MFT Comp Exam Questions And Answers
A characteristic that distinguishes one particular approach from
others is its emphasis on the self-development of the therapist. The
belief is that it is hard for the patient to mature beyond the
maturity level of the therapist, no matter how good his or her
technique. This approach is: -
correct answer ✅Bowenian
Studies show what about race/ethnicity and the therapeutic
relationship? -
correct answer ✅There is no significant relationship between
client's race/ethnicity and that of the therapists'.
Vignette: A family enters therapy, having a 21 year old son who lives
in the basement. He dropped out of college 2 years ago and is
currently not working or going to school. He has refused all
counseling. The father states he found evidence of marijuana
smoking in his son's room. The mother states that the father and
son argue and sometimes push each other. A 16 year old daughter
is in high school but increasingly avoiding coming home.'Non-
summativity' applies to this situation as follows: -
correct answer ✅A system has been created when the family was
formed, but is now maintained by a pattern of inadequate
communication and conflict. (Non-summativity is a concept that
describes the foundation and formation of systems.)
,MFT Comp Exam Questions And Answers
No matter if the clinician has taken all the steps to be HIPPA-
compliant... -
correct answer ✅The clinician is still in violation of HIPPA unless
she has documented the security measures she has taken to
prevent unauthorized access to her files and her computer.
An MFT has been seeing a divorced father with two daughters, 8
and 12 years old. After not showing up for an appointment, the
MFT receives a call from the police stating that the mother
reported the children and the father as missing and that he is the
primary suspect in the childrens' disappearance. The police
demanded copies of his psychotherapy notes to see if there's
anything in them that will help determine the childrens' location. In
this situation: -
correct answer ✅The MFT should hand over his psychotherapy
notes so that the police can determine if there's anything of value
to them in the notes.
Solution-focused therapists prefer to focus on: -
correct answer ✅The past and the future
According to research alcohol abuse is the most studied
phenomenon in family therapy research. According to some
outcome studies which of the following approaches have been
particularly useful in dealing with substance abuse in families,
, MFT Comp Exam Questions And Answers
especially for engaging young substance abusers? -
correct answer ✅Psychoeducational approach.
When viewed from the wide lens of an ethnic group, which families
might one expect to have high expectations of family togetherness
with low patterns of flexibility? -
correct answer ✅Italian Americans.
Research found one year following divorce to be the peak of
maximum negative behaviors for children. Such behaviors were
"most likely" sustained in: -
correct answer ✅boys than in girls
Prior to the DSM, the 'Statistical Manual for the Use of Institutions
for the Insane' was developed by -
correct answer ✅the National Commission on Mental Hygiene.
One of the changes from the DSM-IV TR to the DSM-5 is how a
disorder is named and classified. Which of the following is the
incorrect ICD-9 classification? -
correct answer ✅Childhood-Onset Fluency Disorder (Stuttering)
F80.81
A characteristic that distinguishes one particular approach from
others is its emphasis on the self-development of the therapist. The
belief is that it is hard for the patient to mature beyond the
maturity level of the therapist, no matter how good his or her
technique. This approach is: -
correct answer ✅Bowenian
Studies show what about race/ethnicity and the therapeutic
relationship? -
correct answer ✅There is no significant relationship between
client's race/ethnicity and that of the therapists'.
Vignette: A family enters therapy, having a 21 year old son who lives
in the basement. He dropped out of college 2 years ago and is
currently not working or going to school. He has refused all
counseling. The father states he found evidence of marijuana
smoking in his son's room. The mother states that the father and
son argue and sometimes push each other. A 16 year old daughter
is in high school but increasingly avoiding coming home.'Non-
summativity' applies to this situation as follows: -
correct answer ✅A system has been created when the family was
formed, but is now maintained by a pattern of inadequate
communication and conflict. (Non-summativity is a concept that
describes the foundation and formation of systems.)
,MFT Comp Exam Questions And Answers
No matter if the clinician has taken all the steps to be HIPPA-
compliant... -
correct answer ✅The clinician is still in violation of HIPPA unless
she has documented the security measures she has taken to
prevent unauthorized access to her files and her computer.
An MFT has been seeing a divorced father with two daughters, 8
and 12 years old. After not showing up for an appointment, the
MFT receives a call from the police stating that the mother
reported the children and the father as missing and that he is the
primary suspect in the childrens' disappearance. The police
demanded copies of his psychotherapy notes to see if there's
anything in them that will help determine the childrens' location. In
this situation: -
correct answer ✅The MFT should hand over his psychotherapy
notes so that the police can determine if there's anything of value
to them in the notes.
Solution-focused therapists prefer to focus on: -
correct answer ✅The past and the future
According to research alcohol abuse is the most studied
phenomenon in family therapy research. According to some
outcome studies which of the following approaches have been
particularly useful in dealing with substance abuse in families,
, MFT Comp Exam Questions And Answers
especially for engaging young substance abusers? -
correct answer ✅Psychoeducational approach.
When viewed from the wide lens of an ethnic group, which families
might one expect to have high expectations of family togetherness
with low patterns of flexibility? -
correct answer ✅Italian Americans.
Research found one year following divorce to be the peak of
maximum negative behaviors for children. Such behaviors were
"most likely" sustained in: -
correct answer ✅boys than in girls
Prior to the DSM, the 'Statistical Manual for the Use of Institutions
for the Insane' was developed by -
correct answer ✅the National Commission on Mental Hygiene.
One of the changes from the DSM-IV TR to the DSM-5 is how a
disorder is named and classified. Which of the following is the
incorrect ICD-9 classification? -
correct answer ✅Childhood-Onset Fluency Disorder (Stuttering)
F80.81
