Deck 14: Family Interventions

Question 1

Prescribing the symptom is a technique that is useful with:

A)gay students.
B)immigrant families.
C)resistant families.
D)migrant families.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The Parent Effectiveness Training (PET) is based on the principles of:

A)reward and punishment.
B)constructive problem solving and relationship building.
C)active listening and giving I-messages.
D)unconditional positive regard and empathy.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Logical and natural consequences can:

A)be viewed as "soft" punishment.
B)encourage children to take responsibility.
C)cause maladaptive patterns of behavior.
D)encourage resistant behavior in young children.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

A principle that tells us that, "for any pair of responses, the more probable one will reinforce the less probable one" is called the:

A)Premack principle (Grandma's Rule).
B)Natural Consequence principle.
C)Sequencing Skills principle.
D)Responsibility Effectiveness principle.

Question 5

Which of the following is a danger of multidimensional treatment foster care?

A)Increased close interactions with the foster family's children might deviate them
B)Increased close interactions with deviant peers in the same foster care
C)Extreme expenses leading to the early closure of the program
D)Sexual dysfunction among the foster parents

Question 6

A child tells you, "I hate my teacher.She corrected me in the front of the whole class.I never want to go to school again." Which of the following is a response that uses active listening?

A)"You have to go to school, it's the law."
B)"You were really angry at your teacher today for correcting you.Sounds like that might have been embarrassing."
C)"Sweetie I'm so sorry.That was not a nice thing to do and she shouldn't have done that."
D)"Wow - I hate days like that.Let's go play a game and forget about school for a while."

Question 7

The EcoFIT approach to family treatment is based on the principles of:

A)family therapy.
B)collaborative problem solving.
C)motivational interviewing.
D)attachment therapy.

Question 8

To communicate a deep sense of acceptance and understanding to a child is called:

A)mutual problem solving.
B)family effectiveness training.
C)active listening.
D)sending I-messages.

Question 9

One of the goals of Family Effectiveness Training would not be achieved in a family with:

A)significant intergenerational conflict.
B)significant intercultural conflict.
C)no intergernational or intercultural conflict.
D)significant intergenerational and intercultural conflict.

Question 10

Paradoxical messages are:

A)used by counselors to direct the family to do something that seems opposite to the stated goal.
B)the root cause of much family dysfunction.
C)a common technique of rebellion among teens.
D)a danger signal for teen suicide.

Question 11

Why is the first session of a Family Check-Up held in the family home?

A)To make them feel comfortable
B)To reassure them that they are in charge
C)To cut down on costs
D)To observe the family in its usual setting

Question 12

Triangulation generally increases:

A)communication within the family.
B)problematic communication within a family.
C)student dropout rate.
D)bonds within the family.

Question 13

All interventions should be based on empirical evidence.

Question 14

The system that focuses on parents with skills to effectively monitor, discipline their children, and on increasing family cohesion is called:

A)Positive Behavior Support (PBS).
B)Adolescent Transition Program (ATP).
C)Multisystemic Therapy (MST).
D)Functional Family Therapy (FFT).

Question 15

Fusion (a low level of differentiation) is characterized by:

A)responding to conflict on a cognitive level on the basis of conscious beliefs and values.
B)the ability to adapt easily to change.
C)the inability to separate emotional from intellectual interaction.
D)family members feeling guilty for past conflicts.

Question 16

If a problem is identified in class that might require family counseling, it should be explained in vague terms so as not to embarrass the student.

Question 17

Which of the following is not a principle of effective family-focused intervention?

A)Timing and development
B)Regression and therapy
C)Trainer or leader
D)Empowerment

Question 18

What kind of approach is EcoFIT?

A)Traditional
B)Ecological
C)Transitional
D)Detrimental

Question 19

What is not a component of a Teen Check-Up?

A)Feedback
B)Assessment
C)Encouragement
D)Engagement

Question 20

A logical consequence for a child who threw his toys would be:

A)for the toy to break and parent not replace it.
B)to not be allowed to play with that toy for the rest of the day.
C)to be sent to time-out.
D)to develop a behavior contract for throwing.

Question 21

The Premack principle is simply the application of:

A)carrots and sticks.
B)incentives.
C)empirical research.
D)psychotherapy.

Question 22

What are the two principles of parent effectiveness training?

A)Unconditional negative regard and envy
B)Conditional positive regard and empathy
C)Unconditional positive regard and empathy
D)Conditional negative regard and envy

Question 23

Cultural appropriateness is essential to the success of parent psychoeducation programs.

Question 24

A free-market capitalist would likely approve of the underlying principle of:

A)Family Effectiveness Training.
B)Teen Check-Up.
C)Family Check-Up.
D)the Premack principle.