MFT National Exam Prep (Family Therapy only) QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

All Family Therapists.... correct answer: Look beyond the individual and toward the system and are always conceptualizing the person's struggle within the system's context Like human systems, Family therapists believe correct answer: That no individual can be understood without understanding the system to which he or she is a part of and the dynamics between various relationships within that system & no system can be understood without understanding the individual within the system When looking at the applications of systems theory correct answer: No one individual can be assessed as functioning independently from the system to which they belong When a parent or family member call to request therapy correct answer: The family therapist will encouraged as many members of the family to join as possible The first step or primary aim of systemic therapy is correct answer: to expand the symptom beyond the individual and toward the system If the family suggests that only one child in the system is struggling, as the family therapist correct answer: We understand that one individual's symptoms is likely a systemic problem and several complex dynamics may be involved and may contribute to the symptom & involve everyone within that system The go to assessment tool for a family therapist is correct answer: A genogram as it provides all of the information necessary to fully understand the client system As a marriage and family therapist correct answer: Relationships are the core of our practice and aim to maintain neutrality across all members of the family. The field of MFT is heavily based upon the concept of shifting from correct answer: linear causality (psychodynamic/CBT) to circular causality Triangles in MFT correct answer: Individuals often bring a third party as a means to help them manage anxiety (parent, best friend, or bottle of Scotch) The single most productive shift a family therapist can do is correct answer: Focus on the process of communication rather than content Family Structure correct answer: Minuchin (Structural Therapy Term) and can relate to disengagement, enmeshment, disorganization, subsystems, or boundaries found in all systems Family therapists are always correct answer: interpreting symptoms as metaphors for the larger or deeper systemic problem within the family Family cycles correct answer: 1. Leaving home as single you