MFT NATIONAL FINAL EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Dr. J is seeing a family in which the husband and wife frequently argue in the
bedroom. In fact, the two argue while preparing for bed almost every night. Dr. J does
not ask the couple to attempt to stop their arguments, but directs them to only argue in
the kitchen. If an argument starts in the bedroom, they have to move to the kitchen to
compete it. Dr. J is using what technique? - ✔✔manipulating the symptom
✔✔In addition, Dr J exaggerates the couple's arguments, calling the "battles" and
relationship threatening. He relates to the family is fears that these "battles" are headed
straight for the divorce court. Dr. J is most likely practicing from which theorist's model?
- ✔✔Haley
✔✔Quid pro quo refers to a family or couple's tendency to take which stance? - ✔✔If
you do X, I will do Y
✔✔Jane is struggling with insomnia. She's seeing a therapist who has instructed her
that, if she is not asleep with 30 minutes of going to bed, she must get up and mop and
wax her kitchen floor. This technique is known as - ✔✔ordeal therapy
✔✔Jane doesn't like that intervention and goes to another therapist. This therapist tells
Jane she must attempt to stay awake at least three hours each night when she goes to
bed. This therapist is - ✔✔targeting the attempted solution
✔✔The Smith family comes into therapy with Dr S and presents with behavioral
problems with their 10 and 9 year olds. At the end of the session, Dr S directs them to
spend time together this week away from the children. Dr S, in fact, gives this directive
to all the families she sees that are experiencing problems with children. Dr S is using
_____ associated with _____ Therapy. - ✔✔invariant prescription/Milan Systemic
✔✔The Milan approach is characterized by the following techniques: - ✔✔circular
questioning and hypothesizing
✔✔Most strategic tasks have a common characteristic -- they try to manipulate - ✔✔the
symptom
✔✔An MRI-based therapist working with a client with stage fright is most likely to tell the
client - ✔✔to identify the disadvantages of improvement
✔✔The first clinical director of the Mental Research Institute in Palo Alto, CA. - ✔✔Don
Jackson
, ✔✔Mara Selvini Palazzoli, Juigi Boscolo, Gianfranco Cecchin and Guilana Prata were
strategic therapists who based their approach on the work of Gregory Bateson. What is
the name of their approach to family therapy? - ✔✔Milan Systemic Therapy
✔✔The non-verbal aspect of a communication, which defines the relationship between
the participants is called what? - ✔✔analogic communication
✔✔The double bind theory is a hypothesis about the cause of what? - ✔✔schizophrenia
✔✔Applying more of the same attempted solution, only to provoke an escalation of the
problem is an example of what? - ✔✔negative feedback loop
✔✔Communicating about communicating is known as what? - ✔✔metacommunications
✔✔Sarah's 15 year old daughter, Rebecca, has a 9 pm bedtime isn't allowed to go to
the mall with her friends unless an adult is along. Sarah expresses her fears and
concerns that something bad might happen to Rebecca and believes that close
monitoring is the only way to keep her safe. Rebecca began to rebel against the rules of
the household and Sarah moved her bedtime up to 8:30 and grounded her from going
anywhere with friend. The two are now at each other's throats and Rebecca has
become increasingly rebellious. Sarah's family therapist suggested that, although close
monitoring worked well with Rebecca while she was a pre-schooler and school-aged,
that Rebecca is now a teenager. She suggested that Sarah discus with other parents of
teenagers might think were reasonable rules. Sarah's therapist is attempting to
engender what type of change? - ✔✔second order change
✔✔A "3-S" pot is a metaphor associated with which model? - ✔✔Satir
✔✔Bill (50) and Alexandria (43) present for therapy because their son Ralph (13) has
developed school phobia. The phobia emerged after a trial separation between Bill and
Alexandria. Bill moved back into the home when it became apparent that the only way
to get Ralph to attend school was with both parents working together to help him. From
a Behavioral Family therapy's perspective, scenario given is an example of - ✔✔positive
reinforcement
✔✔The technique of "temperature reading' or asking a family to set aside a specific time
each day to get in touch with each other, was developed by - ✔✔Satir
✔✔Sally (32) and Nathan (41) seek help with how to handle their 5 year old son,
Timothy. Tim's aggression in school dates back to a biting incident in preschool. Sally
and Nathan report a relatively trouble-free marriage with almost no conflict, not at all like
their respective parents who fought continually before divorcing. The therapist notices
that they are especially cautious about not wanting to contradict one another. Several
sessions later, a discussion between Sally and Nathan gives way to a sizable quarrel,
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Dr. J is seeing a family in which the husband and wife frequently argue in the
bedroom. In fact, the two argue while preparing for bed almost every night. Dr. J does
not ask the couple to attempt to stop their arguments, but directs them to only argue in
the kitchen. If an argument starts in the bedroom, they have to move to the kitchen to
compete it. Dr. J is using what technique? - ✔✔manipulating the symptom
✔✔In addition, Dr J exaggerates the couple's arguments, calling the "battles" and
relationship threatening. He relates to the family is fears that these "battles" are headed
straight for the divorce court. Dr. J is most likely practicing from which theorist's model?
- ✔✔Haley
✔✔Quid pro quo refers to a family or couple's tendency to take which stance? - ✔✔If
you do X, I will do Y
✔✔Jane is struggling with insomnia. She's seeing a therapist who has instructed her
that, if she is not asleep with 30 minutes of going to bed, she must get up and mop and
wax her kitchen floor. This technique is known as - ✔✔ordeal therapy
✔✔Jane doesn't like that intervention and goes to another therapist. This therapist tells
Jane she must attempt to stay awake at least three hours each night when she goes to
bed. This therapist is - ✔✔targeting the attempted solution
✔✔The Smith family comes into therapy with Dr S and presents with behavioral
problems with their 10 and 9 year olds. At the end of the session, Dr S directs them to
spend time together this week away from the children. Dr S, in fact, gives this directive
to all the families she sees that are experiencing problems with children. Dr S is using
_____ associated with _____ Therapy. - ✔✔invariant prescription/Milan Systemic
✔✔The Milan approach is characterized by the following techniques: - ✔✔circular
questioning and hypothesizing
✔✔Most strategic tasks have a common characteristic -- they try to manipulate - ✔✔the
symptom
✔✔An MRI-based therapist working with a client with stage fright is most likely to tell the
client - ✔✔to identify the disadvantages of improvement
✔✔The first clinical director of the Mental Research Institute in Palo Alto, CA. - ✔✔Don
Jackson
, ✔✔Mara Selvini Palazzoli, Juigi Boscolo, Gianfranco Cecchin and Guilana Prata were
strategic therapists who based their approach on the work of Gregory Bateson. What is
the name of their approach to family therapy? - ✔✔Milan Systemic Therapy
✔✔The non-verbal aspect of a communication, which defines the relationship between
the participants is called what? - ✔✔analogic communication
✔✔The double bind theory is a hypothesis about the cause of what? - ✔✔schizophrenia
✔✔Applying more of the same attempted solution, only to provoke an escalation of the
problem is an example of what? - ✔✔negative feedback loop
✔✔Communicating about communicating is known as what? - ✔✔metacommunications
✔✔Sarah's 15 year old daughter, Rebecca, has a 9 pm bedtime isn't allowed to go to
the mall with her friends unless an adult is along. Sarah expresses her fears and
concerns that something bad might happen to Rebecca and believes that close
monitoring is the only way to keep her safe. Rebecca began to rebel against the rules of
the household and Sarah moved her bedtime up to 8:30 and grounded her from going
anywhere with friend. The two are now at each other's throats and Rebecca has
become increasingly rebellious. Sarah's family therapist suggested that, although close
monitoring worked well with Rebecca while she was a pre-schooler and school-aged,
that Rebecca is now a teenager. She suggested that Sarah discus with other parents of
teenagers might think were reasonable rules. Sarah's therapist is attempting to
engender what type of change? - ✔✔second order change
✔✔A "3-S" pot is a metaphor associated with which model? - ✔✔Satir
✔✔Bill (50) and Alexandria (43) present for therapy because their son Ralph (13) has
developed school phobia. The phobia emerged after a trial separation between Bill and
Alexandria. Bill moved back into the home when it became apparent that the only way
to get Ralph to attend school was with both parents working together to help him. From
a Behavioral Family therapy's perspective, scenario given is an example of - ✔✔positive
reinforcement
✔✔The technique of "temperature reading' or asking a family to set aside a specific time
each day to get in touch with each other, was developed by - ✔✔Satir
✔✔Sally (32) and Nathan (41) seek help with how to handle their 5 year old son,
Timothy. Tim's aggression in school dates back to a biting incident in preschool. Sally
and Nathan report a relatively trouble-free marriage with almost no conflict, not at all like
their respective parents who fought continually before divorcing. The therapist notices
that they are especially cautious about not wanting to contradict one another. Several
sessions later, a discussion between Sally and Nathan gives way to a sizable quarrel,
