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MFT NATIONAL EXAM: SAMPLE QUESTIONSOut of earshot of Dad, Mom points out one of his parenting inadequacies to the
children. From a Contextual Family Therapy perspective, Mom's actions are evidence
for - Answers -split filial loyalty
Bob (45) and Marianne (38) argue about what is the proper age for their daughter Jill
(14) to begin dating. Jill hears the fighting and enters the room. Marianne draws Jill into
the argument to side with her against Bob. From a Bowen Systems perspective, what
has occurred? - Answers -triangulation
Creation of a sufficient holding environment is a critical part of which theoretical
approach? - Answers -Object Relations
Which theory believes that relative birth order is significant in determining specific
characteristics? - Answers -Bowen Systems
Bill (50) and Alexandria (43) present for therapy because their son Ralph (13) has
developed school phobia. The phobia emerged after a trial separation between Bill and
Alexandria. Bill moved back into the home when it became apparent that the only way
to get Ralph to attend school was with both parents working together to help him. From
Bozormenyi-Nagy's perspective, this is an example of - Answers -invisible loyalties
Jonathan (47) and Samantha (46) present for help with their daughter Michelle (12) who
has a history of depression. The family has also recently moved and Michelle will be
entering a new high school this fall. The family spends some time animatedly describing
recent events in their lives that they believe deepened Michelle's depression. The
conversation begins to wind down. An Object Relations therapist would be most likely to
- Answers -request details of their earlier histories
The following therapist is most associated with multigenerational process of
psychopathology - Answers -Bowen
Introjection can only be detected by - Answers -trained therapists
Anita (23) has had a conflictual relationship with her mother, Sarah (43) throughout her
teens. She was rebellious and angry with her mother much of the time. Sarah is a single
mother and very anxious about her daughter, so much so that she frequently screamed
and used inappropriate punishments in an attempt to get her daughter to "behave".
After Anita left home for college, she rarely wrote or called home and only visited on
holidays. Now that she has graduated, she took a job several states away from her
hometown and continues her pattern of not phoning or calling. A Bowenian therapist
would say that Anita is engaged in - Answers -emotional cutoff
, In object relations theory, the latent meaning behind attitudes, behaviors, or feelings
that is detected by therapists through analyzing personal reactions to session materials
is knows as - Answers -derivatives
The Smith family comes into therapy with Dr S and presents with behavioral problems
with their 10 and 9 year olds. At the end of the session, Dr S directs them to spend time
together this week away from the children. Dr S, in fact, gives this directive to all the
families she sees that are experiencing problems with children. Dr S is using _____
associated with _____ Therapy. - Answers -invariant prescription/Milan Systemic
The Milan approach is characterized by the following techniques: - Answers -circular
questioning and hypothesizing
Most strategic tasks have a common characteristic -- they try to manipulate - Answers -
the symptom
An MRI-based therapist working with a client with stage fright is most likely to tell the
client - Answers -to identify the disadvantages of improvement
The first clinical director of the Mental Research Institute in Palo Alto, CA. - Answers -
Don Jackson
Mara Selvini Palazzoli, Juigi Boscolo, Gianfranco Cecchin and Guilana Prata were
strategic therapists who based their approach on the work of Gregory Bateson. What is
the name of their approach to family therapy? - Answers -Milan Systemic Therapy
The non-verbal aspect of a communication, which defines the relationship between the
participants is called what? - Answers -analogic communication
The double bind theory is a hypothesis about the cause of what? - Answers -
schizophrenia
Applying more of the same attempted solution, only to provoke an escalation of the
problem is an example of what? - Answers -negative feedback loop
Communicating about communicating is known as what? - Answers -
metacommunications
Sarah's 15 year old daughter, Rebecca, has a 9 pm bedtime isn't allowed to go to the
mall with her friends unless an adult is along. Sarah expresses her fears and concerns
that something bad might happen to Rebecca and believes that close monitoring is the
only way to keep her safe. Rebecca began to rebel against the rules of the household
and Sarah moved her bedtime up to 8:30 and grounded her from going anywhere with
friend. The two are now at each other's throats and Rebecca has become increasingly
rebellious. Sarah's family therapist suggested that, although close monitoring worked
well with Rebecca while she was a pre-schooler and school-aged, that Rebecca is now
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