MFT National Exam Prep

Out 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

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?

Creation of a sufficient holding environment is a critical part of which theoretical approach?

Which theory believes that relative birth order is significant in determining specific characteristics?

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

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

The following therapist is most associated with multigenerational process of psychopathology

Introjection can only be detected by

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

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

Sandy's parents divorced when she was 10 years old, and her mother went through a depression. Consequently, Sandy
often was responsible for the care of her 7 year old brother as well as seeing to family meals and other household chores. Her mother often confided in her about her feelings and interacted with her more like an older sister than her mother. When Sandy became a young adult, her mother, who had recovered somewhat, was surprised to find how
irresponsibly Sandy conducted her life and how angry she seemed. According to Bozormenyi-Nagy, Sandy's behavior is an example of

The role of the therapist is Bowenian therapy is that of

Mary's mother often calls her during the week to complain about the behavior of her father. Usually, Mary is highly sympathetic and supportive of her mother's complaints and becomes and remains angry at her father for sometime following the call. After attending therapy with a Bowenian therapist, however, Mary responded to her mother's next complaining phone call with the following statement,
That sounds like something really important that dad needs to know. Have you talked about this with him? Mary is attempting to do what in Bowenian terms?

A contextual therapist will frequently attempt to help a client see the positive intent and intergenerational loyalty issues behind even the most destructive behaviors of previous generations. this concept is known as

Object relations theorists believe that, as a process of normal development parts of caretakers are split off and
internalized into a child's developing personality. Expectations of self and other are based on these internal representations. They are known as

This major model developer believed that, in
order for a therapist to remain detached, neutral, and non-anxious with clients, he or she must lower their level of reactivity to their own family of origin. Who was the model developer?

This theoretical concept states that normal development should entail a degree of emotional separation from family
of origin while remaining in relationship with them. In addition, an individual should be able to separate emotions from cognitions. What is this concept?

According to Contextual Family Therapy, each family member earns this concept through the accumulation of care and
concerns toward others.

Anna (35) and Chuck (40) have been married for ten years and have struggled with sexual issues the whole time.
Although Anna probably has a desire disorder and doesn't enjoy sex, she insists that Chuck is the one who never wants to be sexual. She has made appointments with medical doctors and therapists and tells each one that she very much wants to have more sexual relationship with Chuck doesn't want to. According to object relations theory, Anna is probably
engaging in what?

Amy is discussing her relationship with her father in therapy. She is angry and attributes her father's "unreasonable" behavior to his lack of empathy for others. As she describes the latest argument with her father, her therapist says, "As your father turned around and walked out of the room, what were you thinking?" and "What happened next?" and "How did you respond to that?"
Her therapist is probably using _____ and is practicing from a _____

Milan systemic therapy differs from Haley's strategic in that

In Strategic Therapy, when first starting out with a family in therapy, it is important to

The following theorist is most associated with power and control

Which model will sometimes use ordeals to alter symptom expression?

According to MRI, all communication contains which of the following two levels of functions?

A symptom carrier for family dysfunction or pathology is often referred to as

In the MRI version of brief therapy, it is essential to

Which theorist assumes that all problems presented to therapy result from the dilemma between love and violence?

Which of the following is NOT one of the five stages of the initial interview? Social Stage, Engagement Stage, Problem Stage, Interaction Stage

Dr. J is seeing a family in which the husband and wife frequently argue in the bedroom. In fact, the two argue
while preparing for bed almost every night. Dr. J does not ask the couple to attempt to stop their arguments, but directs them to only argue in the kitchen. If an argument starts in the bedroom, they have to move to the kitchen to compete it. Dr. J is using what technique?

In addition, Dr J exaggerates the couple's arguments, calling the "battles" and relationship threatening. He relates to the family is fears that these "battles" are headed straight
for the divorce court. Dr. J is most likely practicing from which theorist's model?

Quid pro quo refers to a family or couple's tendency to take which stance?

Jane is struggling with insomnia. She's seeing a therapist who has instructed her that, if she is not asleep with 30 minutes of going to bed, she must get up and mop and wax her kitchen floor. This technique is known as

Jane doesn't like that intervention and goes to another therapist. This therapist tells Jane she must attempt to stay awake at least three hours each night when she goes to bed. This therapist is

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.

The Milan approach is characterized by the following techniques:

Most strategic tasks have a common characteristic -- they try to manipulate

An MRI-based therapist working with a client with stage fright is most likely to tell the client

The first clinical director of the Mental Research Institute in Palo Alto, CA.

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?

The non-verbal aspect of a communication, which defines the relationship between the participants is called what?

The double bind theory is a hypothesis about the cause of what?

Applying more of the same attempted solution, only to provoke an escalation of the problem is an example of what?

Communicating about communicating is known as what?

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 a teenager. She
suggested that Sarah discus with other parents of teenagers might think
were reasonable rules. Sarah's therapist is attempting to engender what
type of change?

A "3-S" pot is a metaphor associated with which model?

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 a Behavioral Family therapy's perspective, scenario given
is an example of

The technique of "temperature reading' or
asking a family to set aside a specific time each day to get in touch
with each other, was developed by

Sally (32) and Nathan (41) seek help with how to handle their 5 year old son, Timothy. Tim's aggression in school
dates back to a biting incident in preschool. Sally and Nathan report a relatively trouble-free marriage with almost no conflict, not at all like their respective parents who fought continually before divorcing.
The therapist notices that they are especially cautious about not wanting to contradict one another. Several sessions later, a discussion between Sally and Nathan gives way to a sizable quarrel, complete with yelling and cursing. A Structural Family therapist would interpret the fight as evidence of

From the solution-focused therapy perspective

The Smith family has presented for therapy with behavioral problems with 9 year old Ann. According to the family,
Ann is a bad child, disrespectful, and uncooperative. Although the therapist tries to reframe, the family continues to view Ann as bad and incorrigible. From a narrative perspective, "badness" is Ann's

According to the social constructionist's perspective, diagnosis can categorize individuals by labeling them. This process is known as

Multiversa is term developed by Harlene Anderson. This term refers to

Every client has access to alternate stories, or stories that represent a different way of viewing a problem than that of the dominate story. White and Epston refer to this alternate story as

A "problem determined system" is a system
whose dominate view serves to maintain the problem. Through conversation the members of the system agree that a problem exists. Which theorist coined this term?

A term developed by White and Epston which refers to those situations in the past when clients have resolved their problems but had not previously been aware that they had done so.

In the post-modern, social constructionist therapists, the therapist and client jointly develop an alternate point
of view of a situation. This process is referred to as

A narrative therapist will often give a symptom a name, such as labeling anorexia as "crazy dieting." Rather than viewing Maria as anorexic, they might discuss the times when "crazy
dieting" has control of her, thus separating Maria from the problem. this process is known as

Andrew comes to therapy struggling with depression. His therapist asked him to describe the times he is not depressed, or at least a little less depressed than usual. His therapist
is most likely practicing from which perspective?

As Andrew's therapy session draws to a close, his therapist gives him the following homework: "Between now and
the next time we meet, I would like for you to notice what is going on in your life, right now, that you would like to see continue, even when this depression has lifted." This intervention is known as

The study of feedback mechanisms in self-regulating systems is known as

The ability of complex systems to reach a given final goal in a variety of given ways

A conflict created when a person perceives
contradictory messages on different levels of abstraction in an
important relationship, and cannot leave or comment

Tendency of families to resist change in order to maintain a steady state is known as

Temporary or superficial changes within a system that do not alter the basic organization of the system itself are known as

The process by which a system changes its structure to adapt to new contexts

Information that signals a system to correct a deviation and restore the status quo

A change that constitutes a basic change in the structure and functioning of a system

The idea that anyone attempting to observe and change a system is therefore part of that system

According to communication theory, the content, or spoken word of a communication is known as

________ relationships are characterized by a high frequency of opposite kinds of behavior.

________ relationships are characterized by a high frequency of similar kinds of behavior.

One of the task of the launching stage of the family life cycle is

One of the developmental tasks of the middle-age adult stage of the family life cycle is

One of the developmental tasks of the middle-age adult stage of the family life cycle is

One of the developmental tasks of the middle-age adult stage of the family life cycle is

What are two dimension of family functioning assessed i the Olson Circumplex Model?

What is the purpose of a negative feed back loop?

Greg argued with his parents about his curfew and his parents then grounded him. Greg then ran away and stayed with a friend. A first order intervention at this point might be

Watzlawick would describe couples who are free to pursue careers and share childbearing and household chores as having a

A term that addresses the tendency for all systems to gravitate towards remaining the same over time.

The non-verbal aspect of a communication, which defines the relationship between the participants is called what?

When having discovered that a client is HIV
positive and has withheld this information from his spouse, the
therapist's ethical responsibility is to

Ethical concerns about offering "telephone therapy" include

Ethical concerns about offering "telephone therapy" include

Ethical concerns about offering "telephone therapy" include

A therapist is seeing a 7-year-old girl and she reports that when daddy kisses her he puts his tongue in her mouth.
An ethical therapist would

You have been hired to speak to a group on
family therapy. You are introduced as a Ph.D. when in fact you have a
MA. In this case you should

You are a clinical member of AAMFT. You want
to expand your practice to include meditation. You take a day long workshop with an expert in the area and begin to advertise yourself as mediator. Your behavior is

Privilege refers to

Ethics promotes _____ standards of performance determined by the profession

Three factors relevant to the legal definition of informed consent include capacity, voluntariness and

__________ is a legal concept involving negligence and accompanying client injury or loss.

Therapists working with potentially dangerous clients are recommended to

the US Supreme Court ruling in the case of Jaffee vs Redmond highlights the importance

In marital and family therapy, therapists must assess their own values in order to avoid

Effective informed consent procedures

who were the leading figures in experiential family therapy

Major concepts of experiential family therapy are

Experiential FT theory of dysfunction

Experiential FT theory of change

Experiential FT roles