CAASP Family Systems 2

Question 1

In family systems theory, what term describes the process by which a family member takes on the emotional burden of the entire family to maintain stability?

Accepted Answer

Scapegoating

Answer

Scapegoating occurs when one family member is identified as the source of all problems, absorbing family tension so others can maintain stability.

Question 2

A CAASP case manager notices that a mother consistently speaks for her teenager during family meetings, finishing sentences and answering questions directed at the teen. This pattern best exemplifies:

Accepted Answer

Enmeshment

Answer

Enmeshment is characterized by blurred boundaries between family members, where one member excessively controls or speaks for another.

Question 3

Which ecological system in Bronfenbrenner's model directly captures the interactions between two or more settings that a child actively participates in, such as home and school?

Accepted Answer

Mesosystem

Answer

The mesosystem encompasses the interactions and links between the different microsystems a child is part of, such as parent-teacher relationships.

Question 4

In structural family therapy, 'joining' refers to the therapist's technique of:

Accepted Answer

Building rapport and accommodating to the family's style

Answer

Joining is Minuchin's technique in which the therapist builds a therapeutic alliance by adapting to the family's language, affective range, and style.

Question 5

A father who was raised in a rigid, authoritarian household automatically enforces the same strict rules with his children without reflection. This intergenerational pattern is best addressed through:

Accepted Answer

Bowen's differentiation of self work

Answer

Bowen's concept of differentiation of self helps individuals distinguish their own values and beliefs from those absorbed in their family of origin, breaking multigenerational patterns.

(CAASP) Child and Adolescent Service System Program Practice Test

(CAASP) Child and Adolescent Service System Program Practice Test

CAASP Family Systems 2