Family & Child Therapy Final Study Guide | Questions
and Answers 2024
Sandplay therapy is based in **** Psychodynamic Theory
Splitting is a way of evaluating relationships that result in viewing object representations
as **** All good or all bad
A client who comes from a very tumultuous family of origin is presenting with anxiety.
__________ theory would indicate that in order to reduce anxiety the client must
differentiate from their family of origin. **** Bowenian Family Therapy
To help kids through the divorce process, it can be helpful to **** Define and refine
clear boundaries and roles
A strategic family therapy technique with a goal for the client to give up symptomatic
behavior in order to avoid performing a constructive behavior is known as **** Ordeal
At what age do children develop a sense of trust when caregivers provide reliability,
care, and affection. A lack thereof will lead to mistrust. **** 0-18 months
The following family therapy pioneer utilized touch and nurturing of family members,
emphasizing self-esteem, compassion, and affective congruence **** Virginia Satir
Examples of potential strengths of African American families include **** Religious
orientation and spirituality, role adaptability, caring parenting, and strong work
orientation
A child with externalizing behaviors must be between the ages of six and eighteen to
qualify for which diagnosis **** Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder
A basic premise of behavioral family therapy is **** All behavior is learned
Families may respond to change by using negative feedback loops, which are loops that
**** Promote a return to the status quo
You see a family for intake due to the child presenting with acting out behaviors and
school refusal. One parent does much of the talking and answers all of your questions
about school performance and behaviors exhibited in the home. When you ask about
scheduling or discipline the "quiet" parent is the one who speaks. Additionally, the
talkative parent frequently "checks in" with the other parent through non-verbal cues
such as eye contact. The family member who most likely holds the power in the family is
**** The quiet parent who is in charge of important things like schedules
, 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 **** Interpersonal
development
In the structural approach to working with families, the focus is on ________, not
________. **** process; content
The three time dimensions referred to as the 'life course' are **** individual, social,
historical
Questions such as "Who are the real members of my family?" "What space is mine?" or
"Where do I really belong?" are examples of what kind of challenges in blended
families? **** boundary difficulties
An example of a paradoxical technique would be **** prescribing the symptom
When unethical behavior is observed, the behavior should first be **** discussed with
the person observed to act unethically
The nation's largest minority group is **** Hispanic/Latino
A child who is in the ________ stage of cognitive development can use symbols to
represent objects but does not reason logically. **** Pre-operational
Which intervention is based in both attachment theory and social learning theory? ****
Parent Child Interaction Therapy
You are seeing a blended family for therapy due to one child acting out toward a step-
sibling. According to Structural Family Therapy the issue is likely to be **** The
boundaries within the family need to be renegotiated.
Establishing a blended family **** is a complex process
A genogram is useful in all the following ways except **** shifts family members from
clear cognitions to emotional reactivity
Families may respond to change by using positive feedback loops, which are loops that
**** promote change
Although at first they seem very different, the individual and family life cycle models
share an emphasis on **** growth and development
The responsibility for maintaining confidentiality lies with **** the therapist
and Answers 2024
Sandplay therapy is based in **** Psychodynamic Theory
Splitting is a way of evaluating relationships that result in viewing object representations
as **** All good or all bad
A client who comes from a very tumultuous family of origin is presenting with anxiety.
__________ theory would indicate that in order to reduce anxiety the client must
differentiate from their family of origin. **** Bowenian Family Therapy
To help kids through the divorce process, it can be helpful to **** Define and refine
clear boundaries and roles
A strategic family therapy technique with a goal for the client to give up symptomatic
behavior in order to avoid performing a constructive behavior is known as **** Ordeal
At what age do children develop a sense of trust when caregivers provide reliability,
care, and affection. A lack thereof will lead to mistrust. **** 0-18 months
The following family therapy pioneer utilized touch and nurturing of family members,
emphasizing self-esteem, compassion, and affective congruence **** Virginia Satir
Examples of potential strengths of African American families include **** Religious
orientation and spirituality, role adaptability, caring parenting, and strong work
orientation
A child with externalizing behaviors must be between the ages of six and eighteen to
qualify for which diagnosis **** Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder
A basic premise of behavioral family therapy is **** All behavior is learned
Families may respond to change by using negative feedback loops, which are loops that
**** Promote a return to the status quo
You see a family for intake due to the child presenting with acting out behaviors and
school refusal. One parent does much of the talking and answers all of your questions
about school performance and behaviors exhibited in the home. When you ask about
scheduling or discipline the "quiet" parent is the one who speaks. Additionally, the
talkative parent frequently "checks in" with the other parent through non-verbal cues
such as eye contact. The family member who most likely holds the power in the family is
**** The quiet parent who is in charge of important things like schedules
, 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 **** Interpersonal
development
In the structural approach to working with families, the focus is on ________, not
________. **** process; content
The three time dimensions referred to as the 'life course' are **** individual, social,
historical
Questions such as "Who are the real members of my family?" "What space is mine?" or
"Where do I really belong?" are examples of what kind of challenges in blended
families? **** boundary difficulties
An example of a paradoxical technique would be **** prescribing the symptom
When unethical behavior is observed, the behavior should first be **** discussed with
the person observed to act unethically
The nation's largest minority group is **** Hispanic/Latino
A child who is in the ________ stage of cognitive development can use symbols to
represent objects but does not reason logically. **** Pre-operational
Which intervention is based in both attachment theory and social learning theory? ****
Parent Child Interaction Therapy
You are seeing a blended family for therapy due to one child acting out toward a step-
sibling. According to Structural Family Therapy the issue is likely to be **** The
boundaries within the family need to be renegotiated.
Establishing a blended family **** is a complex process
A genogram is useful in all the following ways except **** shifts family members from
clear cognitions to emotional reactivity
Families may respond to change by using positive feedback loops, which are loops that
**** promote change
Although at first they seem very different, the individual and family life cycle models
share an emphasis on **** growth and development
The responsibility for maintaining confidentiality lies with **** the therapist
