AMFTRB Exam (Set 3) Questions and
Answers.
Interactional patterns -
\Pursuer-distancer or attacker-blamer patterns (EFT)
Interpretation -
\The therapist's attempts to explain the inner significance of the client's thoughts,
feelings, memories, and behaviors.
Introject -
\Internalized objects become _________________, and are split into being either all-
good or all-bad. (Object Relations)
Isomorphism -
\Two or more systems or subsystems exhibit similar or parallel structures - structures or
patterns are repeated (therapist who sees a family and they reject his suggestions
becomes rejecting of his supervisor's suggestions) (Cybernetics)
Kinesthetic communication -
\Refers to body motion. (Communications Theory)
Landscape of action questions -
\Questions that explore meanings within the preferred narrative. How does the preferred
narrative reflect on them as a person for example (Narrative)
Ledger -
\the manner in which individuals within a family keep track of and balance debts and
entitlements (Contextual)
Legacy -
\Attributes or qualities received from his or her parents
Levelers -
\Those demonstrating functional and effective communication styles. (Satir's
Communications Approach)
Loyalty -
\Central theory of contextual family therapy. Internalized expectations of and obligations
to his or her FOO. Exerts a powerful influence over the person's functioning.
Mapping the Influence of the Person -
\Exploring the role the person has had on the life of the problem. (Narrative)
, Mapping the influence of the problem -
\Exploring the role that the problem has had in the person's life (Narrative)
Marital Schism -
\The parents are overly focused on their own problems which harms the marriage, the
individuals and the children. (Theodore Lidz)
Marital Skew -
\"One parent dominates the family and the other is dependent;
children often torn between parents; deficits in addressing kids' needs that dysfunction
or schizophrenia result" (Theodore Lidz)
Merit -
\Earned when parents are responsible, ethical, and fair. Earns loyalty from maturation
from childhood to adulthood (Contextual)
Metaphoric Task -
\Prescribing a directive to a family that engages them in a conversation or activity that is
easier or more accessible than talking about the problem directly (Strategic)
Mimesis -
\The therapist attempts to replicate the family's observable behaviors, joining through
mimic (Structural)
Miracle Question -
\A solution-focused technique that asks clients to imagine how their life would be
different if they woke up tomorrow and they no longer had their problem.
Model Integration Analysis -
\From Satir, the child's method for making sense of his/her parents' differences and
selecting those aspects of parental male/female role models that become a blueprint for
his/her behavior and expectations in other relationships.
Modeling Communication -
\A key component to Satir's approach to working with families was the therapist's
capacity to effectively model functional, healthy communication.
More of the Same -
\Families do more of the failed solution, making the attempted solution to the problem a
problem. (MRI)
morphogenesis -
\Describes a system's tendency toward growth, creativity, change, and innovation
(Cybernetics)
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