MFT TESTS COMPILATION BUNDLE

Who is the founder of Bowenian therapy? Murray Bowen & James Framo (follower, although some argue he is more object-relations, he feels he is transgenerational) Which theory focuses on ledgers and balances? Contextual therapy Who created the rubber fence theory? Wynn Who created the term garag...

Systemic bias correct answer: Involves bias information processing in which a person selectively attends to one aspect of reality while discounting other aspects Facticious disorder correct answer: Characterized by the voluntary production of physical or psychological symptoms, the abscense of ...

A young woman comes to therapy alone. She has been dating a man for almost a year and they recently began having sexual relations. Although the woman is sexually aroused during intercourse, she is unable to achieve orgasm through either intercourse or clitoral stimulation. The woman says that, while...

Ignorance of the law is an acceptable legal defense for injuring clients. correct answer: False Clients have the right to sue their clinician for abandonment. correct answer: True A client is legally entitled to adequate information from the therapist before the client provides consent to tr...

ABC-X Family Crisis Model correct answer: Rueben Hill's model used to explain whether or not a stressful event would result in crisis in some families but not in other's. A=stressor B=family's crisis- meeting resources C=family's definition of the stressor X=the crisis Accomodation corre...

Classical Conditioning: correct answer: A learning paradigm studied and practiced in a laboratory or other controlled environment in which a stimulus called the unconditioned stimulus (US) which naturally elicits an unconditioned response (UCR), is paired with a neutral stimulus that does not initi...

Classical Conditioning: correct answer: A learning paradigm studied and practiced in a laboratory or other controlled environment in which a stimulus called the unconditioned stimulus (US) which naturally elicits an unconditioned response (UCR), is paired with a neutral stimulus that does not initi...

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 correct answer: split filial loyalty Bob (45) and Marianne (38) argue about what is the proper age for their daughter Jill (14) t...

Experiential Therapists correct answer: Would exhibit empathy and facilitate expression of feelings to help build a therapeutic relationship Parent Child Relational Problem correct answer: Given when the focus of attention is a pattern of interaction between parent and child, such as poor commu...

Detriangulation correct answer: Bowen: The process by which an individual removes self from emotional field of two others Formulation correct answer: A therapeutic hypothesis about what is responsible for creating and maintaining a client's presenting problem Process correct answer: How me...

The principal difference between variable costing and absorption costing centers on: a) whether variable manufacturing costs should be included as product costs b) whether fixed manufacturing costs should be included as product costs c) whether fixed manufacturing costs and fixed selling ...

Narrative correct answer: Identify unique outcomes OR/P correct answer: Insight oriented Narrative correct answer: Enlist a witness Strategic correct answer: Paradoxical interventions Gestalt correct answer: Exploring experience by description Reality Therapy correct answer: Ide...

MFT Scope of Practice correct answer: A legal term. An LMFT may: Practice psychotherapy Diagnose and treat mental disorders (in order to improve client's relationships) Administer and interpret psychological tests (as long as doing so is within the MFT's scope of competence as determined by ed...

Collaborative Couple's Therapy correct answer: Dan Wiles Collaborative Couple's Therapy correct answer: Based on the assumption that conflict is inevitable and emphasis should be placed on how couples handles that conflict. Collaborative Couple's Therapy correct answer: Based on the thre...