MARITIAL AND FAMILY THERAPY (MFT) EXAM | NEWEST
2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM | COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+ ||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
A woman who was just raped calls you in crisis and then comes to your office that day. She tells you
that she does not want to press charges. You should first
Select one:
a.report the rape to the police
b.maintain her confidence and deal with the issues therapeutically
c.suggest a doctor's examination
d.ask her for details about the rape -
CORRECT|ANSWER
C. The correct
CORRECT|ANSWER
is C.
Clearly, you as a therapist will want to help her process the emotional issues related to the rape as
suggested in option B. However, you can determine that suggesting a doctor's examination is the
best "first" intervention because the client may have physical injuries as a result of the rape, and
these injuries may require immediate medical attention.
CORRECT|ANSWER
A: This would not be an appropriate response. It would violate the client's confidentiality, and a
therapist is not required to make this report.
CORRECT|ANSWER
B: Although the therapist will maintain her confidence and help her process the issues
therapeutically, suggesting a doctor's examination should occur first.
CORRECT|ANSWER
D: Although the therapist will help the client process the situation, asking for details about the rape
may not be appropriate, especially as a "first" intervention as is asked in the question.
,A woman you have been seeing is terminating therapy early because she is going away to college
soon. What should you do?
Select one:
a.Ensure she gets therapy in her new location.
b.Try to do as much as possible with her before she moves.
c.Do occasional phone sessions with her after she leaves for school.
d.Tell her to come back and see you during school breaks. -
CORRECT|ANSWER
A. The correct
CORRECT|ANSWER
is A.
Ensuring that the client gets therapy in her new location would be the best choice of the options
provided. It clearly states that the client is needing to terminate therapy early, therefore implying
that treatment goals are not yet achieved. By ensuring that the client gets therapy in her new
location can also include that referrals have been provided.
CORRECT|ANSWER
B: Rushing or cramming services in a fast manner would not be appropriate for the client.
CORRECT|ANSWER
C: Phone sessions could be appropriate to continue after she leaves for school, however, the best
choice would be to help the client get set up with services at her new location.
CORRECT|ANSWER
D: The question implies that services are still needed and termination is occurring early, therefore
telling the client to come back during school breaks would not be appropriate.
The Johnson family comes to you for therapy. They have three children: Bill, age 15, Sally age 9, and
Michael, age 7. Bill is rebellious and hostile at home. At school, he has been truant and fighting with
teachers and peers. In the initial interview, you notice that the mother seems to dominate the family.
You have to intervene several times when the family "gangs up" on Bill, as they seem to think that he
is the source of all of their problems. After the second session, the mother asks you to see Bill alone,
since "he is the one with the problem". You agree to do this for a few sessions, but explain that, after
this, you will want to see the whole family again. Before your third session with Bill, the mother calls
, and says that Bill's behavior has not improved, and that therapy is not working. What would have
been the most appropriate therapy in the above case?
Select one:
a.Immediate problem-solving via a careful -
CORRECT|ANSWER
C. The correct
CORRECT|ANSWER
is C.
It seems that Bill has been identified by the family as the identified patient, or the one " with the
problem." What we know in family therapy is that the identified patient's symptoms are often an
expression of the family's dysfunction and are being maintained in some way by the family system.
Reframing, or relabeling Bill's behavior would help the family view the issues in more positive ways.
CORRECT|ANSWER
A: This intervention would further label the client as the identified patient, and encourage the family
to continue seeing the problems as they previously have.
CORRECT|ANSWER
B: This would further label the client as the identified patient and the family would not get the
systemic therapy that is needed.
CORRECT|ANSWER
D: This could be a possible intervention if the therapist was utilizing a strategic approach. This
intervention would also be more appropriate in sessions after a therapeutic relationship was
established. In this scenario, that has not yet occurred.
A mother brings in her daughter, age five, for play therapy. The daughter has been clingy and
anxious. The mother tried to enroll the daughter in preschool, but the child cried all day and had to
be taken home. This also happened the second time she tried to take her to preschool. The mother
tells you that her daughter has" always been sensitive" but that things have been worse lately
because of the tension between the mother and the child's father, who does not live with them. The
best way to diagnose the problem would be to
Select one:
a.directly observe interactions between the mother and daughter
2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM | COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+ ||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
A woman who was just raped calls you in crisis and then comes to your office that day. She tells you
that she does not want to press charges. You should first
Select one:
a.report the rape to the police
b.maintain her confidence and deal with the issues therapeutically
c.suggest a doctor's examination
d.ask her for details about the rape -
CORRECT|ANSWER
C. The correct
CORRECT|ANSWER
is C.
Clearly, you as a therapist will want to help her process the emotional issues related to the rape as
suggested in option B. However, you can determine that suggesting a doctor's examination is the
best "first" intervention because the client may have physical injuries as a result of the rape, and
these injuries may require immediate medical attention.
CORRECT|ANSWER
A: This would not be an appropriate response. It would violate the client's confidentiality, and a
therapist is not required to make this report.
CORRECT|ANSWER
B: Although the therapist will maintain her confidence and help her process the issues
therapeutically, suggesting a doctor's examination should occur first.
CORRECT|ANSWER
D: Although the therapist will help the client process the situation, asking for details about the rape
may not be appropriate, especially as a "first" intervention as is asked in the question.
,A woman you have been seeing is terminating therapy early because she is going away to college
soon. What should you do?
Select one:
a.Ensure she gets therapy in her new location.
b.Try to do as much as possible with her before she moves.
c.Do occasional phone sessions with her after she leaves for school.
d.Tell her to come back and see you during school breaks. -
CORRECT|ANSWER
A. The correct
CORRECT|ANSWER
is A.
Ensuring that the client gets therapy in her new location would be the best choice of the options
provided. It clearly states that the client is needing to terminate therapy early, therefore implying
that treatment goals are not yet achieved. By ensuring that the client gets therapy in her new
location can also include that referrals have been provided.
CORRECT|ANSWER
B: Rushing or cramming services in a fast manner would not be appropriate for the client.
CORRECT|ANSWER
C: Phone sessions could be appropriate to continue after she leaves for school, however, the best
choice would be to help the client get set up with services at her new location.
CORRECT|ANSWER
D: The question implies that services are still needed and termination is occurring early, therefore
telling the client to come back during school breaks would not be appropriate.
The Johnson family comes to you for therapy. They have three children: Bill, age 15, Sally age 9, and
Michael, age 7. Bill is rebellious and hostile at home. At school, he has been truant and fighting with
teachers and peers. In the initial interview, you notice that the mother seems to dominate the family.
You have to intervene several times when the family "gangs up" on Bill, as they seem to think that he
is the source of all of their problems. After the second session, the mother asks you to see Bill alone,
since "he is the one with the problem". You agree to do this for a few sessions, but explain that, after
this, you will want to see the whole family again. Before your third session with Bill, the mother calls
, and says that Bill's behavior has not improved, and that therapy is not working. What would have
been the most appropriate therapy in the above case?
Select one:
a.Immediate problem-solving via a careful -
CORRECT|ANSWER
C. The correct
CORRECT|ANSWER
is C.
It seems that Bill has been identified by the family as the identified patient, or the one " with the
problem." What we know in family therapy is that the identified patient's symptoms are often an
expression of the family's dysfunction and are being maintained in some way by the family system.
Reframing, or relabeling Bill's behavior would help the family view the issues in more positive ways.
CORRECT|ANSWER
A: This intervention would further label the client as the identified patient, and encourage the family
to continue seeing the problems as they previously have.
CORRECT|ANSWER
B: This would further label the client as the identified patient and the family would not get the
systemic therapy that is needed.
CORRECT|ANSWER
D: This could be a possible intervention if the therapist was utilizing a strategic approach. This
intervention would also be more appropriate in sessions after a therapeutic relationship was
established. In this scenario, that has not yet occurred.
A mother brings in her daughter, age five, for play therapy. The daughter has been clingy and
anxious. The mother tried to enroll the daughter in preschool, but the child cried all day and had to
be taken home. This also happened the second time she tried to take her to preschool. The mother
tells you that her daughter has" always been sensitive" but that things have been worse lately
because of the tension between the mother and the child's father, who does not live with them. The
best way to diagnose the problem would be to
Select one:
a.directly observe interactions between the mother and daughter
