AMFTRB MFT National Exam Practice Questions - AMFTRB Marital and Family Therapy National Examination Exam - AMFTRB MFT National Exam Practice Questions - AMFTRB Marital and Family Therapy National Examination Exam

Question 1

A family therapist working from a structural family therapy model would primarily focus on which aspect of the family system?

Unconscious intergenerational transmission patterns Boundaries, hierarchies, and subsystems within the family organization The narrative meanings family members assign to their experiences Behavioral reinforcement contingencies among family members

Correct Answer:

Boundaries, hierarchies, and subsystems within the family organization

Question 2

In Bowen family systems theory, 'differentiation of self' refers to:

A person's ability to separate from their family of origin permanently The ability to distinguish between intellectual and emotional functioning and maintain a solid sense of self in relationships The process of identifying individual pathology within the family A therapeutic technique for separating enmeshed family members

Correct Answer:

The ability to distinguish between intellectual and emotional functioning and maintain a solid sense of self in relationships

Question 3

A therapist is working with a couple where one partner consistently pursues closeness while the other withdraws. From an emotionally focused therapy (EFT) perspective, this pattern is best understood as:

A behavioral deficit requiring skills training A negative interaction cycle driven by underlying attachment needs and fears Evidence that the withdrawing partner has narcissistic personality traits A cognitive distortion about relationship expectations

Correct Answer:

A negative interaction cycle driven by underlying attachment needs and fears

Question 4

A systemic therapist is meeting with a family for the first time. The most important initial task is to:

Assign homework to each family member before the session ends Establish a therapeutic alliance with all family members and understand the presenting concern from multiple perspectives Identify the 'identified patient' and focus treatment on that individual Administer standardized psychological testing to all members

Correct Answer:

Establish a therapeutic alliance with all family members and understand the presenting concern from multiple perspectives

Question 5

The concept of 'circular causality' in systemic therapy stands in contrast to which traditional model of understanding behavior?

The biopsychosocial model Linear causality, where one event directly causes another The recovery model used in substance abuse treatment The developmental model of human growth

Correct Answer:

Linear causality, where one event directly causes another

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