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COUN 6726 Final Exam – Year 2022 

1. The goal of community genogram is to:
2. Which of the following is a true statement about cognitive restructuring?
3. According to structural theory, family structure is made up of persistent patterns of interaction that provide families with both covert and overt rules about how, when, and with whom family members relate.
4. When it comes to multiple relationships, the ethical code can be difficult to discern because it often lacks clear-cut recommendations.
5. A multiple relationship can be defined as a counselor having a relationship with the client, couple, family, or supervisee outside of the therapeutic or supervisory relationship.
6. All but one of the following distinguishes couples, marriage, and family counseling from other professions. Which one does not?
7. Strategic family therapy focuses on the structural boundaries and integrity of the family subsystems. They are more concerned with changing how the family is organized, whereas structural family therapists may work on power struggles and hierarchy, but focus on changing the family interactional processes, patterns, and related functioning.
8. The authors of this book define family as “those who marry, never marry, have children or never have children, adopt, are gay, lesbian, or are comprised of some other alternative constellation of individuals.”
9. Which one of the following is NOT a major construct of Bowenian family systems theory?
10. Which of the following is NOT considered to be a therapist’s responsibility according to Virginia Satir?
11. Overall, the goal of Narrative Therapy is to:
12. Racism and oppression is primarily a “White” phenomenon. Minority populations cannot be “racist.”
13. In addition to issues of language, cultural considerations require that counselors have a grasp of the nuances of communication styles that may differ between cultural groups.
14. Which one of the following is NOT an additional factor that may affect the family life cycle?
15. Triangulation is:
16. Which one of the following is NOT true about the goals of Symbolic-Experiential Family Therapy?
17. Changing the way family members act as well as their dysfunctional attitudes or beliefs is central to which one of the following approaches?
18. Family genograms examine three generations of a family’s life span.
19. “Battle for structure” was Carl Whitaker’s term for his belief that it was important for the therapist to establish authoritative control early in the process.
20. Systems theory became prominent in the __________ and began to challenge Western and individualistic notions.
21. According to the text, which one of the following accurately describes the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?
22. Counselors create a difficult task that causes distress for the client “equal to or greater than that caused by the symptom” and this is called an ordeal.
23. A solid body of research suggests that family system dysfunction affects individual mental health and psychopathology and vice versa.
24. Which one of the following is NOT a basic assumption of psychodynamic theories?
25. Which one of the following terms best describes the process when couples grasp that A causes more of B and then B causes more of A (e.g., more fighting promotes less affection which promotes more fighting and so on)?
26. In 2004, the New Freedom Commission recommended changes in how severe and persistent mental health and dual diagnosis issues were treated. What was the ensuing movement called?
27. Central to the cybernetic perspective is a recognition that all human roles and relationships are:
28. According to Aducci and Cole (2011), there is a lot of research that concludes that “non-sexual” dual relationships are harmful.
29. Diffuse boundaries may also be described as rigid.
30. Despite some differences in theoretical constructs and application, both psychoanalytic and psychodynamic theory “emphasizes the causal relationship between early developmental experiences, thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that characterize the mental life of adults.”
31. Which of the following is NOT a communication style identified by Satir?
32. Alignments and coalitions help family counselors to see who has decision-making authority and responsibility within the family system.
33. Working with an individual to help that person develop the boundaries he or she needs to successfully navigate life is a key goal of structural theory.
34. It was Kempler who is noted for saying that the “presenting problem” was often not the real problem.
35. One of the roles of the counselor as per the Washington school is to focus on the problematic symptom rather than the family.
36. One of the benefits inherent in describing the life cycle of a family is the fact that most depictions of the life cycle of a family are stage theories and are linear in nature.
37. From a psychodynamic perspective, the lifespan development of a couple or family is substantially impacted by the early development of the individuals within the system. As such, which one of the following statements is true?
38. Which of the following is NOT a technique in Gestalt Family Therapy?
39. Which one of the following is NOT a true statement about the role of the counselor within Structural Family Therapy?
40. A family counselor should: