Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy
10th Edition Gerald Corey Chapter 014 Questions &
Answers 2023/2024
Boundary correct answers In structural family therapy, an emotional barrier that protects individuals
within a system
Adlerian Family Therapy correct answers An approach that is based on the premise that parents and
children often become locked in repetitive, negative interactions based on mistaken goals that motivate
all parties involved
•Unlock mistaken goals and interactional patterns
•Engage parents in a learning experience and a collaborative assessment
•Emphasis is on the family's motivational patterns
•Main aim is to initiate a reorientation of the family
Circular Questioning correct answers Interview technique designed to elicit differences in perceptions
about events or relationships from different family members. Ask each family member their perception
about the same issue.
Coaching correct answers Bowen's and Whitaker's view of the role of the therapist in assisting clients in
the process of differentiating the self
Cognitive Restructuring correct answers A therapeutic approach that teaches clients to question the
automatic beliefs, assumptions, and predictions that often lead to negative emotions and to replace
negative thinking with more realistic and positive beliefs.
Coalition correct answers An alliance between two people against a third
Conjoint family therapy correct answers Early human validation process model developed by virginia
satir, emphasizes communication and emotional experiencing
Differentiation of self correct answers Bowen's concept of psychological separation of intellect and
emotions and of independence of the self from others. The greater one's differentiation, the better one's
ability to keep from being drawn into dysfunctional patterns with other family members.
Disengagement correct answers Minuchins term for family organization characterized by psychological
isolation resulting from rigid rules/boundaries
Enactment correct answers In structural family therapy, an intervention consisting of a family playing
out its relationship patterns during a therapy session so that the therapist can observe and then change
transactions that make up the family structure.
Enmeshment correct answers Minuchins term referring to a family structure where there is a blurring of
psych. boundaries
, Experiential therapy correct answers A therapeutic approach that emphasizes value of therapists
realness in interacting with a family
Family dysfunction correct answers Inability of a family to attain harmonious relationships and to
achieve interdependence
Family life cycle correct answers The series of events that marks an individual's life within a family, from
separation from one's parents to marriage to growing old and dying.
Family life-fact chronology correct answers Satir's experiential technique in which clients retrace family
history for purpose of gaining insight into current family functioning
Family of origin correct answers Original nuclear family into which one was born or adopted
Family rules correct answers The implicit agreements that prescribe the rights, duties, and range of
appropriate behaviors within the family.
Family sculpting correct answers A nonverbal experiential technique that consists of physically arranging
members of a family in space, which reveals significant aspects of their perceptions and feelings about
one another.
Family structure correct answers The functional organization of a family, which determines interactional
patterns among members.
Functional Family correct answers A family in which the needs of the individual members are met and
there is a balance of interdependence and autonomy among members.
Genogram correct answers A schematic diagram of the family system, usually including at least three
generations; employed by many family therapists to identify recurring behavior patterns within the
family.
Hierarchical structure correct answers Family functioning based on generational boundaries that involve
parental control and authority.
Human Validation process model correct answers An experiential and humanistic approach developed
by Virginia Satir, which viewed techniques as being secondary to the relationship a therapist develops
with the family.
4 goals
1) Provide forum for open communication
2) Enhance self esteem & family decisions
3)Encouragement of growth via differences
4) Transform rules (spoken&implied) into useful/functional
Identified patient correct answers A family member who carries the symptom for a family and who is
identified by the family as the person with the problem. In genograms this person is the index person.
Joining correct answers Accommodating to a family's system to help the members change dysfunctional
patterns
10th Edition Gerald Corey Chapter 014 Questions &
Answers 2023/2024
Boundary correct answers In structural family therapy, an emotional barrier that protects individuals
within a system
Adlerian Family Therapy correct answers An approach that is based on the premise that parents and
children often become locked in repetitive, negative interactions based on mistaken goals that motivate
all parties involved
•Unlock mistaken goals and interactional patterns
•Engage parents in a learning experience and a collaborative assessment
•Emphasis is on the family's motivational patterns
•Main aim is to initiate a reorientation of the family
Circular Questioning correct answers Interview technique designed to elicit differences in perceptions
about events or relationships from different family members. Ask each family member their perception
about the same issue.
Coaching correct answers Bowen's and Whitaker's view of the role of the therapist in assisting clients in
the process of differentiating the self
Cognitive Restructuring correct answers A therapeutic approach that teaches clients to question the
automatic beliefs, assumptions, and predictions that often lead to negative emotions and to replace
negative thinking with more realistic and positive beliefs.
Coalition correct answers An alliance between two people against a third
Conjoint family therapy correct answers Early human validation process model developed by virginia
satir, emphasizes communication and emotional experiencing
Differentiation of self correct answers Bowen's concept of psychological separation of intellect and
emotions and of independence of the self from others. The greater one's differentiation, the better one's
ability to keep from being drawn into dysfunctional patterns with other family members.
Disengagement correct answers Minuchins term for family organization characterized by psychological
isolation resulting from rigid rules/boundaries
Enactment correct answers In structural family therapy, an intervention consisting of a family playing
out its relationship patterns during a therapy session so that the therapist can observe and then change
transactions that make up the family structure.
Enmeshment correct answers Minuchins term referring to a family structure where there is a blurring of
psych. boundaries
, Experiential therapy correct answers A therapeutic approach that emphasizes value of therapists
realness in interacting with a family
Family dysfunction correct answers Inability of a family to attain harmonious relationships and to
achieve interdependence
Family life cycle correct answers The series of events that marks an individual's life within a family, from
separation from one's parents to marriage to growing old and dying.
Family life-fact chronology correct answers Satir's experiential technique in which clients retrace family
history for purpose of gaining insight into current family functioning
Family of origin correct answers Original nuclear family into which one was born or adopted
Family rules correct answers The implicit agreements that prescribe the rights, duties, and range of
appropriate behaviors within the family.
Family sculpting correct answers A nonverbal experiential technique that consists of physically arranging
members of a family in space, which reveals significant aspects of their perceptions and feelings about
one another.
Family structure correct answers The functional organization of a family, which determines interactional
patterns among members.
Functional Family correct answers A family in which the needs of the individual members are met and
there is a balance of interdependence and autonomy among members.
Genogram correct answers A schematic diagram of the family system, usually including at least three
generations; employed by many family therapists to identify recurring behavior patterns within the
family.
Hierarchical structure correct answers Family functioning based on generational boundaries that involve
parental control and authority.
Human Validation process model correct answers An experiential and humanistic approach developed
by Virginia Satir, which viewed techniques as being secondary to the relationship a therapist develops
with the family.
4 goals
1) Provide forum for open communication
2) Enhance self esteem & family decisions
3)Encouragement of growth via differences
4) Transform rules (spoken&implied) into useful/functional
Identified patient correct answers A family member who carries the symptom for a family and who is
identified by the family as the person with the problem. In genograms this person is the index person.
Joining correct answers Accommodating to a family's system to help the members change dysfunctional
patterns
