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darbym82

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Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the adaptability of systemic and strategic family therapies when working with various cultural groups?
 
  A) Systemic and strategic family therapies rely on a theory-based definition of health and normalcy, so they do not adapt easily to different cultural groups and subpopulations.
  B) These therapies aim to work from within the therapist's worldview; when this is successfully achieved, the therapist adapts the language and interventions to the therapist's values and beliefs.
  C) Since a specific therapeutic plan is designed for each problem in strategic family therapy, there are no contraindications in terms of patient selection and suitability.
  D) Systemic ideas and approaches cannot be easily modified to meet the needs of families from various cultural groups and ethnicities.

Question 2

Zena is a first-year therapist using the Milan approach. She is working with a family in which the only child and the stay-at-home father have a very close bond or covert coalition. Zena instructs the parents to arrange to go on a date and not tell the child where they are going. This creates a secret between the parents to hopefully end the inappropriate coalition between the father and child. What type of intervention did Zena use?
 
  A) Circular questions
  B) Counterparadox
  C) Ritual
  D) Invariant prescription



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

D



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