MC Master of Counseling: Family and Couples Counseling 2

Question 1

In Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples, what is the primary goal of Stage 2 (Restructuring)?

Accepted Answer

Creating new bonding events and emotional accessibility

Answer

Stage 2 of EFT focuses on restructuring interactions by creating new positive bonding events and fostering emotional accessibility and responsiveness between partners.

Question 2

A family therapist notices the identified patient (IP) in a family always acts out after the parents argue. This is best described as what systemic concept?

Accepted Answer

Triangulation

Answer

Triangulation occurs when a third party (the child/IP) is drawn into parental conflict to deflect tension, stabilizing the dyadic relationship at the child's expense.

Question 3

Which ethical principle is MOST relevant when a couples therapist is asked by one partner to keep a secret affair from the other partner?

Accepted Answer

Confidentiality versus conjoint client transparency

Answer

Couples therapy creates a unique ethical tension between individual confidentiality and the therapist's obligation to the conjoint client relationship; most ethical guidelines recommend establishing a no-secrets policy upfront.

Question 4

In Structural Family Therapy, an enmeshed subsystem is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

Diffuse boundaries with excessive togetherness and loss of individual autonomy

Answer

Enmeshment refers to diffuse boundaries where family members are overly involved in each other's lives, limiting individual autonomy and differentiation.

Question 5

The Gottman Method's 'Four Horsemen' that predict relationship dissolution include all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Passive aggression

Answer

The Four Horsemen are criticism, contempt, defensiveness, and stonewalling; passive aggression is not one of Gottman's four predictors of relationship failure.

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MC Master of Counseling: Family and Couples Counseling 2