RPT Family Systems & Parent Consultation

Question 1

What is the primary goal of filial therapy?

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To train parents to conduct child-centered play sessions with their child

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To treat a child's disorder using directive play techniques

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To observe family dynamics through structured play assessments

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To provide group therapy for families in crisis

Question 2

In family systems theory, the family member who is labeled as having 'the problem' is called the:

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Identified patient

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Scapegoat

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Enabler

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Parentified child

Question 3

Which therapists are primarily credited with developing filial therapy in the 1960s?

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Bernard and Louise Guerney

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Virginia Axline and Clark Moustakas

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Gary Landreth and Sue Bratton

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Salvador Minuchin and Jay Haley

Question 4

In structural family therapy, the invisible rules that govern who participates in family interactions and how are known as:

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Boundaries

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Subsystems

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Hierarchies

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Coalitions

Question 5

What is the primary purpose of parent consultations in play therapy?

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To collaborate with parents to support the child's therapeutic progress

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To diagnose the child's disorder using parent-reported information

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To share confidential session content with parents

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To teach parents behavioral management techniques exclusively

Question 6

A 'parentified child' in family systems theory refers to a child who:

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Assumes adult responsibilities or emotional caretaking roles within the family

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Is overly dependent on their parents for emotional regulation

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Refuses to engage with adult authority figures

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Exhibits regressive behaviors characteristic of younger children

Question 7

In Bowen's family systems theory, 'differentiation of self' refers to:

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The capacity to maintain one's own identity while remaining emotionally connected to the family

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The child's ability to physically separate from their parents

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The process of identifying which family member is the identified patient

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A therapeutic technique for reducing family enmeshment