MFT national exam: Sample Questions With Verified Answers
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MFT national exam: Sample Questions With
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Out of earshot of Dad, Mom points out one of his parenting inadequacies to the children. From a
Contextual Family Therapy perspective, Mom's actions are evidence for - answersplit filial
loyalty
Bob (45) and Marianne (38) argue about wh...
MFT national exam: Sample Questions With
Verified Answers
Out of earshot of Dad, Mom points out one of his parenting inadequacies to the children. From a
Contextual Family Therapy perspective, Mom's actions are evidence for - answer✔split filial
loyalty
Bob (45) and Marianne (38) argue about what is the proper age for their daughter Jill (14) to
begin dating. Jill hears the fighting and enters the room. Marianne draws Jill into the argument to
side with her against Bob. From a Bowen Systems perspective, what has occurred? -
answer✔triangulation
Creation of a sufficient holding environment is a critical part of which theoretical approach? -
answer✔Object Relations
Which theory believes that relative birth order is significant in determining specific
characteristics? - answer✔Bowen Systems
Bill (50) and Alexandria (43) present for therapy because their son Ralph (13) has developed
school phobia. The phobia emerged after a trial separation between Bill and Alexandria. Bill
moved back into the home when it became apparent that the only way to get Ralph to attend
school was with both parents working together to help him. From Bozormenyi-Nagy's
perspective, this is an example of - answer✔invisible loyalties
Jonathan (47) and Samantha (46) present for help with their daughter Michelle (12) who has a
history of depression. The family has also recently moved and Michelle will be entering a new
high school this fall. The family spends some time animatedly describing recent events in their
lives that they believe deepened Michelle's depression. The conversation begins to wind down.
An Object Relations therapist would be most likely to - answer✔request details of their earlier
histories
The following therapist is most associated with multigenerational process of psychopathology -
answer✔Bowen
Introjection can only be detected by - answer✔trained therapists
Anita (23) has had a conflictual relationship with her mother, Sarah (43) throughout her teens.
She was rebellious and angry with her mother much of the time. Sarah is a single mother and
very anxious about her daughter, so much so that she frequently screamed and used inappropriate
punishments in an attempt to get her daughter to "behave". After Anita left home for college, she
rarely wrote or called home and only visited on holidays. Now that she has graduated, she took a
job several states away from her hometown and continues her pattern of not phoning or calling.
A Bowenian therapist would say that Anita is engaged in - answer✔emotional cutoff
In object relations theory, the latent meaning behind attitudes, behaviors, or feelings that is
detected by therapists through analyzing personal reactions to session materials is knows as -
answer✔derivatives
Sandy's parents divorced when she was 10 years old, and her mother went through a depression.
Consequently, Sandy often was responsible for the care of her 7 year old brother as well as
seeing to family meals and other household chores. Her mother often confided in her about her
feelings and interacted with her more like an older sister than her mother. When Sandy became a
young adult, her mother, who had recovered somewhat, was surprised to find how irresponsibly
Sandy conducted her life and how angry she seemed. According to Bozormenyi-Nagy, Sandy's
behavior is an example of - answer✔destructive entitlement
The role of the therapist is Bowenian therapy is that of - answer✔coach
Mary's mother often calls her during the week to complain about the behavior of her father.
Usually, Mary is highly sympathetic and supportive of her mother's complaints and becomes and
remains angry at her father for sometime following the call. After attending therapy with a
Bowenian therapist, however, Mary responded to her mother's next complaining phone call with
the following statement, That sounds like something really important that dad needs to know.
Have you talked about this with him? Mary is attempting to do what in Bowenian terms? -
answer✔detriangle
A contextual therapist will frequently attempt to help a client see the positive intent and
intergenerational loyalty issues behind even the most destructive behaviors of previous
generations. this concept is known as - answer✔exoneration
Object relations theorists believe that, as a process of normal development parts of caretakers are
split off and internalized into a child's developing personality. Expectations of self and other are
based on these internal representations. They are known as - answer✔ledgers
This major model developer believed that, in order for a therapist to remain detached, neutral,
and non-anxious with clients, he or she must lower their level of reactivity to their own family of
origin. Who was the model developer? - answer✔Murray Bowen
This theoretical concept states that normal development should entail a degree of emotional
separation from family of origin while remaining in relationship with them. In addition, an
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