Official AMFTRB Exam 3 Questions with Correct Answers
Question 1:
she feels that things will never change A 22-year-old woman comes to
treatment stating that she has been depressed for five years. She tells
Answer:
A 22-year-old woman comes to
Question 2:
The patient is better able to separate thinking from feeling.
A cognitive therapist has been
working with a family for a couple of months. In the middle stage of
Answer:
A cognitive therapist has been
Question 3:
A client leaves a message on your answering machine, saying she is ending therapy. There has
been no previous discussion of termination. What should you do?
Call her to make sure she is not in crisis and is comfortable with her decision.
A behavioral treatment plan measures client progress by using
_ that refers back to_ behaviors. measurable objectives and baseline
Answer:
A behavioral treatment plan
Question 4:
A therapist using a feminist therapy approach would do all of the following EXCEPT
Hint: To avoid pathologizing client's problems
Answer:
emphasize traditional assessment and diagnosis
, Question 5:
A client has been in therapy for eight months and says he wants to quit therapy. He feels that
the original problems he came to therapy for
have all been resolved. The therapist disagrees and thinks that there is good reason for the man
to continue in therapy. The therapist should
Answer:
have a conversation with the client to discuss his reasons for wanting to terminate and the
therapist's reasons for thinking he should continue
have a conversation with the client to discuss his reasons for wanting to terminate and the
therapist's reasons for thinking he should continue
have a conversation with the client to discuss his reasons for wanting to terminate and the
therapist's reasons for thinking he should continue
have a conversation with the client to discuss his reasons for wanting to terminate and the
therapist's reasons for thinking he should continue
Question 6:
During a professional staff meeting, a counselor says he is worried that if techniques are
implemented to stop a 6-year-old boy from sucking his
thumb, then he will begin biting his nails or stuttering. The counselor
Answer:
is most likely an analytically trained counselor concerned with symptom substitution.
Hint: Behaviorists do strive for symptom reduction and do not believe in the concept of
symptom substitution.
Question 7:
An eclectic counselor
Hint: Associated with Frederick C. Thorne.
Answer:
attempts to choose the best theoretical approach based on the client's attributes, resources,
and situation.
(50% of counselors claim to be eclectic)
Question 8:
cognitive dissonance
Answer:
unpleasant mental experience of tension resulting from two conflicting thoughts or beliefs and
thus the person will be motivated to reduce the dissonance.
Question 1:
she feels that things will never change A 22-year-old woman comes to
treatment stating that she has been depressed for five years. She tells
Answer:
A 22-year-old woman comes to
Question 2:
The patient is better able to separate thinking from feeling.
A cognitive therapist has been
working with a family for a couple of months. In the middle stage of
Answer:
A cognitive therapist has been
Question 3:
A client leaves a message on your answering machine, saying she is ending therapy. There has
been no previous discussion of termination. What should you do?
Call her to make sure she is not in crisis and is comfortable with her decision.
A behavioral treatment plan measures client progress by using
_ that refers back to_ behaviors. measurable objectives and baseline
Answer:
A behavioral treatment plan
Question 4:
A therapist using a feminist therapy approach would do all of the following EXCEPT
Hint: To avoid pathologizing client's problems
Answer:
emphasize traditional assessment and diagnosis
, Question 5:
A client has been in therapy for eight months and says he wants to quit therapy. He feels that
the original problems he came to therapy for
have all been resolved. The therapist disagrees and thinks that there is good reason for the man
to continue in therapy. The therapist should
Answer:
have a conversation with the client to discuss his reasons for wanting to terminate and the
therapist's reasons for thinking he should continue
have a conversation with the client to discuss his reasons for wanting to terminate and the
therapist's reasons for thinking he should continue
have a conversation with the client to discuss his reasons for wanting to terminate and the
therapist's reasons for thinking he should continue
have a conversation with the client to discuss his reasons for wanting to terminate and the
therapist's reasons for thinking he should continue
Question 6:
During a professional staff meeting, a counselor says he is worried that if techniques are
implemented to stop a 6-year-old boy from sucking his
thumb, then he will begin biting his nails or stuttering. The counselor
Answer:
is most likely an analytically trained counselor concerned with symptom substitution.
Hint: Behaviorists do strive for symptom reduction and do not believe in the concept of
symptom substitution.
Question 7:
An eclectic counselor
Hint: Associated with Frederick C. Thorne.
Answer:
attempts to choose the best theoretical approach based on the client's attributes, resources,
and situation.
(50% of counselors claim to be eclectic)
Question 8:
cognitive dissonance
Answer:
unpleasant mental experience of tension resulting from two conflicting thoughts or beliefs and
thus the person will be motivated to reduce the dissonance.
