GCU PCN-107 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Most family therapist believe in a number of assumptions about families & about family
systems that are integrated into their theoretical orientations. - Answers - True
False
The interactional forces in family are ____________ and ___________ and be
explained in a simple, casual fashion - Answers - complex simplex
cannot should not
Families have _____________ and ______________ rules that govern their
functioning. - Answers - overt strict
covert unreasonable
Understanding the _____________________ in the family (e.g., the person who's "in
charge;" who makes rules), who can help one understanding the make-up and
communication of the place. - Answers - hierarchy
temperature
king
Understanding the ________________ of the family system and the subsystem (e.g.,
spousal, siblings) can help one understand the makeup of and communicate - Answers
- boundaries
Understanding whether _____________________ are _______________________ or
___________________________________ (e.g. how information gets - Answers -
boundaries, permeable, semi-permeable
Understand how family members ________________________ can give insight into
how a family maintains its way of function. - Answers - communicate
fight
get along
Each family has its own unique _______________ that describes how the family
typically interacts. - Answers - homeostasis
Communication within families is _______________ and the language families use is a
message about who they are. - Answers - complex
Change occurs by ___________________ or by the usual patterns in the family. -
Answers - changing the homeostasis
ANSWERS
Most family therapist believe in a number of assumptions about families & about family
systems that are integrated into their theoretical orientations. - Answers - True
False
The interactional forces in family are ____________ and ___________ and be
explained in a simple, casual fashion - Answers - complex simplex
cannot should not
Families have _____________ and ______________ rules that govern their
functioning. - Answers - overt strict
covert unreasonable
Understanding the _____________________ in the family (e.g., the person who's "in
charge;" who makes rules), who can help one understanding the make-up and
communication of the place. - Answers - hierarchy
temperature
king
Understanding the ________________ of the family system and the subsystem (e.g.,
spousal, siblings) can help one understand the makeup of and communicate - Answers
- boundaries
Understanding whether _____________________ are _______________________ or
___________________________________ (e.g. how information gets - Answers -
boundaries, permeable, semi-permeable
Understand how family members ________________________ can give insight into
how a family maintains its way of function. - Answers - communicate
fight
get along
Each family has its own unique _______________ that describes how the family
typically interacts. - Answers - homeostasis
Communication within families is _______________ and the language families use is a
message about who they are. - Answers - complex
Change occurs by ___________________ or by the usual patterns in the family. -
Answers - changing the homeostasis
