Deck 8: Family and Relationship Issues

Question 1

From a family adjustment to disability perspective, which rehabilitation theoretical framework appears most appropriate:

A) Trait-factor theory
B) The psychomedical paradigm
C) Vocational adjustment theory
D) Social systems theory

Answer 1

D

Question 2

A systemic-theory of VR focuses on:

A) The individual with the disability
B) The interactive process and what goes on between people
C) The medical implications of the disability
D) Adjustment to the functional limitations of the disability

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following is not one of the six stages to caregiver adjustment?

A) The commitment stage
B) The plateau stage
C) The exhaustion stage
D) The withdrawal stage

Answer 3

D

Question 4

What appears to be client resistance to rehabilitation programming, may actually be (from a family relational perspective):

A) Family homeostatic forces that try to maintain the status quo
B) Deep seated psychological conflict that is manifesting as counselor-client relationship tension
C) A personality disorder that is interfering with cooperation
D) The fault of the parents, no matter how old the client may be

Question 5

Motivation, from a systemic perspective, is:

A) A psychological construct
B) A reflection of activity in the social matrix
C) Not inside the client, but in the network of relationships that influence the client
D) b and c, but not a