Quiz 11: Systemic Interventions

Which of the following sources also reflects a cultural dimension to systems thinking? A) Bowenian family systems. B) Structural family therapy C) Strategic intervention school D) Object relations family therapy

Which of the following would contribute to the organization of a family system? A) The family's ethnicity B) The family's socioeconomic status C) The family's members D) All of the above.

A useful way of teaching the family how to negotiate conflict is: A) The use of roleplay B) To confront the family's agenda C) Paradoxing the family e D) All of the above.

A rule in negotiating with another family member is: A) Always let the other person speak first. B) Never respond to gripes with a gripe of your own. C) Try to have the last word. D) None of the above.

According to structural family therapists, after joining with the family, the counselor should: A) Generate and observe the family interaction. B) Diagnose the family structure C) Identify and modify family reactions D) Reconstruct family boundaries

The construction of a "blueprint" of the family's history is known as: A) Developing the family plan B) Constructing a family hierarchy C) Creating family tension D) Creating a family genogram

The strategic family therapist would be relatively unconcerned with: A) Defining the problem B) Introducing therapeutic directives C) Measuring client satisfaction D) All of the above

In culturally pluralistic families, which of the following could lead to family conflict? A) The father's cultural heritage B) The mother's cultural heritage C) The number of children D) The degree of acculturation by the children

When the counselor pushes the family system by escalating a conflict into a crisis, the technique is: A) Unethical B) Intensification C) an object relations move D) All of the above

Family members can be taught how to improve their communication patterns through: A) The Awareness Wheel exercise B) Practice, practice, practice C) Avoiding over-responsible behavior D) All of the above

In the distancer/pursuer couple, the problem lies with the distancer.

In the distancer/pursuer couple, the problem lies with the pursuer.

The family system seeks to maintain itself even when the system is failing to meet the needs of individual members.

Family therapy models that embrace systemic thinking have been criticized for their lack of attention to ethnicity issues.

Dysfunctional families tend to have weak boundaries.

When the family's problem is poor communication patterns, the preferred solution is a strategic intervention.

Not all communication problems are caused by under-responsible patterns of communication.

A good rule to follow when resolving a family conflict is to state clearly and specifically the gripes you have with other family members.

Joining with each family member involves much more than social identification.

The purpose of family sculpture is to generate insights and family awareness of the perceptions of individual members.