CBMT Exam questions with correct answers

An 11 year old is demonstrating a sudden decline in grades, increased unexcused absences, and inability to concentrate when in school. Facial affect has changed from friendly to flat. When approached, the student states he is fine. Reports indicate the client responds to music, so a music therapy referral is requested. To assess possible causes of the change in behavior, a music therapist should first: A. Observe the student in other classes B. discuss concerns with the guidance counselor C. identify current stressors in the students life D. review the student's IEP CORRECT ANSWER C. Identify current stressors in the students life (this is the only choice that allows the music therapist to determine potential causal factors) A music therapist is using ballroom dancing to facilitate intimacy in a relationship between a client, who has dementia, and his wife. During a session, the client's favorite big-band music is played, but he is having difficulty standing up and dancing with is wife. The BEST intervention would be to recommend that the wife... A. watch a big-band dance video with her husband B. sing to her husband as they sit facing on another C. hold her husband's hands and move in time to the music D. sit silently next to her husband while they listen to the music CORRECT ANSWER C. Hold her husband's hands and move in time to the music (Having the wife hold her husband's hands and move in time to the music with him is an intervention that brings both partners together in an active interaction that approximates dancing and facilitates intimacy) A 52 year-old woman hospitalized for ovarian cancer requests music therapy to help her relax and sleep. During the initial session conducted at bedtime, the client shares her fears and life story before the use of any music intervention. After validating the client's feelings, the BEST direction for the music therapist to take is to... A. discuss favorite songs important to the client's life B. improvise soft guitar music to help the client go to sleep C. compose a song together reflecting the client's disclosure D. dose the session and bring the client's favorite music to follow-up visits CORRECT