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Bowenian/Family Systems Theory

Question 1 of 43

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Family Systems Theory: info on Murray Bowen (select 5) -

Select one or more of the following:

  • a pharmacist

  • a psychiatrist

  • Mental Research Institute

  • 1940s Menninger Clinic

  • 1950s NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health)

  • 1959 Georgetown University

  • Family Systems Theory

  • Contextual Theory

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Question 2 of 43

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Family Systems Theory: humans and human families are guided by the family's system.

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    emotional
    structural
    hierarchical

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Question 3 of 43

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Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

Family Systems Theory: ( TOGETHERNESS, LEDGERS, REDACTION ) vs. ( INDIVIDUALITY, ALTRUITION )

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Question 4 of 43

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Family Systems Theory: Unresolved family issues are repeated.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 5 of 43

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Family Systems Theory: this is the concept of repeating unresolved issues from your family of origin with your own nuclear family.

Select one of the following:

  • Repetition

  • Cycling

  • Intergenerational Transmission

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Question 6 of 43

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Family Systems Theory GOALS:

Select one or more of the following:

  • balance the ledger

  • decrease anxiety

  • increase differentiation

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Question 7 of 43

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Family Systems Theory/Bowenian: TRIANGLES

Select one or more of the following:

  • smallest, most stable relationship

  • 3 people

  • 2 people

  • can be beneficial

  • can be used to divert attention from one person onto another

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Question 8 of 43

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Family Systems/Bowenian: ___________ tension in triangles - the uncomfortable person seeks comfort/closeness with an outsider.

Select one of the following:

  • MILD

  • MODERATE

  • HIGH

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Question 9 of 43

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Family Systems/Bowenian: ___________ tension in triangles - 1 side is in conflict; 2 sides in harmony.

Select one of the following:

  • MILD

  • MODERATE

  • HIGH

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Question 10 of 43

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Family Systems/Bowenian: ___________ tension in triangles - outside position is desirable; most uncomfortable insider gets the outsider to fight with the other insider.

Select one of the following:

  • MILD

  • MODERATE

  • HIGH

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Question 11 of 43

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Family Systems/Bowen: the less developed the self, the less influence others have.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 12 of 43

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Family Systems/Bowen: a person with a low developed sense of self tries to control others.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 13 of 43

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Family Systems/Bowen: ( Families, Individuals ) determine how much the self gets to develop.

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Question 14 of 43

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Family Systems/Bowen: poorly differentiated individuals...

Select one or more of the following:

  • need approval

  • are people pleasers

  • are dogmatic

  • pressure others to conform

  • have chronic anxiety

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Question 15 of 43

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Family Systems/Bowen: highly differentiated individuals...

Select one or more of the following:

  • have a good balance of I and We

  • realistic dependence on others

  • separate emotion from rational thinking

  • can be selfless (by choice)

  • confident/supportive of others

Explanation

Question 16 of 43

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Family Systems/Bowen: the Nuclear Family Emotional System has 5 relationship patterns.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 17 of 43

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Family Systems/Bowen: NFES pattern #1 - as tension increases, spouses externalize their anxiety onto the relationship (what's wrong with YOU!)

Select one of the following:

  • marital conflict

  • dysfunction in 1 spouse

  • impairment in 1 or more children

  • emotional distance

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Question 18 of 43

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Family Systems/Bowen: NFES pattern #2 - pressure from 1 spouse, other yields but has high anxiety which leads to dysfunction ("I lost myself in the relationship)

Select one of the following:

  • marital conflict

  • dysfunction in 1 spouse

  • impairment of 1 or more children

  • emotional distance

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Question 19 of 43

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Family Systems/Bowen: NFES pattern #3 - with anxiety in the marriage, the focus shifts to a child (can be with a positive or negative view of the child). Child is reactive to parents' expectations, and can't differentiate. Internalizes family tension, acts out, is anxious.

Select one of the following:

  • marital conflict

  • dysfunction in one spouse

  • impairment of 1 or more children

  • emotional distance

Explanation

Question 20 of 43

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Family Systems/Bowen: NFES pattern #4 - (associated w/ other 3 patterns) more distance = less tension & anxiety, but the risk is isolation and depression

Select one of the following:

  • marital conflict

  • dysfunction in one spouse

  • impairment of 1 or more children

  • emotional distance

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Question 21 of 43

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Family Systems/Bowen: FAMILY PROCESS - children (usually 1 child) inherit relational sensitivities that lead to functioning. [Treatment: 1) focus 2) interpret 3) treat]

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    PROJECTION
    INITIATION
    INTUITION
    impaired
    heightened

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Question 22 of 43

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Family Systems/Bowen: 3 STEPS OF FAMILY PROJECTION PROCESS
1) Parent on child (fear of something wrong)
2) Parent behaviors as confirming their fears
3) Parent child as if something is really wrong

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    focuses
    provides
    relies
    rejects
    interrupts
    interprets
    treats
    ignores

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Question 23 of 43

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Family Systems/Bowen: The process of an unresolved issue perpetuating through upcoming generations is called ____________________. (We choose mates w/ the same level of differentiation as us.)

Select one of the following:

  • Undifferentiation Process

  • Multigenerational Transmission Process

  • Self-Perpetuating Transmission Process

Explanation

Question 24 of 43

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Family Systems/Bowen: Emotional Cutoff, the attempt to manage family issues by cutting the family off, can be accomplished by which of the following?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Family Meetings

  • Moving away physically

  • Avoiding deep conversations

  • Sweeping things under the rug/dormant problems

Explanation

Question 25 of 43

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Family Systems/Bowen: Birth order/sibling position is an important element of this theory.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 26 of 43

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Family Systems/Bowen: Societal Emotional Process is when the culture is healthier than the typical family units.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 27 of 43

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Family Systems/Bowen: THERAPIST JOBS

Select one or more of the following:

  • Control the emotional tone of the session

  • Maintain a de-triangulated stance

  • Have the family take "I" positions to promote differentiation

  • Discourage digging up old issues

  • Teach how emotional systems operate; help to differentiate from family of origin

Explanation

Question 28 of 43

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Family Systems/Bowen: When a family is emotionally "stuck" together, they are ( fused, frozen, flippant ).

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Question 29 of 43

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These two dudes were Bowen's students, who joined to form the Center for Family Learning.

Select one or more of the following:

  • Thomas Payne

  • Philip Guerin

  • Thomas Fogarty

  • Virginia Satir

Explanation

Question 30 of 43

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Family Systems/Bowen: These women were responsible for the exposition of the FAMILY LIFE CYCLE and championed FEMINISM in family therapy.

Select one or more of the following:

  • Betty Carter

  • Emily Coinack

  • Monica McGoldrick

  • Joyce Encklestat

Explanation

Question 31 of 43

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Family Systems/Bowen: Frank Sulloway wrote this book in 1996 on the importance of birth order.

Select one of the following:

  • Born to Rebel

  • Who Were You Born to Be?

  • Life Down the Middle

  • Top Down Birth Order

Explanation

Question 32 of 43

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Family Systems/Bowen: the development of behavior disorders comes from being highly differentiated and not caring if other's feelings are hurt.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 33 of 43

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Family Systems/Bowen: GOALS of therapy

Select one or more of the following:

  • Change

  • Insight

  • taking responsibility for their own problems

Explanation

Question 34 of 43

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Family Systems/Bowen: Patterns of emotional reactivity are called __________________.

Select one of the following:

  • Structure

  • Process

  • Differentiation Patterns

Explanation

Question 35 of 43

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Family Systems/Bowen: Interlocking networks of triangles are called _________________ in this theory.

Select one of the following:

  • Structure

  • Process

  • Form

Explanation

Question 36 of 43

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Family Systems/Bowen: Bowen thought it was better to address individuals, and not the group as a whole.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 37 of 43

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Family Systems/Bowen: GENOGRAMS are an important technique in this theory.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 38 of 43

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Family Systems/Bowen: Getting someone to try something new within their family ("What would it look like if you...") is called

Select one of the following:

  • Open Door Possibilities

  • Structural Shifts

  • Relationship Experiment

Explanation

Question 39 of 43

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Family Systems/Bowen: These are the 6 techniques of this theory -

Select one or more of the following:

  • "I" position

  • Enacting

  • Genograms

  • Process questions

  • Neutralizing triangles

  • Balancing ledgers

  • Examining hierarchies

  • Relationship experiments

  • Coaching

Explanation

Question 40 of 43

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Family Systems/Bowen: He used displacement stories (like Samuel w/ the story of the rich man and the sheep).

Select one of the following:

  • Philip Guerin

  • Ivan Bozormenyi-Nagy

  • Geraldine Spark

Explanation

Question 41 of 43

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Family Systems/Bowen: He founded EPPI to study schizophrenia. His theory was on INVISIBLE LOYALTY within the family.

Select one of the following:

  • Philip Guerin

  • Ivan Bozormenyi-Nagy

  • Geraldine Spark

Explanation

Question 42 of 43

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Family Systems/Bowen: This psychologist/social worker with psycho-analytic background and experience in child guidance centers formed a theory on INVISIBLE LOYALTY within the family.

Select one of the following:

  • Philip Guerin

  • Ivan Bozormenyi-Nagy

  • Geraldine Spark

Explanation

Question 43 of 43

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Family Systems/Bowen: The theory of within the family (formed by Spark and Bozormenyi-Nagy) defines these terms -
1) - an expectation from a previous generation
2) - allegiances in kids based on parental fairness
3) - who owes what, to whom

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    INVISIBLE LOYALTY
    GENERATIONAL LOYALTY
    LEGACY
    TRUST
    FAMILY LOYALTY
    GENERATIONAL EXPECTATIONS
    FAMILY LEDGER
    FAMILY BANK ACCOUNT

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