORRECT ANSWER - That problems run in families — symptoms
are embedded in relational patterns rather than individual pathology.
What are three common elements found across most therapy approaches,
including family therapy? - CORRECT ANSWER - Empathy, encouragement,
and questioning assumptions.
Most therapy models share several common elements, except which of the
following?
,A. Empathy
B. Encouragement
C. Prescribed rituals
D. Questioning assumptions - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Prescribed rituals
(This is more specific to certain models like Strategic or Milan therapy.)
What is the process of revealing accepted practices as social constructions
developed by people with agendas, especially in fields like literature, education,
and psychology? - CORRECT ANSWER - Deconstruction
According to postmodern critiques, the following disciplines were all influenced
by deconstruction in the 1980s except:
A. Literature
B. Political science
C. Meteorology
D. Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Meteorology
Why did feminist critics challenge the Batesonian model of cybernetics in
family therapy? - CORRECT ANSWER - Because its claim that all members
are equally responsible in systemic problems obscured real power imbalances,
and was seen as a way to blame victims and rationalize the status quo (Goldner,
1985).
While most therapies share elements like empathy and questioning assumptions,
they also include ______ differences. - CORRECT ANSWER - Distinct
What critical movement in the 1980s challenged established norms in family
therapy by exposing hidden power structures and advocating for marginalized
perspectives? - CORRECT ANSWER - The feminist critique
,Social philosopher Michel Foucault argued that many accepted principles in
fields like psychology are actually ________ developed by those in power to
maintain control. - CORRECT ANSWER - Stories (or "social conventions")
In the context of feminist critiques, why is the assumption of "equal
responsibility" in systemic models problematic in cases of abuse such as
battering or incest? - CORRECT ANSWER - Because it can obscure the
reality of violence and power dynamics, implying that victims provoke or share
blame for their abuse, thereby justifying oppressive systems (James &
MacKinnon, 1990).
According to Batesonian cybernetics, personal control is impossible because all
elements of a system are involved in ________ feedback loops. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Circular
What family constellation was most commonly cited as contributing to child
symptoms in early family therapy models? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Peripheral father, overinvolved mother, and symptomatic child.
How did early family therapists attempt to address the overinvolved mother in
cases of symptomatic children? - CORRECT ANSWER - By encouraging the
father to take a more active role, attempting to "pry" the mother loose and shift
family dynamics.
Why was the strategy of replacing the overinvolved mother with the father in
family therapy not a true improvement from a feminist perspective? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Because it continued to frame mothers negatively—as
"enmeshed"—and upheld the patriarchal assumption that the father's presence
would restore order, without addressing the underlying gender bias.
, For many years, ________ theorists primarily blamed mothers for their
children's psychological symptoms. - CORRECT ANSWER - Psychoanalytic
In early family therapy, all of the following were commonly seen as contributing
to child symptoms except:
A. A peripheral father
B. An overinvolved mother
C. Peer bullying
D. A triangulated family dynamic - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Peer bullying
Feminist critics argued that circular causality failed to account for all except
which of the following?
A. Power imbalances
B. Victim-blaming
C. Mutual influence
D. Systemic oppression - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Mutual influence (That
was central to the Batesonian model and not part of the critique.)
According to feminist scholar Goldner (1985), how should the archetypal
"overinvolved mother and peripheral father" family structure be understood? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Not as a clinical pathology, but as the result of a
200year historical process rooted in women's emotional isolation, economic
dependence, and disproportionate family responsibility.
Feminist critiques argue that overinvolved mothers are not suffering from a
personal flaw, but from being in ________, ________, and ________ positions.
