MFT Clinical Exam questions with complete solutions

Systemic bias correct answer: Involves bias information processing in which a person selectively attends to one aspect of reality while discounting other aspects Facticious disorder correct answer: Characterized by the voluntary production of physical or psychological symptoms, the abscense of external incentives, and the compulsive psychological need to assume the "patient role" Family life cycles correct answer: Between families: children learn to individuate from their family and begin independent life of their own. Behavioral interventions of CBT correct answer: Diversion techniques, scheduled techniques, graded tasks and assignments Fetal abuse correct answer: Is optional under the mandated reporting laws Domestic violence correct answer: Jealousy, impulsivity, and poor social skills contribute to DV Section 56.10 of civil code correct answer: Therapist may confer with another mental health provider without patient authorization for the purpose of providing that patient with the highest level of care Changes in office setting correct answer: Point it out and inform clt of its use. This reduces the imagined purpose of change Acute stress disorder correct answer: Symptoms last longer than 4 weeks Structural Therapy: Early Stage correct answer: Identify where famillies boundaries are to then identify interventions and goals Coping with divorce correct answer: Anger, self-pity, and disillusionment are common reactions Elder/Dependent adult abuse reporting law correct answer: Optional category: mental suffering (fear, agitation, confusion, severe depression brought on by threats, harrasment or intimidating bx) are not mandated. Structural therapy: middle stage goal correct answer: Changing the subsystem of the family could be achieved by "marking boundaries" (directing family to move where they are sitting). Strategic therapy correct answer: Designed to be a short