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These are chapter review questions that are given to students in the beginning of the semester, and then random questions are plucked and put into an exam. They are the exact same questions and answer choices so they are extremely useful. In my document I have highlighted all of the correct answers....

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Pomerantz, Clinical Psychology, 5e SAGE Publishing, 2020

Chapter 16: Group and Family Therapy Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following approaches to psychotherapy has NOT been adapted for use with group therapy clients? A. behavioral B. psychodynamic C. cognitive D. all of the other listed choices have been adapted for use with groups 3. ______ has emerged as a leading figure in the interpersonal approach to group therapy. A. Aaron Beck B. Albert Ellis C. Irvin Yalom D. Donald Meichenbaum 5. Irvin Yalom’s approach to group psychotherapy has been labeled ______. A. interpersonal B. behavioral C. solution-focused D. narrative 7. ______ is NOT 1 of the 11 therapeutic factors for group psychotherapy identified by Irvin Yalom. A. Instillation of hope B. Exposure to anxiety-provoking stimuli C. Imitative behavior D. Development of socializing techniques 9. In group therapy, a client’s experience that “we’re all in the same boat” best describes the therapeutic factor labeled by Irvin Yalom as ______. A. catharsis B. interpersonal learning C. imitative behavior D. universality 11. According to Yalom, ______, or learning from in-group interpersonal experiences, is at the heart of group therapy. A. universality B. group cohesiveness

Pomerantz, Clinical Psychology, 5e SAGE Publishing, 2020

C. interpersonal learning D. social reeducation 13. Group therapists are most likely to encourage clients to examine ______. A. here-and-now relationships with fellow group members B. illogical thoughts C. reinforcements and punishments that represent contingencies for specific behaviors D. the styles of parenting used by their parents 15. Therapy groups may either be ______, allowing individual members to enter or leave at any time, or ______, requiring members to enter and finish therapy together. A. open-enrollment; closed-enrollment B. fluid-enrollment; static-enrollment C. closed-enrollment; open-enrollment D. static-enrollment; fluid-enrollment 17. Which of the following statements about group therapy is TRUE? A. Extra-group socializing is encouraged by most group therapists. B. Cotherapists must have the same therapy orientation in order to be effective. C. Group members should be discouraged from extra-group socializing. D. Group members may be asked to role-play as “mothers” and “fathers,” a technique called recapitulation of the family group. 19. Which of the following statements about group therapy is TRUE? A. One advantage of having cotherapists is the ability to foster recapitulation of the family group. B. Extra-group socializing among group members poses little or no consequences. C. Fellow group members are legally and ethically bound to maintain the confidentiality of information discussed during group sessions. D. Group members who disclose information about fellow members can be fined. 21. More than any other form of therapy, ______ therapy is characterized by a systems approach to understanding psychological problems. A. group B. family C. behavioral D. cognitive 23. Although psychological symptoms may appear maladaptive, they are often in fact adaptive within the family environment of the individual. Family therapists refer to this idea as ______. A. triangulation B. the social microcosm C. functionalism D. interpersonal learning

Pomerantz, Clinical Psychology, 5e SAGE Publishing, 2020

25. The genogram is an assessment technique used most often by ______ therapists. A. behavioral B. humanistic C. group D. family 27. Which of the following is NOT one of the seven stages through which typical intact middle-class American families proceed? A. leaving home B. joining of families through marriage or union C. launching children and moving on in midlife D. resignation and acceptance of death 29. The Rothberg family includes parents Mark and Tina and children David and Abigail. Mark and Tina take David to a clinical psychologist because “he is the cause of all problems in our family. If you fix him, everything will be great in our household.” If the psychologist takes a family therapy approach to treatment, he will consider the possibility that, in this situation, David is ______. A. an identified patient B. diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder C. not Mark and Tina’s biological child D. in significant competition with his schoolmates 31. Lisa’s family is very, very close. In fact, the degree of emotional closeness they have with each other is so great that no member of the family is particularly independent. They always have to be around each other and do things together. From Minuchin’s perspective, this family is demonstrating ______. A. disengagement B. enmeshment C. an undifferentiated ego mass D. triangulation 33. Exception questions, such as “When was this not a problem for you?” and “When was this not so bad?” and the formula-first session task, in which clients consider what aspects of their lives they want to remain the same, are important components of ______. A. narrative therapy B. humanistic therapy C. solution-focused therapy D. structural family therapy 35. A basic premise of ______ therapy is that by “editing” the “life stories” clients tell themselves; clients can improve their mental health. A. solution-focused B. narrative C. structural family

Pomerantz, Clinical Psychology, 5e SAGE Publishing, 2020

D. group 37. The Conflict Tactics Scale assesses ______. A. depression B. abuse and violence within families C. cognitive confrontation D. cognitive distortions 39. A therapist frequently asks clients these questions: “Are your problems present every hour of every day? When they are not so bad, what have you done to make them better?” These questions suggest that this therapist is most likely following which approach to therapy? A. solution-focused B. humanistic C. interpersonal D. metacognitive...