Deck 8: Transgenerational Models

Question 1

More than most family therapists,Bowen stresses the role of theory for:

A)guiding treatment.
B)teaching purposes.
C)research.
D)All of the answers are correct.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Bowen refers to the development of schizophrenia in a family member requiring several generations to manifest itself as a:

A)multigenerational transmission process.
B)multilateral learning process.
C)multipersonal training process.
D)None of the answers are correct.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The greater the level of undifferentiation of the parents,the more likely they will rely on the family _______________ to stabilize the system.

A)projection process
B)scapegoats
C)ledger
D)pet

Answer 3

A

Question 4

In Bowen's Differentiation of Self Scale,people at the low end are apt to lead lives:

A)reflecting high self-esteem.
B)dominated by the thoughts of those around them.
C)dominated by the feelings of those around them.
D)None of the answers are correct.

Question 5

According to Bowen,the basic building block in a family's emotional system is the:

A)ego mass.
B)triangle.
C)reinforcement sets.
D)All of the answers are correct.

Question 6

The "undifferentiated family ego mass" refers to:

A)excessive narcissism within the family.
B)family symbiotic relationships.
C)enmeshment and disengagement occurring simultaneously.
D)pseudomutuality.

Question 7

By symbiosis,Bowen is referring to:

A)emotional cutoff.
B)male-female sibling positions.
C)an intense mother-child attachment.
D)family triangles.

Question 8

Which of the following does not characterize a high degree of family fusion?

A)Triangulating will occur.
B)Poorly differentiated members will be drawn into tense situations.
C)Families will insist on togetherness.
D)The dyad will emerge safely.

Question 9

Transgenerational approaches are:

A)ahistorical.
B)cross-sectional.
C)here and now.
D)historical.

Question 10

Bowen's approach may be considered a bridge between what two views?

A)Psychoanalytic and structural
B)Systems and psychodynamic
C)Psychodynamic and communication
D)Structural and systems

Question 11

Emotional cutoff,according to Bowen,is:

A)separation from one's family.
B)emancipation from one's family.
C)differentiation from one's family.
D)a flight from unresolved emotional ties to one's family.

Question 12

According to Kerr,which of the following is not characteristic of emotional cutoff?

A)It reflects a family problem.
B)It solves a family problem.
C)It creates a family problem.
D)It is not related to family problems.

Question 13

Which of the following is not a consequence of parental fusion,according to Bowen?

A)Chronic marital conflict
B)A psychologically damaged child
C)Physical illness in a spouse
D)Profound love between parents

Question 14

Which of the following is not one of Bowen's concepts?

A)Interlocking pathology
B)Family projection process
C)Nuclear family emotional system
D)Societal regression

Question 15

Bowen referred to a family's way of coping with stress and maintaining stability as its:

A)undifferentiated family ego mass.
B)nuclear family emotional system.
C)system of family obligations and entitlements.
D)triangulated stress relief.

Question 16

Sibling position,in Bowen's theory,refers to the relationship between marital partners based on:

A)the number of children from a previous marriage.
B)whether there are children from a previous marriage.
C)their birth orders.
D)their gender.

Question 17

Bowen believed that,generally speaking,people choose mates with _______________ levels of differentiation than their own.

A)slightly lower
B)slightly higher
C)about the same
D)considerably higher or considerably lower

Question 18

The opposite of self-differentiation,in Bowen's view,is:

A)enmeshment.
B)fusion.
C)role complementarity.
D)family triangles.

Question 19

Bowen's family systems theory is derived from:

A)General Systems Theory.
B)feedback mechanisms and self-regulating systems.
C)a natural systems theory.
D)structural theory.

Question 20

With his concept of self-differentiation,Bowen argues for:

A)emotional detachment.
B)objectivity.
C)balance.
D)balance.

Question 21

______________________ In contextual family therapy,the overall,long-term preservation of fairness within a family,ensuring that each member's basic interests are taken into account by other family members.

Question 22

Which of the following terms would not likely be used by followers of Boszormenyi-Nagy's approach?

A)Family loyalties
B)Entitlements
C)Projective systems
D)Family ledgers

Question 23

Bowen encouraged back home visits in order to:

A)settle old scores with parents.
B)change the family's hierarchical power structure.
C)monitor distressing emotional patterns with one's family.
D)None of the answers are correct.

Question 24

Bowen's work with families tended to be:

A)calm and low-key.
B)highly intrusive and emotional.
C)focused first on obtaining an accurate diagnosis before starting treatment.
D)focused on involving children in the treatment.

Question 25

Which of the following is true about Bowenian theory today?

A)It is no longer in use.
B)Empirical evidence substantiates it in many cases.
C)Empirical evidence substantiates its effectiveness when combined with psychotropic medication.
D)It is viewed as an historical curiosity.

Question 26

______________________ According to Bowen,the separation of one's intellectual and emotional functioning;the greater the distinction,the better one is able to resist being overwhelmed by the emotional reactivity of his or her family,thus making one less prone to dysfunction.

Question 27

_____________________The mechanism by which parental conflicts and immaturities are transmitted,through the process of projection,to one or more of the children.

Question 28

Boszormenyi-Nagy's therapeutic approach calls attention to family:

A)relational ethics.
B)sibling bonding.
C)mother-child symbiosis.
D)interlocking pathology.

Question 29

Boszormenyi-Nagy's approach is called:

A)Family Systems Therapy.
B)Family Ledger Therapy.
C)Contextual Family Therapy.
D)None of the answers are correct.

Question 30

One of the unique aspects of Boszormenyi-Nagy's outlook is his concern with:

A)values and ethics.
B)structure and process.
C)insight and action.
D)dyads and triads.

Question 31

A major technique utilized by Bowenian therapists involves:

A)process questioning.
B)interpreting.
C)the insistence that both partners attend sessions.
D)studying family transactional patterns.

Question 32

Bowen and Framo have what in common?

A)Both operate from a psychoanalytic framework
B)Both encourage differentiation from the family of origin
C)Both rely on couples groups
D)Both were students of Ackerman

Question 33

One goal in Family Systems Therapy is for each family member to:

A)minimize future contact with each other.
B)maximize attachments to the family of origin.
C)maximize fusion.
D)maximize self-differentiation.

Question 34

Family Systems Therapy attempts to modify the family's customary:

A)defense mechanisms.
B)triangulated system.
C)resistances.
D)unconscious motivation.

Question 35

Bowen's concept of societal regression extends his view to:

A)individual fixations in society.
B)a family's ability to regress during family therapy.
C)society's emotional functioning.
D)None of the answers are correct.

Question 36

Which of the following is not a goal of Family Systems Therapy?

A)Symptom relief
B)Anxiety reduction
C)An increase in self-differentiation
D)Self-knowledge

Question 37

In his therapeutic approach,Bowen:

A)insists on the entire family being present.
B)refuses to see children under 4 years of age.
C)may choose to work only with the less well-differentiated partner.
D)may choose to work only with the better-differentiated partner.

Question 38

_____________________ Involving patterns and influences occurring over two or more generations.

Question 39

Genograms helps shed light on:

A)how many generations currently live together.
B)a family's multigenerational relationship patterns.
C)family enmeshments and disengagements.
D)None of the answers are correct.

Question 40

_____________________ The merging of the intellectual and emotional aspects of a family member,paralleling the degree to which that person is caught up in,and loses a separate sense of self in,family relationships.

Question 41

How does a triangle work? What is the benefit of a "therapeutic" triangle?

Question 42

Define what Bowen meant about a family being a naturally occurring system much like ant colonies,the ocean tides,or elephant herds. What was he trying to say about families?

Question 43

Explain the main purpose of a genogram.

Question 44

What is a family ledger? Give an example from your own family about an obligation of fairness and equity that has spanned more than one generation.​

Question 45

According to Nagy,what are relational ethics? Describe the role of trust and relational integrity in this theory.​