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A married couple brings their two children to counseling for behavioral
problems. The 14-year-old daughter stays out late and their 17-year-old
son is using drugs. According to most marriage and family therapists the
identified patient would be
a. the 17-year-old son.
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b. the 14-year old-daughter.
c. the family.
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d. both children.
Ans: c. the family
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You are seeing a husband and wife for marriage counseling. During one
of the sessions you decide to see them separately. The husband tells you
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he has seen an attorney because he is filing for divorce. He has not told
his wife and indicates that he will not do so. You feel the wife has a right
to know this because it will help her plan for the future. You should
a. only tell his wife if he gives you permission
b. communicate his intent to his wife since ethics guidelines state you
may do so when a member of the couple is contemplating divorce
c. not tell the wife since research indicates that women respond more
positively to divorce when they have less time to think about it
d. terminate the husband unless he tells her
Ans: a. only tell his wife if he gives you permission
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You are supervising a licensing candidate who is primarily interested in
marriage and family counseling. You are very attracted to her and have
sex with her. According to ethics guidelines
a. this is perfectly ethical, since this is a student and not a client.
b. this is unethical.
c. this is perfectly ethical, since this is a supervisee and not a client.
d. a and c are both correct.
Ans: b. this is unethical.
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The fastest growing clientele for professional counselors are persons
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a. experiencing bipolar disorder.
b. experiencing suicidal ideation.
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c. experiencing marriage and family problems.
d. who abuse their children.
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Ans: c. experiencing marriage and family problems.
Family counselors generally believe in
a. circular/reciprocal causality (e.g., dynamics of family members).
b. linear causality.
c. random causality.
d. dream analysis.
Ans: a. circular/reciprocal causality (e.g., dynamics of family members).
Cybernetics is a concept used by family therapists. It is usually
associated with the work of
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a. Sigmund Freud and Albert Ellis.
b. Norbert Wiener.
c. Virginia Satir.
d. behavioral family therapists and cognitive family therapists.
Ans: b. Norbert Wiener.
A family that is stable and reaches an equilibrium is in a state of
a. adaptability.
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b. enmeshment.
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c. nonsummativity.
d. homeostasis.
Ans: d. homeostasis.
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Adaptability is the ability of the family to balance
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a. ego strength
b. stability and change
c. morphostasis and morphogenesis
d. b and c
Ans: d. b and c
A family wants to see you for counseling; however, they have a very
limited income and can't afford to pay. You therefore agree to see the
family for free (i.e., pro bono). The term that best describes your actions
would be
a. aspirational ethics.
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b. mandatory ethics.
c. empathy.
d. all of the above.
Ans: a. aspirational ethics.
Experiential conjoint family therapy is closely related to the work of
a. Virginia Satir
b. Albert Ellis
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c. Jay Haley
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d. Salvador Minuchin
Ans: a. Virginia Satir
Virginia Satir felt that a major goal of therapy was to improve intrafamily
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communication (i.e., communication between family members).
According to Satir, four basic patterns prevented good communication
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under stress. These defensive postures or stress positions are: placating,
blaming, being overly reasonable, and being irrelevant. Placating means
a. you disagree with all the other family members.
b. you pick a favorite family member and agree with him or her.
c. you ignore the other family members.
d. you try to please everybody out of a fear of rejection.
Ans: d. you try to please everybody out of a fear of rejection.
The placater is a people pleaser under stress while the blamer
a. will sacrifice others to feel good about himself.
b. will often say "if it weren't for you...."
CPCE: Counseling Families, Diagnosis, and Advanced
Concepts Questions and Correct Answers | Latest
Update
A married couple brings their two children to counseling for behavioral
problems. The 14-year-old daughter stays out late and their 17-year-old
son is using drugs. According to most marriage and family therapists the
identified patient would be
a. the 17-year-old son.
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b. the 14-year old-daughter.
c. the family.
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d. both children.
Ans: c. the family
2026
You are seeing a husband and wife for marriage counseling. During one
of the sessions you decide to see them separately. The husband tells you
©
he has seen an attorney because he is filing for divorce. He has not told
his wife and indicates that he will not do so. You feel the wife has a right
to know this because it will help her plan for the future. You should
a. only tell his wife if he gives you permission
b. communicate his intent to his wife since ethics guidelines state you
may do so when a member of the couple is contemplating divorce
c. not tell the wife since research indicates that women respond more
positively to divorce when they have less time to think about it
d. terminate the husband unless he tells her
Ans: a. only tell his wife if he gives you permission
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You are supervising a licensing candidate who is primarily interested in
marriage and family counseling. You are very attracted to her and have
sex with her. According to ethics guidelines
a. this is perfectly ethical, since this is a student and not a client.
b. this is unethical.
c. this is perfectly ethical, since this is a supervisee and not a client.
d. a and c are both correct.
Ans: b. this is unethical.
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The fastest growing clientele for professional counselors are persons
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a. experiencing bipolar disorder.
b. experiencing suicidal ideation.
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c. experiencing marriage and family problems.
d. who abuse their children.
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Ans: c. experiencing marriage and family problems.
Family counselors generally believe in
a. circular/reciprocal causality (e.g., dynamics of family members).
b. linear causality.
c. random causality.
d. dream analysis.
Ans: a. circular/reciprocal causality (e.g., dynamics of family members).
Cybernetics is a concept used by family therapists. It is usually
associated with the work of
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a. Sigmund Freud and Albert Ellis.
b. Norbert Wiener.
c. Virginia Satir.
d. behavioral family therapists and cognitive family therapists.
Ans: b. Norbert Wiener.
A family that is stable and reaches an equilibrium is in a state of
a. adaptability.
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b. enmeshment.
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c. nonsummativity.
d. homeostasis.
Ans: d. homeostasis.
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Adaptability is the ability of the family to balance
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a. ego strength
b. stability and change
c. morphostasis and morphogenesis
d. b and c
Ans: d. b and c
A family wants to see you for counseling; however, they have a very
limited income and can't afford to pay. You therefore agree to see the
family for free (i.e., pro bono). The term that best describes your actions
would be
a. aspirational ethics.
, 4 for specific request mail
b. mandatory ethics.
c. empathy.
d. all of the above.
Ans: a. aspirational ethics.
Experiential conjoint family therapy is closely related to the work of
a. Virginia Satir
b. Albert Ellis
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c. Jay Haley
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d. Salvador Minuchin
Ans: a. Virginia Satir
Virginia Satir felt that a major goal of therapy was to improve intrafamily
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communication (i.e., communication between family members).
According to Satir, four basic patterns prevented good communication
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under stress. These defensive postures or stress positions are: placating,
blaming, being overly reasonable, and being irrelevant. Placating means
a. you disagree with all the other family members.
b. you pick a favorite family member and agree with him or her.
c. you ignore the other family members.
d. you try to please everybody out of a fear of rejection.
Ans: d. you try to please everybody out of a fear of rejection.
The placater is a people pleaser under stress while the blamer
a. will sacrifice others to feel good about himself.
b. will often say "if it weren't for you...."
