AMFTRB Exam questions with correct answers

A System CORRECT ANSWER A unit bounded by a set of interrelated elements and which exhibits coherent behaviors Activating Constructive Anxiety CORRECT ANSWER Therapist's effort to reframe symptoms as efforts toward building competence by focusing on the positive attributes of anxiety as a means toward self-growth (Symbolic Experiential) Affective Confrontation (Experiential) CORRECT ANSWER The therapists intentional confrontation with the family where he or she will directly and openly share his or her subjective emotional experience of working with the family Affective Intensity (Structural) CORRECT ANSWER Increasing the emotional intensity of the system to encourage structural change Aligning with the Parental Generation CORRECT ANSWER A technique directed at strengthening the parental hierarchy and reinforcing that parents are in charge of the children. The therapist breaks beutrality and intentionally aligns with the parental subsystem. Amplifying or Positive Feedback Loops CORRECT ANSWER These increase change in a family's homeostasis and attempt to change these systems from current steady state to a new steady state or balance. Another name for homeostasis in Cybernetics CORRECT ANSWER Morphogenesis Analogic Communication CORRECT ANSW