Questions marked with an asterisk (*) have been borrowed or adapted with permission from Exercises in Family Therapy, by Montserrat Casado, Mark E. Young, and Scott D. Rasmus. Copyright © 2002 by Pearson Education, Inc.

This activity contains 11 questions.

	Which of the following is a unifying feature of psychodynamic family therapy and Bowen family therapy?   Techniques are practice-based as opposed to theory-based. Focus is more on the present than on the past. The belief that change is gradual and requires a heavy investment of time and resources. Focus is on the intrapersonal rather than the interpersonal.

	* Psychodynamic therapists use all of the following terms to describe dysfunctional relationships EXCEPT:   marital schism marital skew pseudomutuality enmeshment

	* The founder of psychodynamic family therapy was   Murray Bowen James Framo Nathan Ackerman Theodore Lidz

	* Splitting is a family procedure that   is grounded in reality represents objects in a person's life as "all good" or "all bad" helps people integrate their feelings about other people in realistic ways leads to the loss of anxiety control and unpredictability

	* In psychodynamic therapy, the therapist must take on different roles, including   teacher, good enough mother, catalyst coach, director, catalyst expert, accountant, interpreter collaborator, teacher, director investigator, sleuth, change agent

	* Bowen emphasized at least eight major concepts, including all of the following EXCEPT:   societal regression multigenerational transmission process transference nuclear family emotional sibling position

	* Which of these statements about triangles is true?   They are always unhealthy. They occur between people only. They represent the smallest stable relationship system. They deal with the anxiety of a third party projected onto a couple. They can never interlock with extra-family relationships.

	* The ability of persons to distinguish themselves from their family of origin on an emotional and intellectual level is called   triangulation sibling rivalry fusion differentiation

	* Genograms are NOT intended to promote   pattern recognition mutual respect and tolerance in families a shift from clear cognitions to emotional reactivity multicultural awareness spiritual awareness

	Which of the following is true about the Bowenian therapist?   Differentiation is crucial. Objectivity and subjectivity are necessary. The therapist first must undergo a cognitive change. The role of student and facilitator are key.

	Which of the following is true of Bowen family therapy compared with other family therapy theories?   There is emphasis on practice rather than theory. It is criticized for being too male oriented and politically conservative. It takes little time and money. There is a lot of research on the universality of this theory.

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