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MFT Practice Exam Questions and AnswersAccommodation - ANSWER-Piagets cognitive process where the child learns to
discriminate between similar objects
Agoraphobia - ANSWER-Not an actual DSM diagnosis but a building block to Panic
Disorder
Alanon - ANSWER-a fellowship of men, women, and children whose lives have been
affected by the compulsive drinking of a family member or friend. To help families and
friends of alcoholics
Antisocial Personality Disorder - ANSWER-characterized by aggressive, violent and
unlawful behavior and a failure to conform to societal norms
Assimilation - ANSWER-Piagets cognitive process where the child attempts to fit an
object into his or her pre-existing category of existence
Avoidant Personality Disorder - ANSWER-self imposed social isolation, typically desire
close relationships and are distressed by their lack of social connections, but isolate
themselves out of fear of rejection or criticism
basis for how fees are determined - ANSWER-what must be included in informed
consent
Bellah vs Greenson - ANSWER-legal responsibility on the therapist to take "reasonable
steps" to protect the patient.
Best interventions for PTSD - ANSWER-Behavior interventions and stress reduction
techniques in addition to providing the person a safe place to talk about their trauma
Bi-polar I - ANSWER-requires a manic episode (racing thoughts, expansive mood,
excessive spending, decreased need for sleep, and grandiose scheming)
Bipolar II - ANSWER-requires a hypomanic episode and evidence of major depressive
episode
Bowenian Therapist - ANSWER-Acts as a coach, assuming a neutral position
catastrophizing - ANSWER-a cognitive distortion in which a person projects negatively
into the future, fearing the worst possible outcome to a situation.
Catatonic Disorder - ANSWER-characterized by lack of motor activity, or by motor
agitation as a result of a medical condition.
, Cognitive restructuring - ANSWER-a technique to help clients challenge dysfunctional
beliefs and cognitions and substituting more balanced thoughts
communication difficulties - ANSWER-what therapists are most likely to see in working
with sexual dysfunction
Compensation - ANSWER-masking perceived weaknesses by developing other positive
traits to make up for limitations
Congruence - ANSWER-According to client-centered, humanistic therapy what is the
most important concept in the client/ therapist relationship
Core solution focused technique - ANSWER-helping the couple/family determine what
is working so as to encourage them to do more of it
Counterconditioning - ANSWER-the elimination of an anxious response by replacing it
with another incompatible relaxation exercise
Delirium - ANSWER-Onset is a short period of time and is identified by disturbances of
consciousness, memory and attention. Usually associated with medical condition or
substance use.
Delusional Disorder - ANSWER-non-bizarre delusions (false beliefs) lasting at least one
month
Denial - ANSWER-blocks reality from consciousness
Differentiated - ANSWER-Bowenian therapists would work with the most _________
family member
Displacement - ANSWER-shifting aggressive impulses from a threatening object to a
safer target
Dysthymic Disorder - ANSWER-described as "ongoing blahs"
Empty Chair Technique - ANSWER-Having client's talk to different parts of themselves
(or to introject others)
Euphoria Stage - ANSWER-Initial Stage of acculturation process during which the
family is in a state of excitement about being in the new culture.
Experiential Therapists - ANSWER-Would exhibit empathy and facilitate expression of
feelings to help build a therapeutic relationship
Family Life Chronology - ANSWER-Satir- Charts historical and family-of-origin
relationships
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