MFT National Exam-Family Systems Theory
Questions And Answers
A family therapist -
correct answer ✅Looks beyond the individual and towards the
system and is always conceptualizing their struggles within the
systematic context
Like human systems, family therapists believe -
correct answer ✅No one individual can be understood without
understanding the system in which he or she is a part of and the
dynamics between the various relationships within that system. No
system can be understood without understanding each individual
within
In the application of systems theory, -
correct answer ✅No one individual can be assessed as functioning
independently from the system to which they belong
When parents or family members call to request therapy, the family
therapist -
correct answer ✅Will encourage as many members of the family
to join as possible
,MFT National Exam-Family Systems Theory
Questions And Answers
The primary aim and first step in systemic therapy -
correct answer ✅Is to expand the symptom beyond the individual
and towards the system
If the family suggest that only one child in the system is struggling
as a family therapist -
correct answer ✅We understand that one individual's symptom is
likely a systemic problem and there can be complex dynamics that
may contribute to the symptom and involve everyone in the system
Assessment tools for a family Therapist -
correct answer ✅Genogram, as it provides all the information
necessary to fully understand the client system.
As a marriage and family therapist -
correct answer ✅relationships are at the core of our practice and
we aim to maintain neutrality across all members of the family
The field of MFT is heavily based on the concept of shifting from -
correct answer ✅linear causality (psychodynamic/CBT) to circular
causality
, MFT National Exam-Family Systems Theory
Questions And Answers
Triangles in MFT -
correct answer ✅Individuals whom often bring in some third party
as a means to help them mange anxiety. It is usually a parent, child,
best friend, or a bottle of alcohol
The single most productive shift a family therapist can do is -
correct answer ✅focus on the process of communication rather
than the content
Family Structure -
correct answer ✅Minuchin Structural Family term for
disengagement, enmeshment, disorganization subsystems or
boundaries that influence all systems
Family therapists always -
correct answer ✅Interpret symptoms as a metaphor for the larger
(deeper) systemic problem within the family
Family cycles -
correct answer ✅1. Leaving home (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, and 6. Families later in life
Questions And Answers
A family therapist -
correct answer ✅Looks beyond the individual and towards the
system and is always conceptualizing their struggles within the
systematic context
Like human systems, family therapists believe -
correct answer ✅No one individual can be understood without
understanding the system in which he or she is a part of and the
dynamics between the various relationships within that system. No
system can be understood without understanding each individual
within
In the application of systems theory, -
correct answer ✅No one individual can be assessed as functioning
independently from the system to which they belong
When parents or family members call to request therapy, the family
therapist -
correct answer ✅Will encourage as many members of the family
to join as possible
,MFT National Exam-Family Systems Theory
Questions And Answers
The primary aim and first step in systemic therapy -
correct answer ✅Is to expand the symptom beyond the individual
and towards the system
If the family suggest that only one child in the system is struggling
as a family therapist -
correct answer ✅We understand that one individual's symptom is
likely a systemic problem and there can be complex dynamics that
may contribute to the symptom and involve everyone in the system
Assessment tools for a family Therapist -
correct answer ✅Genogram, as it provides all the information
necessary to fully understand the client system.
As a marriage and family therapist -
correct answer ✅relationships are at the core of our practice and
we aim to maintain neutrality across all members of the family
The field of MFT is heavily based on the concept of shifting from -
correct answer ✅linear causality (psychodynamic/CBT) to circular
causality
, MFT National Exam-Family Systems Theory
Questions And Answers
Triangles in MFT -
correct answer ✅Individuals whom often bring in some third party
as a means to help them mange anxiety. It is usually a parent, child,
best friend, or a bottle of alcohol
The single most productive shift a family therapist can do is -
correct answer ✅focus on the process of communication rather
than the content
Family Structure -
correct answer ✅Minuchin Structural Family term for
disengagement, enmeshment, disorganization subsystems or
boundaries that influence all systems
Family therapists always -
correct answer ✅Interpret symptoms as a metaphor for the larger
(deeper) systemic problem within the family
Family cycles -
correct answer ✅1. Leaving home (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, and 6. Families later in life
