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Question 21

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By the late 1970s, the most used models in family systems therapy were:

A) behavioural approaches.
B) structural-strategic approaches.
C) the family process approach.
D) existential approaches.

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Question 22

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The systems perspective implies:

A) individuals are autonomous and independent of their families.
B) the external environment is the most powerful influence on an individual's development.
C) individuals are best understood through the context of their role in their family.
D) systematic intervention is required to deconstruct an unhealthy family interaction pattern.

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Which approach suggests that unresolved emotional reactivity to one's family must be addressed if one hopes to achieve a mature and unique personality?

When occurs, a ripple effect flows throughout the family system.

What is the technique in family therapy that casts a new light on a problem and provides a different interpretation for a problematic situation?

Family systems therapy is represented by a variety of theories and approaches, all of which focus on the relational aspects of human problems.

Techniques are more important to models that see the therapist-as-expert and in charge of making change happen. Collaborative approaches require:

To prevent his parents from leaving the house, Musi throws temper tantrums. His parents have given in to his demands and never go out to dinner or to movies anymore. A structural- strategic therapist working with Musi and his parents will probably:

Satir's human validation model focuses on functional versus dysfunctional communication in families.

If we hope to work therapeutically with an individual, it is critical to consider him or her within the:

Structural-strategic family therapists limit their interventions to families alone.

Roger and his wife are experiencing tension in their relationship because he believes she is far too lenient with their children when they misbehave. This forces him to play the role of 'bad cop' as a parent, which makes him angry. A family therapist working with Roger and his family might:

Family therapy perspectives call for a conceptual shift from evaluating individuals to focusing on:

There is a trend in the field of family therapy toward rejecting an integrative model of practice.

From the family systems perspective, symptoms are often viewed as:

Which approach would be most interested in the interactional patterns, or sequences, in the family?

Some family therapists focus primarily on the nuclear family, which is based on Western notions, and this could clearly be a shortcoming in working with clients in extended families.

The goal of structural-strategic family therapy is to break down any hierarchical structure and replace it with equal relationships among all family members.

The opposite of a differentiated self is experienced as:

An integrative approach to the practice of family therapy includes guiding principles that help the therapist organise all of the following, except: