Multiple Choice Questions (Enter your answers on the enclosed answer sheet)
1. Clinicians who are concerned with cultural biases that are inherent with theories such as Family Systems Theories tend to criticize FST for:
a. the narrow definition of family.
b. the fact that differentiation is not culturally sensitive, and can sometimes be destructive to families who are not Caucasian middle-class.
c. the distinct heterosexual bias.
d. all of the above
2. Which of the following theorists would most closely match the philosophy of human nature adopted by Virginia Satir?
a. Sigmund Freud
b. Carl Rogers
c. Albert Ellis
d. Aaron Beck
3. Minuchin's theory of personality development tends to focus on:
a. feedback that the identified patient receives from the other fami Iy members.
b. implications of being a member of a triangle within a family.
c. the development of the family rather than each individual within the family.
d. Minuchin does not propose a theory of personality development.
4. When stress levels rise in a family that is of relatively low differentiation, which of the following is likely to be observed?
a. Problems in the couple relationship
b. Dysfunction in a child
c. Dysfunction in one of the partners
d. All of the above are possible
5. The idea that the therapist must know their own family is essential to which of the FSTs?
a. structural
b. strategic
c. satir
d. none of the above
6. The pseudo independent posture is the result of:
a. impression management strategies.
b. high differentiation.
c. low self-esteem.
d. low differentiation.
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7. Janie is the youngest child in a large family. Her relatives all live down the street from Janie, but Janie refuses to visit anyone, even for Thanksgiving dinner. According to Bowen, Janie is displaying:
a. emotional cutoff.
b. triangulation.
c. disengagement.
d. pseudo self.
Please answer questions 8 - 10 based on the paragraph below:
Jessie sought therapy because he was fired from his last two jobs and his wife has threatened to file for divorce unless he attended counseling. During the initial meeting, Jessie told his therapist, Greg, that he isn't really sure why he needs to come to counseling; after all, his bosses were "just really unreasonable" and his wife is "always nagging him" about not working.
8. Greg, who is a Solution Focused Therapist, hypothesizes that Jessie might be a:
a. customer.
b. complementary receiver.
c. complainant.
d. visitor.
9. Greg is likely to focus on Jessie's:
a. thoughts about how the two of them could work together to make something different in
Jessie's life.
b. difficulty taking responsibility for being fired.
c. relationship with his wife.
d. apparent lack of concern for the problems that he is encountering ..
10. Which of the following interventions is Greg likely to try with Jessie?
a. differentiation
b. compliments
c. having Jessie make a genogram
d. hypnotherapy
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Please answer questions 11 - 14 based on the paragraph below:
Jane is a 42 year-old married mother of four children who was recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis - a neurological disorder that often leads to motor weakness, speech disturbance,
and other cognitive symptoms. She sought counseling from Mark, who is currently involved in
a Solution Focused Training program. As Mark conducted his intake assessment of Jane, he determined that Jane was experiencing symptoms of depression that were particularly related
to her loss of sensation in her feet and lack of coordination. Jane further reported that as her symptoms have progressed, she is aware that when she goes out to run errands or do activities with her children, people generally treat her "differently" than before she became ill.
11. Mark will likely conduct a formal assessment of Jane (e.g., a structured interview, brief measure of intelligence, and paper and pencil personality inventory) for the purpose of:
a. examining how her conditions of worth are related to her current symptoms of depression.
b. investigating the extent that her symptoms of depression are due to her physical illness.
c. determining an accurate DSM-IV diagnosis.
d. Solution Focused Therapists do not use formal assessments.
12. In addition to empathic listening, Mark would most likely:
a. focus on family members' reactions to Jane's disease.
b. look for evidence of Jane's competence and strength.
c. acknowledge that Solution Focused approaches to therapy are only effective for psychological disorders.
d. ask Jane a series of questions about her illness as soon as possible, given the nature of Jane's problems.
13. Mark asks Jane the question, "If while you were sleeping something happened to make everything better, how would you know that things were better in the morning?" Mark's question is an example of which of the following Solution Focused Interventions?
a. The person is political
b. Scaling Questions
c. The Miracle Question
d. Fast Forward Questions
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14. Mark spends many sessions gathering further information about Jane and ends up attributing Jane's depression and hopelessness to a traumatic event that happened during Jane's
first marriage. Mark presents his conceptualization to his supervisor, who is likely to conclude that:
a. Mark is right on track with h is hypotheses and shou ld explore the roots of Jane's
depression further.
b. Jane has little or no hope to ever feel happy again, due to this traumatic event.
c. Jane would benefit from continued assessment.
d. Mark has become "tangled" in the problem.
15. Which of the following is NOT one of West and Bubenzer's (2002) three problematic narratives?
a. Ongoing Conflict
b. Not Being Appreciated
c. Continual Lack of Trust
d. Being Used
16. Assessment in a Narrative Therapy model is:
a. seen as a continuous process that is focused on understanding client's perspectives on
their lives.
b. not likely to use formal means.
c. inconsistent with Narrative Therapy philosophy.
d. all of the above
17. I n a Narrative Therapy session, whose language is used?
a. The client's
b. The counselor's
c. Both the client's and counselor's
d. The other therapists who are observing and helping
18. The Narrative Therapist is seen as a(n):
a. expert.
b. consultant.
c. master storyteller.
d. none of the above
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19. The major technique used in Narrative Therapy is:
a. visualizing.
b. giving homework.
c. asking questions.
d. band c
20. The Transtheoretical Approach to Psychotherapy:
a. strictly adheres to only one theory.
b. uses the techniques from a theory but ignores the underlying theoretical assumptions.
c. combines the techniques of various theories as long as the aim of the strategy is to help a client progress through the various stages of change.
d. adheres to the underlying theoretical assumptions but disregards the techniques.
21. Which of the following is NOT an element of the Contextual Model that was proposed by Frank & Frank in 1991?
a. the setting connected to a healing mission
b. a match between client and counselor background
c. the rationale that is believed by the client and counselor
d. the ritual that is based on rationale
22. Processes, stages, and levels are three basic dimensions of change that are associated with which of the following theoretical orientations?
a. Interpersonal Theories
b. Beutler's Systematic Eclectic Psychotherapy
c. Transtheoretical Therapy
d. Contextual Therapy
23. Which of the following are some of the basic processes that are associated with change according to the Transtheoretical approach to therapy?
a. self-I i beration
b. social liberation
c. emotional expression
d. all of the above
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24. A client who shows initial attempts to change their behavior is in what stage of change in the Transtheoretical Model?
a. Pre-contemplation
b. Preparation
c. Traveling
d. Procrastination
25. Laura is working with a client from a Person Centered approach and determined that the client is in Stage 3 of the therapy process. Laura's colleague, Matt, who practices therapy from the Transtheoretical approach, consults with Laura on the case and determines that her client is in the __ stage of change.
a. precontemplation
b. procrastination
c. preparation
d. preliminary
