MFT National Exam Prep (Family Therapy
only) Exam Questions and Answers
All Family Therapists.... -
correct answer ✅Look beyond the individual and toward the
system and are always conceptualizing the person's struggle within
the system's context
Like human systems, Family therapists believe -
correct answer ✅That no individual can be understood without
understanding the system to which he or she is a part of and the
dynamics between various relationships within that system & no
system can be understood without understanding the individual
within the system
When looking at the applications of systems theory -
correct answer ✅No one individual can be assessed as functioning
independently from the system to which they belong
When a parent or family member call to request therapy -
correct answer ✅The family therapist will encouraged as many
members of the family to join as possible
The first step or primary aim of systemic therapy is -
correct answer ✅to expand the symptom beyond the individual
and toward the system
,MFT National Exam Prep (Family Therapy
only) Exam Questions and Answers
If the family suggests that only one child in the system is struggling,
as the family therapist -
correct answer ✅We understand that one individual's symptoms is
likely a systemic problem and several complex dynamics may be
involved and may contribute to the symptom & involve everyone
within that system
The go to assessment tool for a family therapist is -
correct answer ✅A genogram as it provides all of the information
necessary to fully understand the client system
As a marriage and family therapist -
correct answer ✅Relationships are the core of our practice and
aim to maintain neutrality across all members of the family.
The field of MFT is heavily based upon the concept of shifting from
-
correct answer ✅linear causality (psychodynamic/CBT) to circular
causality
, MFT National Exam Prep (Family Therapy
only) Exam Questions and Answers
Triangles in MFT -
correct answer ✅Individuals often bring a third party as a means
to help them manage anxiety (parent, best friend, or bottle of
Scotch)
The single most productive shift a family therapist can do is -
correct answer ✅Focus on the process of communication rather
than content
Family Structure -
correct answer ✅Minuchin (Structural Therapy Term) and can
relate to disengagement, enmeshment, disorganization,
subsystems, or boundaries found in all systems
Family therapists are always -
correct answer ✅interpreting symptoms as metaphors for the
larger or deeper systemic problem within the family
Family cycles -
correct answer ✅1. Leaving home as single young adults; 2.
Joining of families through marriage/New couple; 3. Families with
young children; 4. Families with Adolescents; 5. Launching children
and moving on; & 6. Families later in life
only) Exam Questions and Answers
All Family Therapists.... -
correct answer ✅Look beyond the individual and toward the
system and are always conceptualizing the person's struggle within
the system's context
Like human systems, Family therapists believe -
correct answer ✅That no individual can be understood without
understanding the system to which he or she is a part of and the
dynamics between various relationships within that system & no
system can be understood without understanding the individual
within the system
When looking at the applications of systems theory -
correct answer ✅No one individual can be assessed as functioning
independently from the system to which they belong
When a parent or family member call to request therapy -
correct answer ✅The family therapist will encouraged as many
members of the family to join as possible
The first step or primary aim of systemic therapy is -
correct answer ✅to expand the symptom beyond the individual
and toward the system
,MFT National Exam Prep (Family Therapy
only) Exam Questions and Answers
If the family suggests that only one child in the system is struggling,
as the family therapist -
correct answer ✅We understand that one individual's symptoms is
likely a systemic problem and several complex dynamics may be
involved and may contribute to the symptom & involve everyone
within that system
The go to assessment tool for a family therapist is -
correct answer ✅A genogram as it provides all of the information
necessary to fully understand the client system
As a marriage and family therapist -
correct answer ✅Relationships are the core of our practice and
aim to maintain neutrality across all members of the family.
The field of MFT is heavily based upon the concept of shifting from
-
correct answer ✅linear causality (psychodynamic/CBT) to circular
causality
, MFT National Exam Prep (Family Therapy
only) Exam Questions and Answers
Triangles in MFT -
correct answer ✅Individuals often bring a third party as a means
to help them manage anxiety (parent, best friend, or bottle of
Scotch)
The single most productive shift a family therapist can do is -
correct answer ✅Focus on the process of communication rather
than content
Family Structure -
correct answer ✅Minuchin (Structural Therapy Term) and can
relate to disengagement, enmeshment, disorganization,
subsystems, or boundaries found in all systems
Family therapists are always -
correct answer ✅interpreting symptoms as metaphors for the
larger or deeper systemic problem within the family
Family cycles -
correct answer ✅1. Leaving home as single young adults; 2.
Joining of families through marriage/New couple; 3. Families with
young children; 4. Families with Adolescents; 5. Launching children
and moving on; & 6. Families later in life
