Chapter 6 Experiential Family Therapies

Chapter 6  Experiential Family Therapies

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

Each of the following therapies fall into the category of experiential family therapies EXCEPT?
Satir growth model
Symbolic-experiential therapy
Emotionally focused therapy
External family systems

ANS: D
REF: Lay of the Land (p. 165)

Which of the following experiential family therapies is the leading evidence-based approach to couples therapy that uses experiential, systemic, and attachment theories?
Satir growth model
Symbolic-experiential therapy
Emotionally focused therapy
Internal family systems

ANS: C
REF: Lay of the Land (p. 165)

It is said that rather than focus primarily on behavioral interaction sequences, experiential family therapists focus more on the __________ layer of those interactions.
emotional
internal
external
intermittent

ANS: A
REF: Common Assumptions and Practices (p. 165-166)

Experiential therapists assert that warmth and empathy are essential to effective therapy. To foster an environment where this is evident, a therapist must do which of the following?
Make a strong, affective connection with clients to create a sense of safety, allowing clients to explore areas of emotional vulnerability.
Acknowledge that the client is the expert in their own life and the therapist is merely there to facilitate the process of self-discovery.
Fully explore the amount of empathy the members of the family have for each other.
All the above.

ANS: D
REF: Common Assumptions and Practices (p. 166)

The Satir growth model focuses mostly on which of the following?
Fostering individual growth and improving family interactions
Reframing the problem in a completely positive light
Creating a sense of safety for interpersonal learning
Realigning the patterns and alliances the family has adhered to

ANS: A
REF: The Satir Growth Model (p. 166)

According to the Satir growth model, there are five communication strategies for survival. Which of the following suggestions would be best for a therapist working with clients who have adapted the placator stance or role?
Encourage the client to take a firm stance from the onset of therapy.
Use less directive therapy methods, such as multiple choice questions and open-ended reflections, to require them to voice their opinion and take a stand.
Use therapeutic techniques, such as reflecting, to highlight hidden emotions.
Applaud the placator; after all, they can be the easiest people to get along with.

ANS: B
REF: The Satir Growth Model (p. 167)

When a Satir-oriented therapist is working with a client who takes on a blamer stance, the therapist should NOT do which of the following?
Placate the client by not speaking honestly and directly to them.
Increase the client’s awareness of the thoughts and feelings of others.
Help the client to communicate their personal perspectives in a way that is respectful of others.
Directly confront the client when necessary.

ANS: A
REF: The Satir Growth Model (p. 168)

When a Satir-oriented therapist is spending time “floating” along with the client’s distractions to identify the unique “anchors” of the client’s reality that the therapist can tap into, they might be working with what type of client?
Placator
Blamer
Superreasonable
Irrelevant

ANS: D
REF: The Satir Growth Model (p. 168)

Satir’s six-stage model of change is best described by which of the following statements?
The model emphasizing the therapist perturbs the system, shakes it up and respects its ability to naturally reorganize itself in a more useful way.
The model identifies the different communication stances each family adapts to through the process of therapy.
The model addresses conflict resolution and recovery in the family system.
The model highlights the inconsistencies and patterns the family system has fallen into.

ANS: A
REF: The Satir Growth Model (p. 169-170)