AMFTRB MFT COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
●● According to Lambert's Common Factors Model , therapy outcome
variance is MOST influenced by the :
Answer: a . Quality of the therapeutic relationship Accounts for 30 % of
outcome variance . Competing bodies of research endorse this factor as
effective therapy , making it a close second choice . Be sure to stick to
the literature on Common Factors when that's what the question calls for
. b . Therapist's specific model and techniques used in therapy Accounts
for 15 % of outcome variance C. Client's level of hope and belief that
the therapy will be helpful Accounts for 15 % of outcome variance
Answer- d . Client's motivation and current resources Accounts for 40 %
of outcome variance
●● According to General Systems Theory , systems are generally
viewed in terms of :
Answer: a . Hierarchy Primary component of systems
Answer- Relationships Not directly acknowledged by GST as a
fundamental Keep in mind , GST is utilized across disciplines , not just
family therapy component of systemic interaction c . Executive
,organization Primary component of systems d . Subsystems Primary
component of systems
●● Humanistic theories adhere to the following brand of truth :
Subjective
Answer: a . Subjective YES ! Humanism is all about subjectivity
●● Which of the following terms defines a Systemic Therapist's views
on the therapeutic relationship ?
Answer: d . Therapist as participant in the therapeutic system YES ! As
systemic therapists , we join the family system and become a
participating member . This frees us to use our self to create change as
we experience first - hand the rules that govern the system .
●● To maintain homeostasis , systems engage loops
Answer: c . Negative feedback loops YES ! Negative feedback serves to
correct behavior operating outside of homeostatic norms and thereby
maintain homeostasis .
●● The Johnson family generally responds to family dysfunction and
conflict by looking to Dad to children who then quickly conform utilize
his authority in stabilizing the system often scolding to desired behaviors
. Upon the dad being bedridden with an acute illness , Mom steps into a
sibling conflict and assists the two brothers in talking through their
disagreement and reaching resolution . This following vignette is an
example of :
,Answer: a . Positive feedback YES ! When families are in a state of
crisis and can no longer look to the rules of homeostasis to resolve the
crisis , for the crisis to resolve they must embrace positive feedback and
adapt to new ways of resolving problems to regain order
●● Husband and wife are continually arguing about who is responsible
for taking out the garbage at the end of the day , finding that any time
the wife directs the husband to take the garbage out , he refuses to do so
. A Systemic Therapist would view this disagreement as being mostly
related to :
Answer: The command level of communication YES ! The command
level of communication speaks to the relationship , and not the content
of what is being communicated . The husband's opposition can be
understood through his aversion to someone else telling him what to do ,
which exists at the command level
●● A PRIMARY VIEW : difference between first - order and second -
order cybernetics is the way they
Answer: C. The therapist's role in the family system This is a primary
difference of second - order cybernetics which viewed the therapist as
becoming a part of the family system and cocreator of the therapeutic
system .
●● Feminist Family Therapy's PRIMARY mode of intervention is :
Answer: The deconstruction and questioning of dominant cultural and
political discourses YES ! Feminist Family Therapy aimed to directly
deconstruct and question the dominant societal discourses that are
, embodied within the family system as a means to generate greater
equality and equity amongst its members .
●● In the year 2032 , planet earth is occupied by a superior alien species
. Disregarding social status demographic identifiers , humans across the
globe are equally subjected to Alien rule and granted a shared status as
animal . This event WOULD be an example of :
Answer: Equifinality Yes ! Equifinality is a systemic phenomenon
characterized by parts of a system starting off in different places
eventually moving toward all being the same . A sobering scenario , huh
? Hopefully it won't come to that in order for us to finally start getting
along ! Keep in mind , all of these concepts of a system apply to our
macrosystem in the same ways they apply to family systems . hinimas
●● Every time there is the slightest problem in our relationship , it's like
the entire world stops and we need to get into it right then and there . I
never get any space , I never get a break from this . And every time I try
to take space , Maria just follows me wherever I do demanding that we
talk about the conflict ! Maria : Mark never wants to work through any
issues , he just avoids everything . It feels as if nothing that matters to
me matters to him , so yeah , when he tries to avoid the th
Answer: QUESTION
Mark's new response to Maria is demonstrative of:
a. First-order change and negative feedback
b. Second order change and positive feedback
- answer c
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
●● According to Lambert's Common Factors Model , therapy outcome
variance is MOST influenced by the :
Answer: a . Quality of the therapeutic relationship Accounts for 30 % of
outcome variance . Competing bodies of research endorse this factor as
effective therapy , making it a close second choice . Be sure to stick to
the literature on Common Factors when that's what the question calls for
. b . Therapist's specific model and techniques used in therapy Accounts
for 15 % of outcome variance C. Client's level of hope and belief that
the therapy will be helpful Accounts for 15 % of outcome variance
Answer- d . Client's motivation and current resources Accounts for 40 %
of outcome variance
●● According to General Systems Theory , systems are generally
viewed in terms of :
Answer: a . Hierarchy Primary component of systems
Answer- Relationships Not directly acknowledged by GST as a
fundamental Keep in mind , GST is utilized across disciplines , not just
family therapy component of systemic interaction c . Executive
,organization Primary component of systems d . Subsystems Primary
component of systems
●● Humanistic theories adhere to the following brand of truth :
Subjective
Answer: a . Subjective YES ! Humanism is all about subjectivity
●● Which of the following terms defines a Systemic Therapist's views
on the therapeutic relationship ?
Answer: d . Therapist as participant in the therapeutic system YES ! As
systemic therapists , we join the family system and become a
participating member . This frees us to use our self to create change as
we experience first - hand the rules that govern the system .
●● To maintain homeostasis , systems engage loops
Answer: c . Negative feedback loops YES ! Negative feedback serves to
correct behavior operating outside of homeostatic norms and thereby
maintain homeostasis .
●● The Johnson family generally responds to family dysfunction and
conflict by looking to Dad to children who then quickly conform utilize
his authority in stabilizing the system often scolding to desired behaviors
. Upon the dad being bedridden with an acute illness , Mom steps into a
sibling conflict and assists the two brothers in talking through their
disagreement and reaching resolution . This following vignette is an
example of :
,Answer: a . Positive feedback YES ! When families are in a state of
crisis and can no longer look to the rules of homeostasis to resolve the
crisis , for the crisis to resolve they must embrace positive feedback and
adapt to new ways of resolving problems to regain order
●● Husband and wife are continually arguing about who is responsible
for taking out the garbage at the end of the day , finding that any time
the wife directs the husband to take the garbage out , he refuses to do so
. A Systemic Therapist would view this disagreement as being mostly
related to :
Answer: The command level of communication YES ! The command
level of communication speaks to the relationship , and not the content
of what is being communicated . The husband's opposition can be
understood through his aversion to someone else telling him what to do ,
which exists at the command level
●● A PRIMARY VIEW : difference between first - order and second -
order cybernetics is the way they
Answer: C. The therapist's role in the family system This is a primary
difference of second - order cybernetics which viewed the therapist as
becoming a part of the family system and cocreator of the therapeutic
system .
●● Feminist Family Therapy's PRIMARY mode of intervention is :
Answer: The deconstruction and questioning of dominant cultural and
political discourses YES ! Feminist Family Therapy aimed to directly
deconstruct and question the dominant societal discourses that are
, embodied within the family system as a means to generate greater
equality and equity amongst its members .
●● In the year 2032 , planet earth is occupied by a superior alien species
. Disregarding social status demographic identifiers , humans across the
globe are equally subjected to Alien rule and granted a shared status as
animal . This event WOULD be an example of :
Answer: Equifinality Yes ! Equifinality is a systemic phenomenon
characterized by parts of a system starting off in different places
eventually moving toward all being the same . A sobering scenario , huh
? Hopefully it won't come to that in order for us to finally start getting
along ! Keep in mind , all of these concepts of a system apply to our
macrosystem in the same ways they apply to family systems . hinimas
●● Every time there is the slightest problem in our relationship , it's like
the entire world stops and we need to get into it right then and there . I
never get any space , I never get a break from this . And every time I try
to take space , Maria just follows me wherever I do demanding that we
talk about the conflict ! Maria : Mark never wants to work through any
issues , he just avoids everything . It feels as if nothing that matters to
me matters to him , so yeah , when he tries to avoid the th
Answer: QUESTION
Mark's new response to Maria is demonstrative of:
a. First-order change and negative feedback
b. Second order change and positive feedback
- answer c
