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MFT National Licensing Exam-with 100% verified solutions-2023-2024 All of the following are considered communica4on theorists EXCEPT: A: Watzlawick B: Sa4r C: White D: Haley C: White White focused on meaning where communica4on therapists focused on behavior. During a session with a couple a husband states to the therapist that his wife oGen nags and beliHles him. The therapist's interven4on is to give the wife homework in which she is to only say posi4ve things to her husband and abstain from any nega4ve comments. When she appears to be nega4ve or beliHling to her husband he is to put his hand up and say "Stop". A feminist therapist would be cri4cal of the above technique because it: A: Gives the husband more power B: Appears to be hierarchical C: Is therapist driven D: All of the above D: All of the above Feminists draw techniques from other schools of family therapy such as the Narra4ve approach, with a sensi4vity to those that are especially empowering and client driven. In this case, the therapist would work together to ques4on imbalances of power between members and the effects these imbalances have on all family members. A feminist therapist might then work with the couple to develop new stories using a collabora4ve approach. Jose and Maria bring their son, Joe, to counseling because of poor academic performance and behavior. A: externalize the problem B: rearrange family members to imply alliance shiGs. C: use genogram construc4on to help the family iden4fy family-of-origins paHerns consciously. D: coach the family on improving its problem-solving skills D: Coach the family on improving its problem solving skills. The strategic family therapist defines the focus of treatment as the family and its interac4ve process, paying par4cular aHen4on to the family's process of problem solving. During the process of treatment, Mr. Medieros recognizes how he was vic4mized by his parents, and that past genera4ons were also vic4mized by their parents. In recognizing this he began to see his parents less as monsters and more as struggling human beings, themselves ac4ng out invisible loyal4es. Therefore, he was able to block the trans- genera4onal paHern of destruc4ve en4tlement and allowed the posi4ve transmission of rela4onal resources. The process by which he earned en4tlement by dealing with his own issues with his own parents is called: A: A family projec4on process B: rela4onal ethics C: societal regression D: exonera4on D: exonera4on Exonera4on is a process by which the therapist aHempts to help the client see the posi4ve intent and inter-genera4onal loyalty issues that mo4vate the behavior of members of previous genera4ons. Harmonious rela4onships are more difficult to achieve for gay and lesbian couples because: A: they are more inherently pathological than straight couples B: of shame C: our society presents them with far more obstacles D: they have more individual problems. C: our society presents them with far more obstacles 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 cri4cizing 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 sugges4on worked, it would be a good example of: A: posi4ve feedback B: first-order change C: second-order change D: nega4ve feedback B: first order change when only the behaviors or interac4ons when a system change, this is first order change, as opposed to second order change, where the rule governing the behavior must change. A couple comes to therapy because their three-year-old daughter is "out of control". During the session the wife begins complaining that her husband is never homes and she is leG to deal with her daughter's behavior. An ini4al goal that a Structural Family Therapist working with this family might set is to: A: inquire about inter-genera4onal themes. B: help the couple func4on together as a cohesive execu4ve subsystem C: hypothesize as to why the daughter is so "out of control". D: look for disabling interna4onal sequences. B: help the couple func4on together as a cohesive execu4ve subsystem. Minuchin believes that the most important of all the general goals for families is the crea4on of an effec4ve hierarchical structure. Inquiring about intergenera4onal themes is Trans- genera4onal, look for disabling interac4onal sequences is Strategic, and hypothesize as to why the daughter is so "out of control" is Milan systemic. A Milan-Systemic therapist would define the purpose of circular ques4oning as: A: Learning more about differences in family members' percep4ons of their rela4onships. B: expanding on the no4on of a reframe. C: disrup4ng the mul4ple interac4onal sequences exis4ng in the family. D: an individualized prescrip4on of an ac4on or series of ac4ons designed to alter the family's roles. A: Learning more about differences in family members' percep4ons of their rela4onships. Circular ques4oning is a series of ques4ons asked of one family member about another or about the rela4onships within the family. Other answers can be eliminated as follows: Disrup4ng the mul4ple interac4onal sequences - invariant prescrip4on; Expanding on the no4on of a reframe - posi4ve connota4on; Individualized prescrip4on of an ac4on - rituals. According to the communica4on theorists, the content aspects of communica4on is known as: A: metacommunica4on. B: report C: request D: an analogical message C: report All communica4ons have a report and command elements. The report element refers to the content, while the command element refers to the rela4onship between the sender and receiver. Meta-communica4on is communica4on about communica4on. This term usually refers to the covert, nonverbal message that gives addi4onal meaning to an overt, verbal message. Examples of an analogical or symbolic message are certain behaviors that may have a metaphoric meaning for the couple. Some research has demonstrated that there are certain common factors in successful psychotherapy. Which of the following statements is correct? A: Common factors in couple and family therapy are valuable, but not as valuable as selec4ng the best research supported treatment model. B: A common factor of at least .65 is necessary before we can conclude that an element of treatment is effec4ve. C: It has been demonstrated that the common factor of 'systemic/dyadic reformula4on of the presen4ng problem,' can be as important that ideal choice of treatment model. D: Common factors have been validated for general psychotherapy, but not for couples and family therapist as yet. C: It has been demonstrated that the common factor of 'systemic/dyadic reformula4on of the presen4ng problem,' can be as important that ideal choice of treatment model. The common factor components of therapy can be as important or more important to successful outcomes, than other components such as experience of the therapist or choice of treatment model. Blended families present unique circumstances for a therapist. Which of the following would be helpful to a family therapist in facilita4ng discussion: A: offering clear rules around how each parent should parent their non-biological children. B: all of the above. C: a reflec4ng team u4lizing each family as a team in a fishbowl dialogue. D: addressing the boundary ambiguity oGen found when merging families. D: addressing the boundary ambiguity oGen found when merging families. Boundary ambiguity: Children have simultaneous membership in two families, which can lead to loyalty conflicts and guilt, especially when the rela4onship between ex-spouses is hos4le. The couples need to establish clear execu4ve subsystem boundaries, which can be complicated by differences in the rules that each spouse prefers and the movement of the stepparent from an outside posi4on to inside the family. Solu4on Focused therapist hold the following to be a primary therapeu4c goal: A: Second order change B: Helping clients believe in miracles C: First order change D: Perceptual shiG from talking about problems to talking about solu4ons. D: Perceptual shiG from talking about problems to talking about solu4ons. While Second Order changes can certainly occur in Solu4on Focused therapies, changing how the client system uses language, effects its ability to create reality. Hence, this is the best answer. Mul4ethinic and mul4racial families oGen present with rich and complex histories and dynamics. The best assessment tool for outlining the complexi4es of a mul4racial family is a: A: Timber lawn Racial Dichotomy Scales. A genogram is useful for increasing understanding of family rela4onships and dynamics. Further iden4fying and exploring the mul4racial heritages across the family genera4ons can provide insight into isola4on, bonds, beliefs, roles, and societal micro aggression. B: cultural genogram C: FACES III: Diversity Matrix D: DSM-5's GARF Ethnicity Rela4onal Scales B: Cultural genogram A genogram is useful for increasing understanding of family rela4onships and dynamics. Further iden4fying and exploring the mul4racial heritages across the family genera4ons can provide insight into isola4on, bonds, beliefs, roles and societal micro aggressions. 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 answeringThe benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
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