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OFFICIAL AMFTRB EXAM 4 2025 LATESTEXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+
A therapist tells a client who wants to quit smoking that he should
keep his only pack of cigarettes in a place that is accessible only
by walking for more than one mile. This is an example of which of
the following paradoxical techniques? Correct Answer Ordeal
Hint: Haley (1984) described several types of ordeals. One type
involves having the individual perform an unpleasant or
inconvenient act in order to engage in the target behavior
Brief therapy is a time-limited, pragmatic, non-historical strategic
approach to difficulties in a person's life. Brief therapy models
focus primarily on: Correct Answer First order change.
Hint: are symptomatic, not changes to the fundamental dynamics
of the family system.
Ben, a successful stockbroker, has recently taken early retirement
from his company. At age 45, he "still feels young" and wants to
be more involved with his children, ages 4 and 6. His wife, Laura,
at first appreciates the help, but now feels that Ben has
completely taken over the house, supervising all the chores,
grocery shopping, and cooking. He has even begun meeting with
the children's teachers to
"stay on top of things." When Laura confronts Ben regarding his
behavior, he responds that he just wants to help. How might a
strategic therapist intervene? Correct Answer Tell the couple to
continue to do what they are doing. As a matter of fact, encourage
Ben to take over the household more.
,As you work with the McIntosh family, you ask questions in order
to complete a diagram you are drawing. You ask them who is in
charge of various chores and tasks at home, who does what
activities with whom, and who takes sides with whom during
discussions and disagreements. What is your theoretical
orientation and what is the name of this intervention? Correct
Answer Structural and family mapping
Bonnie and Ricardo, a couple in their 30's, are seeing a Strategic
family therapist. They have been unable to achieve any closeness
in their relationship. Bonnie says she knows she starts fights
when things are going well, and Ricardo says that sometimes he
looks at other women just to make Bonnie mad. Which
intervention would a Strategic family therapist NOT use with this
couple? Correct Answer Explain the rationale for your
interventions, as some strategic interventions, particularly
paradoxical ones, may seem odd.
An elderly woman begins therapy with you because she was
mugged three months ago and says, " haven't felt like my old self
ever since." Your primary goal with her would be to: Correct
Answer help her return to her normal level of functioning.
As a Bowenian family systems therapist, what would be an
important intervention in the early stage of treatment with a couple
contemplating divorce? Correct Answer Helping each person
identify his/her hot buttons and learn how to think before acting
A woman comes to counseling because of problems she is having
in her marriage. She explains that she is overly emotional about
things and takes things too personally. She tells you that her
husband is constantly telling her that she lets her emotions get
the best of her and that she's just "too weak." From a feminist
perspective, therapy would focus on all of the following, EXCEPT:
,Correct Answer exploration of the detrimental impact of
egalitarian relationships.
hint: appropriate answers consist of validation of feelings and
experiences, recognizing that the personal is political, & focus on
power differentials and how power can be exercised.
A woman begins treatment with a feminist therapist. Part of their
work together includes exploring the influence of societal
structures and expectations related to traditional gender roles and
their effects on her life. This common feminist therapy technique
is called: Correct Answer Gender role analysis.
Demystification Correct Answer Removal of mystery of confusion
surrounding a topic or idea
it relates to the dynamic inside of therapy. Feminist therapists use
the technique of demystification to help the client understand and
create an egalitarian therapeutic process, not to explore gender
role socialization.
Power analysis Correct Answer refers to the power inherent to
gender roles, not gender role socialization.
Cultural analvsis Correct Answer Feminist therapists use the
technique of cultural analysis to explore the client's personal and
culture identity
A therapist wants to help the Bortzman family realign the
hierarchy and move 14-year-old Bart Bortzman out of the position
of being mom's emotional support and involved in the parents'
activities. What is the MOST likely theoretical orientation of this
LMFT? Correct Answer Structural family therapist
, A strategic therapist Correct Answer would look for feedback
loops that perpetuate the problem.
A multigenerational therapist Correct Answer would look at
repeating patterns passed down through the generations.
A Humanistic-experiential family therapist Correct Answer
emphasizes the unique experiences of every person, their
inherent potential to grow and heal, and their ability
A woman comes in for counseling six months after the death of
her 3-year-old daughter. She tells you that since this happened,
she hasn't been able to eat and that all she wants to do is sleep
all day. How would you proceed? Correct Answer Assess for
suicidal ideation, intent, plan, and access to means.
A therapist insists that Mr. and Mrs. Terrace sit together on one
cushion of the couch, while the kids. play on the other side of the
room. Whenever the children come over and attempt to get their
parents' attention the therapist says, " see you really care about
your parents and want to be around them a lot," and then turns to
their parents and says, "You shouldn't let your children interfere
with your private time so often." This is a structural example of:
Correct Answer a stroke and a kick
Hint: acknowledging one member of a system for positive intent,
while pointing out to another member of a system how the action
has a negative impact on her/ him.
confirmation bias Correct Answer a tendency to search for
information that supports our preconceptions and to ignore or
distort contradictory evidence
Boundary marking is Correct Answer a structural technique
employed to clarify and delineate boundaries within the family
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