LMFT Clinical Exam - Practice
Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass
A 22-year-old woman seeks therapy for feelings of emptiness and
frustration. She shares that her parents got divorced a few years ago and
she doesn't have any contact with her father since he remarried and
moved away. During the eighth session, she reveals that she occasionally
engages in non-suicidal self-cutting, the therapist should FIRST:
A. Assess for suicide and insist that the client sign a no-harm contract.
B. Determine last incident and refer her for a medication evaluation.
C. Express concern about dangers of cutting and assess for suicide.
D. Explore the role of the cutting and ask about triggers for cutting. -
[ANSWER]: D. Explore the role of the cutting and ask about triggers
for cutting.
,QUESTION: A 21-year-old woman seeks treatment for anxiety at a
community agency. She brings her 18-month-old daughter with her to
the session. The woman becomes angry with her daughter when she
pulls things off the desk and shelf. The woman becomes frustrated and
says "she never listens, she's such a bad girl." What should the therapist
do NEXT?
A. Acknowledge the client's frustration with her daughter.
B. Request client find childcare for next session so they can focus on her
anxiety.
C. Normalize the child's age appropriate behavior.
D. Explore client's early childhood history. -
[ANSWER]: A. Acknowledge the client's frustration with her daughter.
QUESTION: Brian, age 38, and his wife Melody, age 35, come in with
their two children, Mark, age 9, and Sara, age 6. Their insurance panel
referred them after Melody's doctor encouraged them to get therapy.
Melody was diagnosed with cancer three years ago and recently found
,out that it has come back in several areas in her body. Brian, an Army
officer, says, "We'll fight it like we did last time. We're fine." Melody
cries and says, "I am worried about my kids. Brian is deployed a lot and I
worry about who will take care of them if something happens to me. He
doesn't want to deal with reality." Sara looks at her mom with concern,
starts crying, and says, "I'll take care of you mommy." Mark stares at the
floor, motionless. Brian asks about fees because of all the medical
expenses. How would a Systems therapist treat this family in the middle
stage of therapy?
A. Explore their patterns of interaction when they are dealing with s -
[ANSWER]: A. Explore their patterns of interaction when they are
dealing with stressful issues and assist the family in identifying supports
outside of the immediate family.
QUESTION: A 55-year-old Native American man seeks therapy for
alcohol use issues at the urging of his daughter. In developing a
, treatment plan, how should the therapist take into consideration both
his culture and his struggle with alcoholism?
A. Refer him to a substance abuse facility.
B. Ask how many friends in the Native American community he has.
C. Recommend that he enroll in a group for Native Americans dealing
with alcoholism.
D. Consult his tribe in regard to how to treat this issue. -
[ANSWER]: C. Recommend that he enroll in a group for Native
Americans dealing with alcoholism.
QUESTION: A 32-year-old woman who has been in treatment for five
months goes through a major crisis and calls the therapist many times
during that period. After the crisis passes, the client continues to call the
therapist excessively. The therapist should:
A. Track the number of calls and confront the client.
Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass
A 22-year-old woman seeks therapy for feelings of emptiness and
frustration. She shares that her parents got divorced a few years ago and
she doesn't have any contact with her father since he remarried and
moved away. During the eighth session, she reveals that she occasionally
engages in non-suicidal self-cutting, the therapist should FIRST:
A. Assess for suicide and insist that the client sign a no-harm contract.
B. Determine last incident and refer her for a medication evaluation.
C. Express concern about dangers of cutting and assess for suicide.
D. Explore the role of the cutting and ask about triggers for cutting. -
[ANSWER]: D. Explore the role of the cutting and ask about triggers
for cutting.
,QUESTION: A 21-year-old woman seeks treatment for anxiety at a
community agency. She brings her 18-month-old daughter with her to
the session. The woman becomes angry with her daughter when she
pulls things off the desk and shelf. The woman becomes frustrated and
says "she never listens, she's such a bad girl." What should the therapist
do NEXT?
A. Acknowledge the client's frustration with her daughter.
B. Request client find childcare for next session so they can focus on her
anxiety.
C. Normalize the child's age appropriate behavior.
D. Explore client's early childhood history. -
[ANSWER]: A. Acknowledge the client's frustration with her daughter.
QUESTION: Brian, age 38, and his wife Melody, age 35, come in with
their two children, Mark, age 9, and Sara, age 6. Their insurance panel
referred them after Melody's doctor encouraged them to get therapy.
Melody was diagnosed with cancer three years ago and recently found
,out that it has come back in several areas in her body. Brian, an Army
officer, says, "We'll fight it like we did last time. We're fine." Melody
cries and says, "I am worried about my kids. Brian is deployed a lot and I
worry about who will take care of them if something happens to me. He
doesn't want to deal with reality." Sara looks at her mom with concern,
starts crying, and says, "I'll take care of you mommy." Mark stares at the
floor, motionless. Brian asks about fees because of all the medical
expenses. How would a Systems therapist treat this family in the middle
stage of therapy?
A. Explore their patterns of interaction when they are dealing with s -
[ANSWER]: A. Explore their patterns of interaction when they are
dealing with stressful issues and assist the family in identifying supports
outside of the immediate family.
QUESTION: A 55-year-old Native American man seeks therapy for
alcohol use issues at the urging of his daughter. In developing a
, treatment plan, how should the therapist take into consideration both
his culture and his struggle with alcoholism?
A. Refer him to a substance abuse facility.
B. Ask how many friends in the Native American community he has.
C. Recommend that he enroll in a group for Native Americans dealing
with alcoholism.
D. Consult his tribe in regard to how to treat this issue. -
[ANSWER]: C. Recommend that he enroll in a group for Native
Americans dealing with alcoholism.
QUESTION: A 32-year-old woman who has been in treatment for five
months goes through a major crisis and calls the therapist many times
during that period. After the crisis passes, the client continues to call the
therapist excessively. The therapist should:
A. Track the number of calls and confront the client.
