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All of the following represent common complementary roles described in the text EXCEPT:


A) good/bad parent.
B) pursuer/distancer.
C) pursuer/underfunctioner.
D) emotional/logical.

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MRI systemic therapists conceptualize symptoms of individuals within the larger network of their family and social systems. MRI systemic therapists take a __________ stance toward all members of the family.


A) nonblaming
B) nonpathologizing
C) nonblaming and nonpathologizing
D) none of these are correct

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When Milan therapists are assessing the family games, they are:


A) determining how family members manipulate each other.
B) examining the unconscious relational rules for how the family interacts.
C) taking note of the overt rules the parents have created for the family.
D) figuring out how the children in the family work together against the parents.

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When therapists are told to "respect and trust the system," it means they should:


A) adapt to client language and viewpoint.
B) trust that clients will be able to resolve their own problems without interference.
C) identify symptoms of family problems as indicators of individual pathology.
D) respect the family as a system with its own unique epistemology.

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A critical component of Milan therapy is for the therapist to actively monitor their influence on the client system. This is grounded in which philosophical stance?


A) Humanism
B) Second-order cybernetics
C) Post-modernism
D) Modernism

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In the Milan approach, the therapeutic stance is one of neutrality. Which of the following is NOT a correct explanation of neutrality from the Milan perspective?


A) Nonpartiality toward particular family members or problem descriptions
B) Mulitpartiality, i.e., the willingness to honor all perspectives
C) Not becoming attached to particular meanings or outcomes
D) Never taking sides in therapy

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Many family interactions-rejecting a lover because one feels unworthy, disciplining a child, pursuing a partner for sex or communication-can be viewed as motivated by:


A) involuntary vs. voluntary.
B) helplessness vs. power.
C) hierarchy vs. equality.
D) hostility vs. love.

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When MRI systemic therapists view families in therapy, they always focus on:


A) the interaction.
B) the dance.
C) the game.
D) all of these are correct

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The chapter discusses the treatment of LGBTQ clients. Which of the following suggestions was NOT put forth by Butler?


A) Therapists should be aware that family of choice and family of origin have very different meanings with these couples.
B) Gender roles are thought to have more impact in same-sex relationships.
C) Therapists can help couples to deconstruct their gender role expectations.
D) Therapists should keep in mind that the family life cycle for LGBTQ couples and families looks similar to heterosexual couples and families.

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During the social stage of the initial interview, the therapist must complete all of the following in just a few minutes EXCEPT:


A) personally greeting everyone in the family who attends the session.
B) carefully observing and assessing the interactions and moods of family members.
C) sharing his or her observations with the client family.
D) helping the family feel comfortable.

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Logan, a strategic therapist, is working with a client who reports uncontrollable worrying all of the time. The client reports she cannot stop worrying and feels like her worrying is out of control. Logan asks her client to set an egg timer to worry for 10 minutes at a set time each day for the next week. What is Logan doing?


A) Symptom prescription
B) A straightforward directive
C) A metaphorical task
D) None of these is correct

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When a couple is arguing about how to discipline a defiant child, the therapist will not focus on solving the problem with the child but rather will focus on how the parents communicate. This example represents which of the following?


A) Detecting the problem
B) Detecting the interaction pattern
C) Detecting the roles in the family
D) Detecting who to blame for the problem

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What kind of circular questions are the following: "If Grandma were to suddenly lose her job, who would be the most likely person to support her? Who would be the least likely?"


A) Behavioral difference questions
B) Comparison ranking questions
C) Before-and-after questions
D) Hypothetical circular questions

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A therapist asks, "After Jenny got sad, what did Mom and Susie do next? What did Dad do? What did your grandma do?" After the responses, the therapist asks, "What did Jenny do next?" These are examples of what type of circular questions?


A) Behavioral sequence questions
B) Comparison ranking questions
C) Before-and-after questions
D) Hypothetical circular questions

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Although there has been less systematic research on the outcomes of strategic, Milan, or MRI, there is growing research on the effectiveness of evidenced-based systemic approaches for each of the following specific conditions EXCEPT:


A) adolescent substance abuse.
B) eating disorders.
C) severe mental illness.
D) couple distress.

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Which of the following statements most accurately reflects the overarching focus of Milan therapy?


A) To generate new meanings and distinctions for the system that change the "games" in the family
B) To fix or correct the family's interactions
C) To reduce perturbing or shaking up the system so that it self-corrects
D) To punctuate the problems in the family and command new interactional sequences

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Which of the following statements is TRUE about MRI systemic therapy's theory of health?


A) MRI systemic therapy does not have a predetermined definition of "healthy family functioning."
B) MRI systemic therapy defines a healthy family as one that is completely symptom free.
C) MRI systemic therapy believes individual family members, not the family system, will reorganize to functional interaction patterns.
D) None of these is correct.

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Irreverence clearly demonstrates the therapist's relationship with the problem, not the client. How is this demonstrated by the therapist?


A) In the therapist's confident and un-panicked response to the problem
B) When the therapist shows limited respect for the client, therefore grounding them in reality
C) When the therapist demonstrates they are not intimidated by the client's behavior
D) When the therapist minimizes the presenting problem and allows the client to view it from a different perspective

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Maneuverability refers to:


A) the therapist's freedom to use personal judgment in defining the therapeutic relationship.
B) the therapist's ability to try different therapeutic approaches to finding a solution for the client.
C) the therapist's freedom to explore different aspects of a person's relationships.
D) repositioning the power differentials in the family to readjust the system.

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Wendel Ray has made several contributions to systemic therapies including which of the following?


A) Training therapists in brief therapy with Latino families
B) Developing resource-focused therapy
C) Focusing on meaning and ritual
D) Using directives for interventions

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