Final Family Theories
Systems-oriented clinicians are most interested in?
a. why problematic behavior has arisen
b. family history.
c. the content of the family's problems.
d. the process that is taking place within a family. - ANS the process that is taking place within a
family
The " identified patient " is the person in the family who?
a. All of the answers are correct.
b. manifests the disturbed behavior
c. initially seeks or is sent for treatment
d. may be expressing family disequilibrium - ANS All the answers a correct
he family therapist who joins a family and engages in a dialogue rather than observing from
T
outside is probably an advocate of:
a. both first-order and second-order cybernetics.
b. second-order cybernetics
c. neither first-order nor second-order cybernetics.
d. first-order cybernetics - ANS second-order cybernetics
The risk of not growing up in an intact family:
a. has been part of American life for a long period of time.
b. is a new phenomenon first appearing in the second half of the 20th century.
c. is largely the result of widespread adoptions by single women.
d. is largely the result of teenage pregnancies. - ANS has been part of American life for a long
period of time.
eciprocal determinism refers to:
R
a. linear causality
b. attending to content rather than process.
c. None of the answers are correct.
d. adopting a relationship outlook. - ANS adopting a relationship outlook.
pistemology refers to:
E
a. none of the answers are correct.
b. the anthropological investigation of tribal family customs.
c. the practice of family therapy rather than individual therapy.
d. rules for gaining knowledge and drawing conclusions about the world. - ANS rules for gaining
knowledge and drawing conclusions about the world.
,In the view of family therapists with a functional outlook, the appearance of symptoms in a
family member serves as a:
a. manifestation of genetic predispositions.
b. None of the answers are correct.
c. sign of illness in the family.
d. family stabilizing device. - ANS family stabilizing device.
central idea in family psychology is:
A
a. determining who in the family is most in need of therapy.
b. psychopathology
c. circular causality.
d. intrapsychic organization - ANS circular causality
family's influence over its members is likely to cease upon:
A
a. physical separation by large distances.
b. death of the patriarch.
c. death of the matriarch.
d. none of the answers are correct. - ANS none of the answers are correct
ccording to the text, the major credit for applying cybernetic principles to human
A
communication belongs to:
a. Bateson.
b. Haley.
c. Sluzki.
d. Wiener. - ANS Bateson
young adult's primary developmental task is:
A
a. realigning relationships with extended families
b. becoming a parent.
c. finding a suitable mate
d. separating from one's parents without cutting off from them. - ANS separating from one's
parents without cutting off from them.
ccording to the authors, the most significant milestone in a family's life cycle is usually:
A
a. deciding on a life style.
b. choosing a career
c. the arrival of children.
d. deciding to marry. - ANS the arrival of children.
n example of a vertical stressor is:
A
a. precocious physical development in a child.
b. dealing with family transitions.
c. a family coping with changes over time
, d. attitudes passing down over generations. - ANS attitudes passing down over generations
Developmental tasks:
a. rarely involve family conflict.
b. always involve children.
c. always impede family functioning.
d. occur at all stages of the life cycle. - ANS occurs at all stages of the life cycle.
Family stage markers are events in a family's life that:
a. None of the answers are correct.
b. mark the close of the childbearing years.
c. differentiate one stage of life from the next.
d. demand a new adaptation. - ANS demands a new adaptation.
amily therapists with a transgenerational view:
F
a. are less interested in a family's "stuck" places than are the social constructionists.
b. are sometimes referred to as structuralists.
c. reject the notion of a therapist as an outside expert.
d. attend to a family's intergenerational issues. - ANS attend to a family's intergenerational
issues.
Most of today's immigrants to the United States come from:
a. Asia and Latin America
b. Europe and Asia.
c. Western Europe.
d. Eastern Europe - ANS Asia and Latin America
These are activities or experiences that need to be mastered at various stages in the family life
cycle to enable the family to move to the next developmental stage.
a. Developmental tasks
b. Family framework
c. Multidimensional stage
d. Life cycles - ANS Developmental tasks
Which of the following constitutes a horizontal stressor?
a. Birth of a handicapped child
b. Family secrets
c. Family expectations
d. Ethnic loyalties - ANS Birth of a handicapped child
hich of the following is not true?
W
a. Lesbian women do not differ from heterosexual women in their child rearing practices
b. Gay and lesbian families are as diverse as heterosexual families
c. Gay adults are less fit parents than straight adults
Systems-oriented clinicians are most interested in?
a. why problematic behavior has arisen
b. family history.
c. the content of the family's problems.
d. the process that is taking place within a family. - ANS the process that is taking place within a
family
The " identified patient " is the person in the family who?
a. All of the answers are correct.
b. manifests the disturbed behavior
c. initially seeks or is sent for treatment
d. may be expressing family disequilibrium - ANS All the answers a correct
he family therapist who joins a family and engages in a dialogue rather than observing from
T
outside is probably an advocate of:
a. both first-order and second-order cybernetics.
b. second-order cybernetics
c. neither first-order nor second-order cybernetics.
d. first-order cybernetics - ANS second-order cybernetics
The risk of not growing up in an intact family:
a. has been part of American life for a long period of time.
b. is a new phenomenon first appearing in the second half of the 20th century.
c. is largely the result of widespread adoptions by single women.
d. is largely the result of teenage pregnancies. - ANS has been part of American life for a long
period of time.
eciprocal determinism refers to:
R
a. linear causality
b. attending to content rather than process.
c. None of the answers are correct.
d. adopting a relationship outlook. - ANS adopting a relationship outlook.
pistemology refers to:
E
a. none of the answers are correct.
b. the anthropological investigation of tribal family customs.
c. the practice of family therapy rather than individual therapy.
d. rules for gaining knowledge and drawing conclusions about the world. - ANS rules for gaining
knowledge and drawing conclusions about the world.
,In the view of family therapists with a functional outlook, the appearance of symptoms in a
family member serves as a:
a. manifestation of genetic predispositions.
b. None of the answers are correct.
c. sign of illness in the family.
d. family stabilizing device. - ANS family stabilizing device.
central idea in family psychology is:
A
a. determining who in the family is most in need of therapy.
b. psychopathology
c. circular causality.
d. intrapsychic organization - ANS circular causality
family's influence over its members is likely to cease upon:
A
a. physical separation by large distances.
b. death of the patriarch.
c. death of the matriarch.
d. none of the answers are correct. - ANS none of the answers are correct
ccording to the text, the major credit for applying cybernetic principles to human
A
communication belongs to:
a. Bateson.
b. Haley.
c. Sluzki.
d. Wiener. - ANS Bateson
young adult's primary developmental task is:
A
a. realigning relationships with extended families
b. becoming a parent.
c. finding a suitable mate
d. separating from one's parents without cutting off from them. - ANS separating from one's
parents without cutting off from them.
ccording to the authors, the most significant milestone in a family's life cycle is usually:
A
a. deciding on a life style.
b. choosing a career
c. the arrival of children.
d. deciding to marry. - ANS the arrival of children.
n example of a vertical stressor is:
A
a. precocious physical development in a child.
b. dealing with family transitions.
c. a family coping with changes over time
, d. attitudes passing down over generations. - ANS attitudes passing down over generations
Developmental tasks:
a. rarely involve family conflict.
b. always involve children.
c. always impede family functioning.
d. occur at all stages of the life cycle. - ANS occurs at all stages of the life cycle.
Family stage markers are events in a family's life that:
a. None of the answers are correct.
b. mark the close of the childbearing years.
c. differentiate one stage of life from the next.
d. demand a new adaptation. - ANS demands a new adaptation.
amily therapists with a transgenerational view:
F
a. are less interested in a family's "stuck" places than are the social constructionists.
b. are sometimes referred to as structuralists.
c. reject the notion of a therapist as an outside expert.
d. attend to a family's intergenerational issues. - ANS attend to a family's intergenerational
issues.
Most of today's immigrants to the United States come from:
a. Asia and Latin America
b. Europe and Asia.
c. Western Europe.
d. Eastern Europe - ANS Asia and Latin America
These are activities or experiences that need to be mastered at various stages in the family life
cycle to enable the family to move to the next developmental stage.
a. Developmental tasks
b. Family framework
c. Multidimensional stage
d. Life cycles - ANS Developmental tasks
Which of the following constitutes a horizontal stressor?
a. Birth of a handicapped child
b. Family secrets
c. Family expectations
d. Ethnic loyalties - ANS Birth of a handicapped child
hich of the following is not true?
W
a. Lesbian women do not differ from heterosexual women in their child rearing practices
b. Gay and lesbian families are as diverse as heterosexual families
c. Gay adults are less fit parents than straight adults
