RPT Family Systems & Parent Consultation 2

Question 1

In Adlerian play therapy, parent consultations primarily focus on:

Accepted Answer

Educating parents about the child's mistaken goals and encouraging democratic parenting

Answer

Adlerian play therapy parent consultations aim to educate parents about mistaken goals underlying misbehavior and to encourage democratic, encouraging parenting approaches.

Question 2

The family systems concept describing the degree of emotional bonding between family members is:

Accepted Answer

Cohesion

Answer

Cohesion refers to the degree of emotional bonding and closeness between family members, ranging on a continuum from disengaged to enmeshed.

Question 3

When a child is drawn into parental conflict and used to stabilize or redirect tension between two adults, this is called:

Accepted Answer

Triangulation

Answer

Triangulation occurs when a third person, often a child, is pulled into a two-person conflict to diffuse tension or form an alliance.

Question 4

Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT), developed by Landreth and Bratton, is a structured protocol consisting of how many sessions?

Accepted Answer

10

Answer

CPRT is a manualized 10-session filial therapy model that trains parents in child-centered play therapy skills for conducting 30-minute home play sessions.

Question 5

In family systems theory, 'enmeshment' describes:

Accepted Answer

Excessive emotional closeness with blurred individual boundaries

Answer

Enmeshment describes overly fused family relationships where individual boundaries are poorly defined, restricting personal autonomy and identity development.

(RPT) Registered Play Therapist Practice Test

(RPT) Registered Play Therapist Practice Test

RPT Family Systems & Parent Consultation 2