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A comprehensive set of practice questions and answers for a 2023 mft exam. It covers various topics in marriage and family therapy, including structural models, systemic approaches, and ethical considerations. The questions are designed to test understanding of key concepts and theories in the field, making it a valuable resource for students preparing for their mft exams.
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with?"" "3. A couple comes to therapy because they feel their sex life is not satisfying. The female reports that she is always anxious and is unable to reach orgasm and feels that her husband thinks she is an inadequate sex partner. The therapist prescribes a sensate focus exercise. During the next visit, the female partner reports crying when touched. What is the most useful next step in treatment? A.Provide couple communication skills B.Question the female partner about the nature of her crying during the sensate focus exercise C.Take a detailed sex history D.
nature of her crying during the sensate focus exercise" "6. have found that 76% of bulimics were at least much improved using the following approach: A. Milan Systemic approach. B.Object Relations approach. C.Structural / Strategic approach.
Strategic approach." "9. Being evidence-based in MFT means all of the following except: a. Detaching from preferred models or models in which you were first trained, and instead finding which model has been demonstrated in research to be most useful with each specific clinical problem.
b. Discussing possible approaches to specific clinical problems with colleagues in peer supervision meetings. c.Learning the basics of reading research studies so that you can form a professional level judgment about the study's applicability to your practice. d.Learn the details of research design and quantitative research measures such as ANOVA and the Pearson Correlation Coefficient, so that you can judge the validity of a study's analytic
quantitative research measures such as ANOVA and the Pearson Correlation Coefficient, so that you can judge the validity of a study's analytic method." "11. Strategic family therapists differ from Structural family therapists in that: Select one: A.the sessions are shorter in length. B.they are always in complete charge of the session. C.they do not concern themselves with how a family is organized.
they do not concern themselves with how a family is organized." "13. In assessing a couple who present with a sexual problem, a therapist would do all of the following except: Question 13Select one:A.establish goals for treatment. B.suggest a complete medical exam to rule out organic problems. C.conduct an extensive interview to determine the nature of the dysfunction.
family history." "15. According to Jellinek's theory of Progressive Phases of Alcoholism, the phase associated with gross drinking behavior, blackouts, gulping and sneaking drinks is: Select one: a.the Prodromal Phase. b.the Experimental Phase. c.the Chronic Phase.
"20. Mary, age 27, had sought therapy for unremitting problems with binge eating and laxative abuse for the past six years. Her therapist, trained from a Symbolic-Experiential model, saw her alone for two sessions at her insistence and clarified that no changes were likely without inclusion of her husband. Mary indicated marital discord and indicated she might soon end the marriage,
on Facebook, she began to schedule her sessions through Facebook Live given that she had heard from a colleague that all HIPAA requirements had been waived by HHS. Given her new computer's firewall protection, is she all set to resume her practice virtually? a. Yes, she is ready to resume her sessions with her clients so long as they reside in the state where she is licensed in. b. Public facing video applications are covered under the HHS notice so she is not able to resume her practice.
Public facing video applications are covered under the HHS notice so she is not able to resume her practice." "31. Watzlawick would describe couples who are free to pursue careers and share childrearing and household chores as having a: Select one: A.symmetrical relationship. B.a postmodern relationship. C.complementary relationship.
"32. A study of family therapy, rated outcomes in two different ways. The first way was a self- report in which family members were asked to rate their improvement on a scale of 1 - 5. The second rating was by trained observers watching for changes in specific behaviors on video playback of the families in their sessions. They also rated improvements on a scale of 1 - 5. Which of the following statements is correct? a.Trained observers are likely to be more reliable then family members who are expected to offer more subjective judgments. b.This must be a qualitative study which can give us information about the specific individuals being studied, but cannot generate more general conclusions, which can only come from a quantitative study with robust statistical outcomes. c.The mean of the findings can be found by adding up all the ratings and dividing by 2.5 (half of 5, which is the highest rating).
extent that the self-reports and observer ratings correlate." "36. During the process of treatment, Mr. Medieros recognized how he was victimized by his parents, and that past generations were also victimized by their parents. In recognizing this, he began to see his parents less as monsters and more as struggling human beings, themselves acting out invisible loyalties. Therefore, he was able to block the transgenerational pattern of destructive entitlement and allowed the positive transmission of relational resources. The process by which he earned entitlement by dealing with issues with his own parents is called:
A.family projection process. B.relational ethics. C.exoneration.
"37. A couple comes in for therapy. The husband complains his wife is too close to her family and she has trouble separating from them. In fact, he states that his wife is in constant contact with her mother and looks to her mother constantly to help her make decisions. Often these decisions are in opposition to decisions made previously by he and his wife. In the first session Haley would: A.help the couple understand each other's perception of the problem. B.establish a hierarchy. C.track a disabling pattern.
answer is: help the couple to define the problem to be resolved." "38. Which of the following therapists believe that when treating alcoholics, the goal of reduced drinking is only an appropriate goal, if it is also a goal of the clients? This therapist may also state that the more traditional concepts of the disease model may, in fact, be counterproductive for many alcoholic clients. A.T. J. O'Farrell B.Insoo Berg C.Michael Elkin
"39. Mr. & Mrs. Kelly seek therapy from a behavioral family therapist because their 7 year old daughter Kristen, typically refuses to go to bed until after 10 p.m. The therapist would: a.ask, "Who in the family is most upset when Kristen does not go to bed?" b.ask, "How does this make you both feel?" c.suggest that the child be put into time out.
The correct answer is: suggest that the child be put into time out." "45. Circular causality speaks to the non-linear nature of systems. This concept originates from? a.General Systems Theory b.Cybernetics c.General Systems Theory and Cybernetics
answer is: General Systems Theory and Cybernetics"
drug counseling. This was true with African American and Latino youths, as well as with the majority white population." "59. Solution Focused therapists hold the following to be a primary therapeutic goal: A.First order change. B.a perceptual shift from talking about problems to talking about solutions. C.Second order change.
shift from talking about problems to talking about solutions." "60. Research has found that the most effective treatment of children with conduct disorders, both aggressive and nonaggressive, has been: A.Psychoeducational model. B.extreme directives. C.behavioral contracts.
model." "61. Mary is a 15-year-old who has been truant for 31 days. In addition her parents report that she sleeps all day and stays up most of the night. She has gained 30 pounds over the past six months. She looks sad and has isolated herself from all her friends.A Strategic family therapist treating Mary and her family for the first time would most likely: A.deal directly with the web of invisible loyalties influencing family members behavior. B.establish a hierarchy. C.relabel Mary's behavior as stubbornness or laziness.
behavior as stubbornness or laziness." "64. A family presents with a 7-year old child who seems to look for his parent's acceptance and reassurance while answering every question the family therapist puts to her. When her parents express disagreement to what she has just expressed, she quickly adapts her position to that of her parents. This might be best described by of the following models: a. Minuchin's concept of enmeshment b.Bowen's Model c.Framo's Object Relations Model
Relations Model" "65. When working with couples, Satir was not interested in: A.a change in his/her way of reacting to the stimulus and feedback of others.
B.a change in his/her way of manifesting thoughts and feelings. C.a change in or removal of the presenting problem. D.a change in his/her perception of him/herself and of others, which has both cognitive and
presenting problem." "66. A family consisting of a mother, father, two daughters age 13 and age 15, and a son age 17 enter therapy. The parents are complaining that there 15-year old daughter is coming in drunk every night and is very abusive to the family. If this family was diagnosed as enmeshed, a family therapist's goal would be: a. interrupt rigid patterns of conflict-avoidance though Minuchin's famous Mimesis technique. b.to create a spontaneous subsystem exchange which creates a second-order change. c.to form a coalition between the mother and daughter to increase a sense of closeness by having the mother meet the daughter for lunch at her work. d.to help each of the family members to differentiate while making the boundaries less
differentiate while making the boundaries less permeable." "68. The goal of Emotionally Focused Therapy is: a.To foster the creation of a secure bond between partners. b.To create a shift in partner's interactional positions and initiate new cycles of interaction. c.All of the above.
"69. A family consisting of a mother, father, two daughters age 13 and age 15, and a son age 17 enter therapy. The parents are complaining that their 15-year old daughter is coming in drunk every night and is very abusive to the family. The therapist takes the side of the daughter. This therapeutic technique is known as: a.taking sides. b.realigning relationships between subsystems. c.unbalancing.
"71. A therapist on a reflecting team recognizes the parents of the family coming in for therapy as former college classmates. She should: a.ask the family if they object to her participating. b.say nothing. c.withdraw from the reflecting team.
b.Race & ethnicity effect the relationship with therapist. c.Therapist will not be productive if therapist & client are not of same race/ethnicity.
race/ethnicity and that of the therapists'." "86. A family comes to therapy and during the first session, the therapist observes that the 7-year- old daughter sits between her parents and looks toward her mother before answering any questions. The father appears bored during the session and constantly looks up toward the ceiling whenever the daughter looks toward the mother. The 5-year-old son and 9-year-old daughter are sitting opposite the parents and appear distracted and uninvolved. A primary goal of a Bowenian therapist working with this family would be: A.the differentiation of family members. B.to effect family organizational change. C.to track the vicious cycle.
The correct answer is: the differentiation of family members." "88. A mother calls the therapist sounding very panicky, wanting an immediate appointment. At the first session, the mother states that her 12-year old son Sam has just been caught in the bathroom of a neighbor's home with a 6-year old boy. The 6-year old says that Sam was playing with his "bum" and kissing his penis. When confronted by his mother, Sam admitted to having "played" with the boy on 4 previous occasions. The neighbor boy's parents have banned Sam from their home and informed other parents and the school about his "perversion". Sam's mother called a psychiatrist prior to calling you who she says stated, "You can put him into therapy and give him drugs, but it's probably already too late." You begin seeing Sam and his family. In your first meeting with this family, you begin by speaking for a time with each member of the family, asking them about themselves. This engagement technique might be used in which
- CORRECT ANSWER The correct answer is: Strategic / Haley." "89. Research has demonstrated that children with autism have improved child-parent interactions and improved diversity of play activities when: a.The school is included in an eco-family therapy model. b.A well defined and implemented combination of individual counseling and medication is offered, along with psychoeducation sessions for the whole family. c.A well defined and implemented eclectic version of Strategic Family Therapy is applied over the course of 12 sessions. d.Parent-mediated interventions are used, compared to professionally delivered interventions
compared to professionally delivered interventions alone."
"90. A therapist instructs a family to comment on the team's comments about their family process after the team spends time discussing amongst themselves what they have just observed over the first 10 minutes of a family session. The therapist is using a: A.Circular questioning approach. B.Boscolo and Cecchin approach. C.Solution-Focused approach.
"91. Prior to the DSM, the 'Statistical Manual for the Use of Institutions for the Insane' was developed by: a.the National Commission on Mental Hygiene. b.the APA and AMA. c.the NASW.
Hygiene." "92. All of the following help make therapists attractive to managed care companies EXCEPT: a.a willingness to accept long-term cases. b.a willingness to accept crisis referrals. c.having specialized expertise.
willingness to accept long-term cases." "93. Family therapy with young children diagnosed with bi-polar disorder has demonstrated good results compared to control groups using medication or receiving no treatment at all. The most complete list of questions we should ask about this research is: a.How was bi-polar defined, how was "good results" defined, how large was the sample size, what was the correlation, what was the statistical significance, was it a qualitative study? b.How was bi-polar defined, how was "good results" defined, how large was the sample size, what was the correlation, what was the statistical significance? c.How was bi-polar defined, how was "good results" defined, how large was the sample size, what was the correlation, what was the statistical significance, was the null hypothesis present? d.How was bi-polar defined, how was "good results" defined, how large was the sample size,
answer is: How was bi-polar defined, how was "good results" defined, how large was the sample size, what was the correlation, what was the statistical significance?" "97. Multi-ethnic and multi-racial families often present with rich and complex histories and dynamics. The best assessment tool for outlining the complexities of a multiracial family is a:
the mother who became very upset on the phone. The teacher recommended an urgent appointment with a local family therapist. The boy has an older sister who has been in treatment for depression and a father who abuses alcohol. Before his initial interview with the boy, the clinician learns from the parents through a phone call, that although he did ultimately go home and tell his parents about the poor grade, he has repeated his suicide threat to other people. From this new information the clinician concludes: a.the risk level is low because the initial threat was not carried out. b.it is not good practice to determine the risk level from this information alone.
answer is: it is not good practice to determine the risk level from this information alone." "108. All of the following are characteristics of a double bind EXCEPT: a.a tertiary negative injunction prohibiting escape. b.two or more persons in an important relationship. c.overt communication is protest.
communication is protest." "110. Beth and Paul come to counseling because Beth feels that after two years of marriage she and Paul have nothing in common. She complains that for the past six months she has been complaining to Paul that there are problems with their relationship. Paul states that he doesn't feel there are problems, he feels his wife is just overreacting. The therapist asks, "How does overreaction affect the relationship?" This type of question is a good example of getting the couple to: A. chart the relative influence of the problem. B.assess who really has the problem. C.identify a disabling structure.
problem." "111. One of the risks of relationship-based interventions with domestic violence, agitating the dynamics in a way that increases violent tendencies, has been addressed by recent MFT outcome research. That research: a.The literature shows significant benefit to applying anger management in addition to relationship counseling. b.Showed that the risk is real, and individual counseling and safety contracting is the best approach in all cases.
c.The literature shows few benefits to individual violence counseling, such as "anger management". d.Showed that the risk is small when working with partners where there is reciprocal (both
answer is: Showed that the risk is small when working with partners where there is reciprocal (both direction) violence and where they want to stay together." "113. "John, we are impressed with your selfless gifts to your family and are inclined to suggest no changes at this time. Your soiled pants give your father a reason to be involved in your family." This message might be one given by: A.Paul Watzlawick. B.Maria Selvini Palazzoli. C.Tom Andersen.
"114. A family comes in for treatment and focuses on the person with the problem despite the therapist's attempts to tease the problem from the family member identified as the problem. This form of tunnel vision would be called by Narrative therapists as: a.circular stories. b.self-correcting stories. c.problem-saturated stories.
stories." "116. Rational/scientific, approval, worrier, protective all describe parts of: a.Nagy's relational determinants. b.Hoffman's level of congruence. c.Satir's levels of communication.
parts of the therapist." "117. The Family Preservation Model seen in many federally-funded programs grew out of: a.the Structural model. b.the Milan model. c.the MRI model.
"119. Jacobson's Pretreatment Assessment for Marital Therapy includes all of the following EXCEPT:
"129. Mary feels threatened by the arrival of her baby sister so she pouts and becomes temperamental. When Mary acts out this way, her father thinks she is regressing and tries to get her to act her age by punishing and criticizing her. Father's harshness confirms Mary's belief that her sister is displacing her. The therapist suggests that when Mary behaves this way, the father should ignore her. If this suggestion worked, it would be a good example of: A.negative feedback. B.first-order change. C.second-order change.
"130. All of the following are considered communication theorists EXCEPT: A.Watzlawick. B.White. C.Satir.
"131. A family comes to therapy because their ten-year old child is stealing money from them. After three sessions, the stealing stops and the family decides to terminate therapy. A Strategic therapist would: A.agree with the family's decision to terminate because the presenting problem appears to have been resolved. B.wonder with the family if the treatment had reached the point of diminishing returns. C.ask the family to rate on a scale of 1-10, how they feel the problem is now compared to when they came in.
because the presenting problem appears to have been resolved." "134. The belief that the complaint is the problem, not a symptom of an underlying disorder, is a therapeutic distinction made by which approach? A.Strategic approach B.Milan Systemic approach C.Constructivist approach
"136. When a family therapist is working with people with schizophrenia, the likelihood of a positive outcome is related to the: a.patient fully understanding all the concerns his/her relatives have about his/her behavior and thinking.
b.patient being asked to be less critical of his/ her family members which is monitored behaviorally. c.family's greater involvement on a daily basis with the ill member. d.family members exchanging their experiences and ideas in support group, while the patient
members exchanging their experiences and ideas in support group, while the patient complies with his/her medication." "137. A relationship in which one person is assertive and the other submissive, with each mutually reinforcing and sustaining each other's position is known as: A.a closed relationship. B.an open relationship. C.a symmetrical relationship.
complementary relationship." "138. Xi and her husband has been in the US now for three years, immigrating from Guangzhou, China. They are the first in their extended family to come to the US. Xi has been taking ESL classes within NYC's adult education program. Xi is 29 and has 3 children under the age of 9. She reports feeling her children are becoming disrespectful to her and her husband, often not listening to their parents. In working with Xi and her family, a therapist would be correct in assuming that: a.Given their recent immigration, the family is feeling a great deal of stress which is being expressed by the children. b.Chinese parents can be very demanding and the goal of therapy might simply be to educate the parents on how their children's behavior is typical of latency age children. c.While families with younger children often are strengthened by having each other to depend upon, the reversal of hierarchies can often occur.
often are strengthened by having each other to depend upon, the reversal of hierarchies can often occur." "139. Which of following statements are true of Emotionally Focused Therapy? a.all of the possible choices. b.Emotionally Focused Therapy is generally contraindicated in the short term for those conditions in which there is an under-control of emotion, e.g., panic disorder and impulse disorders. c.Emotionally Focused Therapy adds to cognitive therapy a focus on the constructive aspects of specific emotions. d.Emotionally Focused Therapy is generally contraindicated for Bulimic symptoms, including the
B.intervene in established family patterns. C.change behavior.
offered." "146. Mr. Oesco comes to therapy with his son Josh. Mr. Oesco and his wife are divorced. He and Josh live together and Mrs. Oesco and her daughter Jessica live in another state. The presenting problem appears to be Josh's anger at his mother and his refusal to conform to the visitation arrangement set up by the court when the Oescos divorced. Josh appears to have a good relationship with his sister which at times presents a problem to his father and mother. In assessing this family, the majority of family therapists would most likely do all of the following except: a.identify family of origin patterns that are transmitted across generations. b.focus on the circular causality of the symptom. c.observe the patterns of interaction between family members.
correct answer is: identify family of origin patterns that are transmitted across generations." "147. According to a Behavioral therapist, a therapeutic intervention might be designed to do all of the following EXCEPT: A.probe for stream-of-consciousness thoughts and visual images held by each member of the couple or family system when describing past events that elicit negative affect. B.encourage the spouses to interact during the session. C.looking at the ways the family will resist change and the ways the family will take charge of their own growth. D.have each member write self-report logs listing complete records of daily dysfunction thoughts,
at the ways the family will resist change and the ways the family will take charge of their own growth." "150. A statement such as "Men only do anger" might be used as an example in which of the following models: a.Narrative Family Therapy. b.Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy. c.Experiential Family Therapy.
Couples Therapy."
"151. The MRI model does not focus on: A.functional nature of the problem. B.examining the sequences of behavior involved in the attempted solution. C.interactional level.
"152. A technique developed by the Milan Model that utilizes a third person's perspective on a subsystem or other dyads within the system is known as: a.circular questioning. b.highlighting. c.joining.
"153. A 'contingency plan' created to meet the requirements of the Security Rule, should include all of the following EXCEPT: a.Data backup plan. b.Disaster recovery plan. c.Emergency operations plan
information after the death of the clinician." "155. Greg argued with his parents about his curfew so his parents grounded him. Greg then ran away and stayed with a friend. A first-order intervention at this point might be: A.to help Greg and his parents understand and rewrite the story of moving on. B.to help the parents find a more effective punishment to tame this out-of-control child. C.to have the parents act preoccupied and sad around Greg and imply they have given up trying to control him.
The correct answer is: to help the parents find a more effective punishment to tame this out-of- control child." "157. Vignette: A 6'2' 16 year old male is brought for an evaluation by his parents. They report that he has been alternately crying and enraged. He punched the walls in his room numerous times in the last 3 days, threw a baseball at his younger sister and pushed his father when he was trying to calm him down. When talking to him alone, the client abruptly stands up and starts shouting at the therapist. Your initial effort didn't work. The client is continuing to shout and now is waving his arms and beginning to take steps toward you. Now, you should: