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AMFTRB Marriage and Family Therapy Exam Questions with Verified Answers | Latest 2024/2025
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Which of the following terms defines a Systemic Therapist's views on the
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therapeutic relationship ? d . Therapist as participant in the
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therapeutic system YES ! As systemic therapists , we join the family syste
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m and become a participating member . This frees us to use our self
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to create change as we experience first -
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hand the rules that govern the system .
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When conducting family therapy , homeostasis serves as a :
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to change Homeostasis serves to maintain the status -
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quo and current interactional patterns . Because of this , homeostasis is
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resistant to change and must be overcome in family therapy to create
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change
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When working with a client identifying a
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most important for a therapist to :
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suicidality In any instance of suicidality ,
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regularly monitor any frequency of whow
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To maintain homeostasis , systems engage loops
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feedback loops YES ! Negative feedback serves to correct behavior operati
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ng outside of homeostatic norms and thereby maintain homeostasis .
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The Johnson family generally responds to family dysfunction and conflict
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by looking to Dad to children who then quickly conform utilize his
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,authority in stabilizing the system often scolding to desired behaviors .
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Upon the dad being bedridden with an acute illness , Mom steps into a
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sibling conflict and assists the two brothers in talking through their disagr
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eement and reaching resolution . This following vignette is an example of
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: a . Positive feedback YES ! When families are in a state of crisis
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and can no longer look to the rules of homeostasis to resolve the crisis ,
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for the crisis to resolve they must embrace positive feedback and adapt
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to new ways of resolving problems to regain order
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Husband and wife are continually arguing about who is responsible for tak
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ing out the garbage at the end of the day , finding that any time the w
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ife directs the husband to take the garbage out , he refuses to do so .
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A Systemic Therapist would view this disagreement as being mostly relate
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d to :__., The command level of communication YES ! The command le
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vel of communication speaks to the relationship , and not the content of
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what is being communicated . The husband's opposition can be understoo
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d through his aversion to someone else telling him what to do , which e
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xists at the command level
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Lambert's Common Factors Research view therapeutic models as :
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a. Tools used to increase the therapist's effectiveness Common Factors Re
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search explores the key elements found across all theories that contribute
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to effective therapy outcomes . Findings suggest that models are importan
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t to provide the structure for therapy and inform evidence -
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based practice .
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b . A barrier to evidence based practice On the contrary , Common Facto
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rs Research uses therapeutic models and theory to derive evidence -
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based practice . More important than the therapist using the models Thi
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s one is tricky -
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although Common Factors Research depend upon the use of therapeutic
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, models , they also find that the individuality of the therapist correlate wit
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h the effectiveness therapy . d . Tools to increase the therapist's confiden
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ce in clinical practice Common Factors Research argues that therapeutic m
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odels tend to increase the client's confidence in the therapy being deliver
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ed , not the therapist's . Domain 1 : The Practice of Systemic Therapy
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According to Lambert's Common Factors Model , therapy outcome variance
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is MOST influenced by the :
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hip Accounts for 30 % of outcome variance . Competing bodies of researc
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h endorse this factor as effective therapy , making it a close second choi
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ce . Be sure to stick to the literature on Common Factors when that's w
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hat the question calls for . b . Therapist's specific model and techniques
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used in therapy Accounts for 15 % of outcome variance C. Client's level o
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f hope and belief that the therapy will be helpful Accounts for 15 % of
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d . Client's motivation and current resources Accounts for 40 % of outco
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me variance__.,
According to General Systems Theory , systems are generally viewed in ter
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ms of : a . Hierarchy Primary component of systems
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Relationships Not directly acknowledged by GST as a fundamental Keep i
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n mind , GST is utilized across disciplines , not just family therapy compo
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nent of systemic interaction c . Executive organization Primary component
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of systems d . Subsystems Primary component of systems
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