Symbolic-experiential family therapists accomplish the goal of increasing family cohesion and the authenticity of family relationships by focusing on what two key areas?
a. Personal boundaries and transgenerational boundaries
b. Interpersonal boundaries and transgenerational boundaries
c. Transgenerational boundaries and self-actualization
d. Interpersonal boundaries and self-actualization
Q. 2The three primary goals that symbolic-experiential therapists have for all clients include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. increase family cohesion - create a sense of nurturance and confidence in problem solving.
b. promote personal growth- support the completion of developmental tasks for all family members.
c. establish effective parental hierarchy and sever cross-generational coalitions.
d. expand the familys symbolic world.
Q. 3Symbolic-experiential therapists view families as highly resilient and ____________.
a. inflexible
b. resourceful
c. flexible
d. adaptable
Q. 4All of the following are true of the trial of labor, which refers to the assessment process of symbolic-experiential therapy, EXCEPT:
a. the therapist tries to understand each persons preferred family roles, beliefs, and values.
b. the therapist attends to the structural organization of the family and the emotional processes within the family.
c. the therapist observes how the family responds to the therapists interventions and interactions.
d. the therapist focuses primarily on the familys behavioral interactions rather than their emotional system.
Q. 5The founder of symbolic-experiential therapy believed strongly in the use of _________________ to provide a balance of support and challenge.
a. a cotherapist
b. boundaries
c. confrontation
d. personal integrity
Q. 6Symbolic-experiential therapists strive to be responsible to the family without being responsible for them.
a. True
b. False
Q. 7If a symbolic-experiential therapist is feeling annoyed in session and chooses to convey this to her client, this is considered ______________________.
a. use of absurdity
b. use of integrity
c. use of authenticity
d. use of professionalism
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