Deck 16: Evidence-Based Family Therapy

Question 1

Which of the following statements is true?

A)Proponents of formal family assessments contend accurate measurement is essential for a scientific discipline.
B)Quantitative research in family therapy is by and large unfounded
C)Few family therapists engage in clinical assessment.
D)All are true.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

All social climates,such as families,have characteristics (e.g. ,supportive,autocratic)that can be measured and that,in turn,provide a framework for better comprehending relationships among members within that climate,according to:

A)Watzlawick.
B)Moos.
C) Howells.​
D)Bowen.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Quantitative research emphasizes:

A)case studies.
B)audio and video tapes.
C)large samples.
D)open-ended inquiries.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Questionnaires used for assessment are examples of:​

A)self-report measures.
B)reliable measures.
C)valid measures.
D)objective measures.

Question 5

Therapists are more apt to attend to _____________ research because it is more likely to capture what they do in their daily work with clients.

A)confirmatory
B)quantitative
C)statistical
D)qualitative

Question 6

Valid and reliable test instruments appraise family:

A)communication patterns.
B)cognitive and affective patterns
C)interpersonal patterns.
D)All of the answers are correct.

Question 7

Standardized tests for assessing couples and families are utilized particularly by:

A)narrative therapists.
B)behaviorally-oriented family therapists.
C)structural therapists.
D)strategic therapists.

Question 8

In the Beavers system of classification,families can be rated along a continuum according to their level of:

A)cohesion.
B)competence.
C)adaptability.
D)conflict.

Question 9

Olson's family map depicts how many types of couple or family relationships?

A)4
B)8
C)12
D)25

Question 10

Which of the following is not related to the expansion of family therapy research in the 1990s?

A)Increased funding by the National Institute of Mental Health
B)Increased funding by the National Institute of Drug Abuse
C)Pressure from managed care insurance programs
D) Pressure from psychoanalysts for funding to demonstrate the efficacy of that approach

Question 11

A good example of combining quantitative and qualitative research can be seen in the work of:

A)Whitaker.
B)Kempler.
C)Gottman.
D)Satir.

Question 12

The McMaster Model of Family Functioning is an evaluative procedure probing how families function in three areas. Which of the following is not one of those areas?

A)Developmental Task Area
B)Hazardous Task Area
C)Crisis Task Area
D)Basic Task Area

Question 13

According to the authors,most family therapists:

A)look for hierarchical patterns in their family assessment.
B)rely on formal psychological tests in their family assessment.
C)do not rely on formal psychological tests.
D)ignore hierarchical patterns in their family assessment.

Question 14

Research efforts in family therapy over the last two decades have been directed at:

A)social construction therapies.
B)symbolic-experiential therapies.
C)empirically-validated therapies
D)clinically based therapies.

Question 15

Olson's Circumplex Model of family functioning is based on the intersection of two basic family dimensions.They are:

A)flexibility and cohesion.
B)enmeshment and disengagement.
C)enmeshment and disengagement
D)None of the answers are correct.

Question 16

Which of the following is not typically part of observational research methods?

A)Rating scales
B)Interactive coding schemes
C)Observable behavior patterns
D)Qualitative assessment reporting

Question 17

Many therapists have dismissed published research reports as:

A)irrelevant to their everyday needs and interests.
B)too time consuming to read.
C)based on too small a sample
D)willing to deal with individuals only but not families.

Question 18

Which of the following statements is true?

A)Family research has always had secondary status compared to family therapy.
B)Early efforts at family therapy,during the 1950s,were often undertaken to maintain contact with research families.
C)Family research has always had primary status compared to family therapy.
D)Family research and family therapy tend to utilize similar observational procedures

Question 19

Many researchers find fault with clinicians for their:

A)lack of knowledge of research findings.
B)willingness to adopt untested clinical procedures.
C)unfamiliarity with experimental design.
D)lack of statistical sophistication.

Question 20

The Family Environment Scale contains all but one of these dimensions.Which one does not belong?

A) Independence
B)Organization
C)Control
D) Anxiety​

Question 21

Severely disturbed families with centripetal interactive styles often produce _______________ children.

A)neurotic
B)schizophrenic
C)sociopathic
D)borderline

Question 22

According to the text,we may draw which of these conclusions?

A)Psychotherapy is more effective than no treatment.
B)Individual psychotherapy is more effective in treating depression than is family therapy.
C)Marital therapy is more effective than individual psychotherapy,but family therapy is not.
D)Family therapy is least effective with adolescents.

Question 23

Highly functional families,according to Beavers:

A)place all power in the hands of the parents.
B)are high in entropy.
C)are more likely to be closed systems than open ones.
D)are characterized by parental coalitions which offer family leadership.

Question 24

One goal of process research is to determine:

A)if family therapy is more effective than individual therapy.
B)which families are easiest to treat.
C)what factors are associated with therapeutic change.
D)None of the answers are correct.

Question 25

Efficacy outcome studies refer to:

A)"in the field" studies.
B)clinic therapy studies
C)"laboratory studies."
D)None of the answers are correct.

Question 26

Published outcome studies appear in two forms: efficacy studies and:

A)efficacy plus studies.
B)efficiency studies.
C)confirmatory studies.
D)statistical studies.

Question 27

Which of the following is not one of the people mentioned as describing the systemic perspective in individual assessment in couple and family therapy?

A)Nurse
B)Sperry
C)Bowen
D)Stanton

Question 28

Severely disturbed families with centrifugal interactive styles often produce _______________ children

A)neurotic
B)schizophrenic
C)sociopathic
D)borderline

Question 29

The Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS)is a ___-item self-report assessment of dyadic satisfaction,cohesion,consensus,and affectional expression

A)10
B)32
C)2
D)50

Question 30

Evidence supporting family therapy has been especially strong for:

A)Evidence supporting family therapy has been especially strong for:
B)parent management training.
C)functional family therapy.
D)All of the answers are correct

Question 31

Evidence-based questions in outcome research refer to:

A)what technique works best with what presenting problem
B)whether all forms of family therapy work.
C)how best to code family interaction
D)how best to rate family interaction.

Question 32

What actually transpires during a therapy session? Answers to such questions are addressed by:

A)outcome research.
B)effectiveness research.
C)confirmatory research.
D)process research.

Question 33

_____________________ Tending to move outward or away from the center;within a family,forces that push the members apart,especially when the family organization lacks cohesiveness,so that they seek gratification outside of,rather than within,the family.

Question 34

Which of the following is not thought to stimulate client change?

A)The patient-therapist alliance
B)​The emotional experience
C)Self-disclosure
D)Commanding techniques

Question 35

Discuss the main differences between qualitative and quantitative research methodologies and evaluate how the field of family therapy utilizes each modality.

Question 36

_____________________ A set of assumptions,delimiting an area to be investigated scientifically and specifying the methods to be used to collect and interpret the forthcoming data.

Question 37

The Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS)is a ___-item self-report assessment of dyadic satisfaction,cohesion,consensus,and affectional expression.

A)10
B)32
C)2
D)50

Question 38

Which of the following statements is not true?

A)Functional family therapy is effective in treating at-risk adolescents
B)Emotionally-focused couple therapy is based on considerable research.
C)Empirically-supported research thus far has been carried out primarily by behavioral and cognitive-behavioral therapies.
D)Validation therapy offers a good example of a carefully researched set of therapeutic procedures.

Question 39

A basic requirement of evidence-based research is:

A)experienced therapists.
B)clients suffering from some form of depression.
C)randomized controlled trials.
D)brief therapy.

Question 40

_____________________ Tending to move toward the center;within a family,forces that bind or otherwise keep the members together so that they seek fulfillment from intrafamilial rather than outside relationships.

Question 41

Discuss the differences between efficacy and effectiveness research.​

Question 42

Discuss two of the most noteworthy research attempts to classify and assess families,namely Olson's Circumplex Model of Family Functioning,Moos' Family Environment Scale,Beaver's Model,or the McMaster's Model. Identify key aspects of the model's usefulness,and limitations.

Question 43

Explain the forces that have influenced an increase of attention given to both process and outcome research in family therapy.

Question 44

Discuss the similarities between qualitative inquiry and the family therapy process.