National MFT Exam/42 Questions
with Accurate solutions
Which of the following is both a symptom of Schizophrenia and Schizoid
Personality Disorder?
a. Delusions
b. Hallucinations
c. Frequent periods of social isolation
d. hopelessness - -c. frequent periods of social isolation
- Which of the following elements should be included in a biopsychosocial
assessment of a new client?
a. baseline fxning, social support, info from adjunctive resources
b. baseline fxning, social support, assessment of risk
c. client history, mental status examination, info from adjunctive resources
d. client history, mental status examination, assessment of risk - -d. client
history, mental status examination, assessment of risk
- Which assessment tool would a therapist use in order to assess the degree
to which family members are connected or separated from one another?
a. FES
b. FACES
c. MSI
d. PAIR - -b. FACES
- Which diagnosis would be appropriate for a therapist to consider for
someone who has witnessed life threatening trauma a couple months ago?
a. Adjustment disorder with disturbance of conduct
b. acute stress disorder
c. conduct disorder
d. post traumatic stress disorder - -d. post traumatic stress disorder
- which of the factors should be included in an assessment of a client from a
culture different than the therapist's?
a. socioeconomic variables
b. mental status
c. consultation from traditional healers
d. assessment of religious beliefs - -a. socioeconomic variables
- All of the following are underpinnings of Social Exchange Theory EXCEPT?
a. There is a connection btw the frustrations that occur in adult relationships
and early childhood experiences
b. humans seek rewards and avoid punishments
c. people are attracted to those who grant them rewards
, d. the standards that humans use to evaluate costs and rewards vary over
time and from person to person - -a. There is a connection btw the
frustrations that occur in adult relationships and early childhood experiences
(imago)
- In Gestalt theory, "phenomenological basis" is?
a. A form of psychological projection
b. experiencing the feeling instead of talking about it
c. Understanding and focusing on the client's perception of reality
d. a defense mechanism - -c. Understanding and focusing on the client's
perception of reality (focuses on subjective experience)
- A father expresses frustration with his son. He complains "my son doesn't
listen to me. I know my wife is turning against me." How would a solution-
focused therapist intervene to assist this client?
a. directly realign the executive subsystems with expectations for change
b. devis strategies to eliminate symptoms, thereby leading to change
c. collaboratively design a situation with expectations for change
d. rewrite the problem for the client, thereby leading to change - -c.
collaboratively design a situation with expectations for change (focuses on
solution)
- What dx would a therapist consider in the case of a new client who reports
feelings worried and tense for the past three months after losing her job 10
months ago. And has problems falling and staying asleep?
a. adjustment disorder with anxious mood
b. unspecified anxiety disorder
c. generalized anxiety disorder
d. V. occupational problem - -b. unspecified anxiety disorder
(less than 6 months; generalized anxiety disorder is at least 6 months)
- If a therapist is working with a client who has been convicted of
perpetrating violence, what should the INITIAL focus of the tx be?
a. full disclosure of the abuse
b. client poor impulse control issues
c. client's relationship with his wife
d. secrecy that allowed the abuse to continue - -a. full disclosure of the
abuse
- What is one of the most frequently used tx methods for Compulsive Sexual
Behavior?
a. bridge maneuvers
b. sensate focus
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Which of the following is both a symptom of Schizophrenia and Schizoid
Personality Disorder?
a. Delusions
b. Hallucinations
c. Frequent periods of social isolation
d. hopelessness - -c. frequent periods of social isolation
- Which of the following elements should be included in a biopsychosocial
assessment of a new client?
a. baseline fxning, social support, info from adjunctive resources
b. baseline fxning, social support, assessment of risk
c. client history, mental status examination, info from adjunctive resources
d. client history, mental status examination, assessment of risk - -d. client
history, mental status examination, assessment of risk
- Which assessment tool would a therapist use in order to assess the degree
to which family members are connected or separated from one another?
a. FES
b. FACES
c. MSI
d. PAIR - -b. FACES
- Which diagnosis would be appropriate for a therapist to consider for
someone who has witnessed life threatening trauma a couple months ago?
a. Adjustment disorder with disturbance of conduct
b. acute stress disorder
c. conduct disorder
d. post traumatic stress disorder - -d. post traumatic stress disorder
- which of the factors should be included in an assessment of a client from a
culture different than the therapist's?
a. socioeconomic variables
b. mental status
c. consultation from traditional healers
d. assessment of religious beliefs - -a. socioeconomic variables
- All of the following are underpinnings of Social Exchange Theory EXCEPT?
a. There is a connection btw the frustrations that occur in adult relationships
and early childhood experiences
b. humans seek rewards and avoid punishments
c. people are attracted to those who grant them rewards
, d. the standards that humans use to evaluate costs and rewards vary over
time and from person to person - -a. There is a connection btw the
frustrations that occur in adult relationships and early childhood experiences
(imago)
- In Gestalt theory, "phenomenological basis" is?
a. A form of psychological projection
b. experiencing the feeling instead of talking about it
c. Understanding and focusing on the client's perception of reality
d. a defense mechanism - -c. Understanding and focusing on the client's
perception of reality (focuses on subjective experience)
- A father expresses frustration with his son. He complains "my son doesn't
listen to me. I know my wife is turning against me." How would a solution-
focused therapist intervene to assist this client?
a. directly realign the executive subsystems with expectations for change
b. devis strategies to eliminate symptoms, thereby leading to change
c. collaboratively design a situation with expectations for change
d. rewrite the problem for the client, thereby leading to change - -c.
collaboratively design a situation with expectations for change (focuses on
solution)
- What dx would a therapist consider in the case of a new client who reports
feelings worried and tense for the past three months after losing her job 10
months ago. And has problems falling and staying asleep?
a. adjustment disorder with anxious mood
b. unspecified anxiety disorder
c. generalized anxiety disorder
d. V. occupational problem - -b. unspecified anxiety disorder
(less than 6 months; generalized anxiety disorder is at least 6 months)
- If a therapist is working with a client who has been convicted of
perpetrating violence, what should the INITIAL focus of the tx be?
a. full disclosure of the abuse
b. client poor impulse control issues
c. client's relationship with his wife
d. secrecy that allowed the abuse to continue - -a. full disclosure of the
abuse
- What is one of the most frequently used tx methods for Compulsive Sexual
Behavior?
a. bridge maneuvers
b. sensate focus
