CRC CRC Couples & Family Systems Coaching

Question 1

In family systems theory, what does the term 'differentiation of self' mean?

Accepted Answer

The ability to maintain one's own identity and emotional autonomy while remaining connected to family

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Being completely independent from family with no contact

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Choosing different hobbies from family members

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Separating legally from one's family of origin

Question 2

Which family systems concept describes how anxiety and roles are passed down through generations?

Accepted Answer

Intergenerational transmission of patterns

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Love bombing

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Parentification resolution

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Emotional cutoff recovery

Question 3

What is 'triangulation' in family systems coaching?

Accepted Answer

A three-person dynamic where two people manage tension by involving a third party

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Using three different coaching models simultaneously

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A financial planning strategy for three-partner arrangements

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A conflict resolution technique using three steps

Question 4

A CRC coach notices that a client consistently plays the 'rescuer' role in their family system. This is best addressed by:

Accepted Answer

Exploring the cost of this role on the client's own needs and relationships, and examining its origins

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Praising the client for their helpfulness

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Telling the client to stop helping family members

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Ignoring the pattern as irrelevant to relationship coaching

Question 5

What does 'emotional cutoff' in family systems theory describe?

Accepted Answer

Physically or emotionally distancing from family to manage unresolved anxiety, without true differentiation

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Healthy boundary-setting with toxic family members

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A legal process of disowning family

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A therapeutic technique for processing childhood trauma

Question 6

When working with couples from different cultural backgrounds, what is the CRC coach's primary responsibility?

Accepted Answer

Develop cultural competence and help the couple explore how their cultural differences affect their relationship

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Advise on which cultural values are superior

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Encourage the couple to abandon their respective cultural identities

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Focus only on communication styles and ignore cultural factors