Chapter 11: Evidence-Based Treatments in Couple and Family Therapy

Chapter 11: Evidence-Based Treatments in Couple and Family Therapy

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

1. Which of the following statements about evidence-based treatments is TRUE?
   1. In the age of evidence, we do not need theory anymore.
   2. Evidence-based treatments are rigid and robotic.
   3. Therapists can bring their own personal style and philosophy to the evidence-base.
   4. Cognitive-behavioral therapy is the only evidence-based treatment.

ANS:         C

REF:          Myths About Evidence-Based Treatments (p. 447-448)

1. Emotion focused therapy, created by Sue Johnson and Les Greenberg, uses an integration of all of the following theories EXCEPT?
   1. Attachment theory
   2. Experiential theory
   3. Systems theory
   4. Intergenerational theory

ANS:         D

REF:          Emotionally Focused Therapy (p. 449)

1. Emotion focused therapy is a new paradigm for understanding adult love relationships. Which of the following statements best reflect that premise?
   1. Humans have the need for secure attachment relationships across the lifespan, not just in infancy and childhood.
   2. Humans have the need for secure attachment relationships especially and most importantly in infancy and childhood.
   3. Humans have the need for secure attachment relationships especially and most importantly in adolescence.
   4. Humans have the need for secure attachment relationships across adulthood.

ANS:         A

REF:          Emotionally Focused Therapy (p. 449)

1. There are a finite number of attachment styles. When a secure relationship no longer feels secure, a person will use one of three typical patterns to defend against the threat to their secure relationship. Which of the following is NOT an insecure attachment style?
   1. Anxious
   2. Avoidant
   3. Awkward
   4. All of the above are insecure attachment styles

ANS:         C

REF:          Emotionally Focused Therapy (p. 450)

1. The EFT therapy process is clearly structured in three stages that include which of the following?
   1. De-escalation of negative cycles; change interactional patterns and creating engagement; consolidation and integration
   2. Creation and maintenance of alliance; assessing and formulating emotion; restructuring interactions
   3. Identifying the negative interaction cycle; restructuring interactions; creation of an alliance
   4. De-escalation of negative cycles; creation of alliances; reframing engagement

ANS:         A

REF:          Emotionally Focused Therapy (p. 451-452)