Chapter 7 Intergenerational and Psychoanalytic Family Therapies

Chapter 7  Intergenerational and Psychoanalytic Family Therapies

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Object relations family therapy, family-of-origin therapy, and contextual therapy share several key concepts and practices. They include each of the following EXCEPT?
Examine a client’s early relationships to understand present functioning.
Trace transgenerational and extended family dynamics to understand a client’s complaints.
Promote insight into extended family dynamics to facilitate change.
Focus on the nature of being human rather than families or family therapy.

ANS: D
REF: Lay of the Land (p. 229)

A key concept in Bowen’s intergenerational theory is the therapist’s use of which of the following?
Techniques
Self
Interventions
Coaching

ANS: B
REF: Bowen Intergenerational Therapy (p. 229-230)

Differentiation is one of the most useful concepts for understanding interpersonal relationships. Which of the following statements is true?
Differentiation refers to a person’s ability to separate intrapersonal and interpersonal distress.
Differentiation is the ability to balance two life forces: the need for togetherness and the need for autonomy.
Differentiation is a lifelong journey that is colloquially referred to as “maturity” in the broadest sense.
All of the above

ANS: D
REF: Bowen Intergenerational Therapy (p. 230)

Which of the following does NOT accurately describe a differentiated person?
A person who is differentiated is better able to handle ups and downs of life.
A person who is differentiated has the ability to separate feelings and self from others.
A person who is differentiated lacks emotion or emotional expression in emotional situations.
A person who is differentiated does not immediately react in emotional situations.

ANS: C
REF: Bowen Intergenerational Therapy (p. 230)

What is a genogram?
A genealogy covering the complete history of a family
A type of self report and discovery of family secrets
A type of family tree that specifically maps key multigenerational processes
A complete medical history of a family

ANS: C
REF: Bowen Intergenerational Therapy (p. 231)

In the hands of an intergenerational therapist, the genogram is used simultaneously as:
a way to help the family implement new patterns individually and as a family.
a way to map out family medical complications and how each affected the family.
an assessment instrument and intervention.
an intervention and tool for the closing phase of therapy.

ANS: C
REF: Bowen Intergenerational Therapy (p. 231)

Intergenerational therapists focus on developing a therapeutic relationship that encourages all parties to further their differentiation process. What does this mean?
Intergenerational therapists believe that clients are in charge of the therapeutic process.
Intergenerational therapists believe that clients can only differentiate as much as their therapists have differentiated.
Intergenerational therapists believe that the differentiation of the client is the technique.
Intergenerational therapists believe that they must take sides with the most differentiated family member.

ANS: B
REF: Bowen Intergenerational Therapy (p. 232)
When an intergenerational therapist maintains an emotionally engaged stance that is nonreactive — meaning that the therapist does not react to attacks, “bad” news, and so forth without careful reflection — this is known as which of the following?
A detached presence
A non-caring presence
An emotional presence
A non-anxious presence

ANS: D
REF: Bowen Intergenerational Therapy (p. 232-233)