CA MFT Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Intrapsychic differentiation - CORRECT ANSWER - Separate one's feelings from thinking
Interpersonal differentiation - CORRECT ANSWER - Separate one's intellectual &
emotional functioning from other's, esp family members
Fusion - CORRECT ANSWER - Opposite of differentiation
Pseudo-self - CORRECT ANSWER - an expression of values or opinions that other family
members may find acceptable rather than one's own values or opinions.
Undifferentiated Family Mass - CORRECT ANSWER - A family whose members are
highly fused
Emotional triangle - CORRECT ANSWER - When a 2 person system experiences stress, a
3rd may be recruited to increase stability. Impedes resolution of problems between the pair.
Nuclear Family Emotional System - CORRECT ANSWER - Family's structure, rules and
rituals
Emotional cutoff - CORRECT ANSWER - emotional/physical distancing to avoid pain of
unresolved conflicts, anxiety, and lack of diff. False solution to problem.
Sibling position - CORRECT ANSWER - the birth order of chilren in a family, which
influences their personalities as well as their interactions with future spouses
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Intrapsychic differentiation - CORRECT ANSWER - Separate one's feelings from thinking
Interpersonal differentiation - CORRECT ANSWER - Separate one's intellectual &
emotional functioning from other's, esp family members
Fusion - CORRECT ANSWER - Opposite of differentiation
Pseudo-self - CORRECT ANSWER - an expression of values or opinions that other family
members may find acceptable rather than one's own values or opinions.
Undifferentiated Family Mass - CORRECT ANSWER - A family whose members are
highly fused
Emotional triangle - CORRECT ANSWER - When a 2 person system experiences stress, a
3rd may be recruited to increase stability. Impedes resolution of problems between the pair.
Nuclear Family Emotional System - CORRECT ANSWER - Family's structure, rules and
rituals
Emotional cutoff - CORRECT ANSWER - emotional/physical distancing to avoid pain of
unresolved conflicts, anxiety, and lack of diff. False solution to problem.
Sibling position - CORRECT ANSWER - the birth order of chilren in a family, which
influences their personalities as well as their interactions with future spouses
