MFT Finals sample Questions with Correct
solutions
Object relations therapy
form of psychoanalysis therapy developed in Britain
According to Ackerman, family dysfunction reflects:
a failure of role complementarity
Ackerman used the term _______________ to describe several disabilities within a family
which depend on each other for expression or control.
interlocking pathology
By "tickling the defenses" Ackerman meant:
catching members off guard and exposing their self-justifying rationalizations
Object relations theory evolved from the study of:
early mother-infant relationships
Object relations theorists believe the infant's need for ______________ influences the
development of the self:
attachment
When a child internalizes the image of his mother into a good object and a bad object, he is
engaging in:
splitting
, Defending against anxiety by externalizing unwanted parts of oneself onto others is called:
projective
A spouse who projects undesired aspects of oneself onto a partner and then fights these
characteristics in that mate is engaging in:
projective identification
Object Relations Family Therapy emphasizes the basic human need for:
attachment
A holding environment refers to:
a caring and nurturing environment that supports "good enough" development
In Kohut's system, self-objects refer to:
the self-sustaining psychic function that takes place within a self in its relationship to others that
supports the self in its development
Kohut viewed narcissism as:
a normal stage of development
In intersubjective psychoanalysis, the theoretical location within which unconscious
activity occurs is called
the intersubjective field
During a session, an intersubjective psychoanalyst will listen to couples to discern their
shifting affect and emerging self states
solutions
Object relations therapy
form of psychoanalysis therapy developed in Britain
According to Ackerman, family dysfunction reflects:
a failure of role complementarity
Ackerman used the term _______________ to describe several disabilities within a family
which depend on each other for expression or control.
interlocking pathology
By "tickling the defenses" Ackerman meant:
catching members off guard and exposing their self-justifying rationalizations
Object relations theory evolved from the study of:
early mother-infant relationships
Object relations theorists believe the infant's need for ______________ influences the
development of the self:
attachment
When a child internalizes the image of his mother into a good object and a bad object, he is
engaging in:
splitting
, Defending against anxiety by externalizing unwanted parts of oneself onto others is called:
projective
A spouse who projects undesired aspects of oneself onto a partner and then fights these
characteristics in that mate is engaging in:
projective identification
Object Relations Family Therapy emphasizes the basic human need for:
attachment
A holding environment refers to:
a caring and nurturing environment that supports "good enough" development
In Kohut's system, self-objects refer to:
the self-sustaining psychic function that takes place within a self in its relationship to others that
supports the self in its development
Kohut viewed narcissism as:
a normal stage of development
In intersubjective psychoanalysis, the theoretical location within which unconscious
activity occurs is called
the intersubjective field
During a session, an intersubjective psychoanalyst will listen to couples to discern their
shifting affect and emerging self states
