CA MFT EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
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UPDATED 2025
Intrapsychic Differentiation
✔✔ The ability to distinguish between one's own thoughts and emotions internally.
Interpersonal Differentiation
✔✔ The capacity to maintain one's own beliefs and emotional stability while in
close relationships—especially within the family—without becoming emotionally
entangled.
Fusion
✔✔ A condition in which individuals lack emotional boundaries, leading to
excessive emotional involvement with others—especially family members. This is
the opposite of differentiation.
Pseudo-Self
✔✔ A set of beliefs or opinions expressed to gain approval from others,
particularly family members, rather than representing one's true values or thoughts.
Undifferentiated Family Mass
✔✔ A family unit where members are emotionally fused and lack individual
autonomy, leading to blurred personal boundaries.
Emotional Triangle
✔✔ A coping pattern where, under stress, two individuals involve a third person to
stabilize the relationship—often delaying real resolution of the core conflict.
ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
100% CORRECT RATED A+ NEWLY
UPDATED 2025
Intrapsychic Differentiation
✔✔ The ability to distinguish between one's own thoughts and emotions internally.
Interpersonal Differentiation
✔✔ The capacity to maintain one's own beliefs and emotional stability while in
close relationships—especially within the family—without becoming emotionally
entangled.
Fusion
✔✔ A condition in which individuals lack emotional boundaries, leading to
excessive emotional involvement with others—especially family members. This is
the opposite of differentiation.
Pseudo-Self
✔✔ A set of beliefs or opinions expressed to gain approval from others,
particularly family members, rather than representing one's true values or thoughts.
Undifferentiated Family Mass
✔✔ A family unit where members are emotionally fused and lack individual
autonomy, leading to blurred personal boundaries.
Emotional Triangle
✔✔ A coping pattern where, under stress, two individuals involve a third person to
stabilize the relationship—often delaying real resolution of the core conflict.
