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MRI systemic therapists conceptualize symptoms of individuals within the larger network of their family and socials systems. MRI systemic therapists take a __________ stance toward all members of the family. nonpathologizing, nonblaming MRI Systemic Therapy (p. 62) In response to a mother's report that her daughter's no longer bringing her tea in the morning must mean her daughter does not love her, the therapist says: "Your daughter's bringing you tea fewer times a week may mean she is building friendships with girls her own age, which could be a sign she is making progress toward her goal of becoming more independent." What is the term to describe this? Reframe MRI Systemic Therapy (p. 62) Which of the following best describes the basic component of a reframe? Therapists finding an alternative yet equally plausible explanation for the same set of facts. MRI therapists focus on viewing the presenting problem as a part of which of the following? The interactional sequence of behaviors that have emerged through repeated exchanges MRI Systemic Therapy (p. 62) In the big picture of treatment, MRI therapists focus solely on which of the following? Interrupting the problem interactional sequences The Big Picture: Overview of Treatment (p. 64) MRI therapists view the problematic interactional sequences in families as families attempting to do which of the following? Maintain family homeostasis The Big Picture: Overview of Treatment (p. 64) The general flow of MRI systemic therapy is as follows: Assess the interactional sequence and meanings; interrupt the sequence; evaluate the outcome; and interrupt the new pattern. The Big Picture: Overview of Treatment (p. 65) When establishing the therapeutic relationship with clients, MRI systemic therapists respect the family as a system with its own unique way of knowing and understanding the world. Which of the following is one way MRI systemic therapists demonstrate respect to their clients? The therapist may maintain a one-down stance or an expert position with clients. The Big Picture: Overview of Treatment (p. 65-66) Maneuverability refers to: the therapist's freedom to use personal judgment in defining the therapeutic relationship. The Big Picture: Overview of Treatment (p. 65-66) When MRI systemic therapists view families in therapy, they always focus on which of the following? The interaction The dance The game When a couple is arguing about how to discipline a defiant child, the therapist will not focus on solving the problem with the child but rather will focus on how the parents communicate. This example represents which of the following? Detecting the interaction pattern The Big Picture: Overview of Treatment (p. 66) The interactional pattern is traced through four general phases. Which of the following is NOT one of the phases? Negative Feedback The Big Picture: Overview of Treatment (p. 66) When an MRI systemic therapist (a) explores the behaviors and interactions when an anxious client feels "okay" or normal; (b) identifies the behaviors, contexts, and relational interactions when the anxiety starts to rise; (c) specifies what the client does when she feels the anxiety at its height and how others respond; and (d) traces the behaviors and interactions until she feels "okay" or back to normal again, this is known as which of the following? Identifying the interaction patterns The Big Picture: Overview of Treatment (p. 66-67) MRI therapists view all problems as fundamentally: systemic. The Big Picture: Overview of Treatment (p. 67) All of the following are examples of metacommunication EXCEPT which? Content The Big Picture: Overview of Treatment (p. 68) (Voice tone, eye glances, and gestures are all forms of metacommunication) According to MRI systemic therapists, what type of change is necessary for problems in families to be resolved? Second-order change The Big Picture: Overview of Treatment (p. 68) Which of the following most accurately reflects how MRI systemic therapists target change in therapy? Help the family to create a problem-free family homeostasis. Help the family to create a new game or dance without symptoms. Help the family to develop a new set of interaction patterns. Targeting Change: Goal Setting (p. 69) Which of the following statements is TRUE about MRI systemic therapist's theory of health? MRI systemic therapy does not have a predetermined definition of "healthy family functioning." Targeting Change: Goal Setting (p. 70) Which of the following is an example of an initial phase intervention used in MRI systemic therapy? Reframing the problem Putting it All Together: Case Conceptualization and Treatment Plan Templates (p. 72-73) Which of the following DOES NOT fit with the definition for a therapeutic double-bind in MRI systemic theory? The MRI therapeutic double bind means no matter what you do, you are wrong; there is no escape. The Doing: Interventions (p. 71) (Definitions that DO fit: The MRI therapeutic double bind is used to move the family in a new direction. The MRI therapeutic double bind means no matter what you do, you do something different. The MRI therapeutic double bind is used to undo a double-bind message in a family or relationship) Which of the following statements about the use of directives in Strategic therapy is FALSE? The tasks are usually "logical" or linear solutions to the problem. Strategic Therapy (p. 76) (Directives are usually illogical to the context or problem) Strategic therapists use pretend techniques to help clients obtain their desired goal. Pretend techniques can best be described by which of the following statements? Faking a behavior or achievement of the goal for a designated period of time Targeting Change: Goal Setting (p. 84) An indirect or paradoxical intervention involves which of the following? Demonstrating that the behaviors can be controlled voluntarily and the client has more control than may be perceived Targeting Change: Goal Setting (p. 83) When working with a family in therapy, Caitlin, a strategic therapist, requests that dad disciplines the child instead of mom when the child breaks the house rules. What technique is Caitlin using with her clients? A straightforward directive