CBMT Exam: Practice Questions WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS| VERIFIED

A 17 year old is demonstrating a sudden decline in grades, increased unexcused absences, and inability to concentrate when in school. Facial affect has changed from friendly to flat. When approached, the student states he is fine. Reports indicate the client responds to music, so a music therapy referral is requested. To assess possible causes of the change in behavior, a music therapist should FIRST A. Observe the student in other classes B. Discuss concerns with the guidance counselor C. Identify current stressors in the student's life D. Review the student's individualized education plan (IEP) Correct Answer: C. This is the only choice that allows the music therapist to determine potential causal factors A music therapist is using ballroom dancing to facilitate intimacy in a relationship between a client, who has dementia, and his wife. During a session, the client's favorite big-band music is played, but he is having difficulty standing up and dancing with his wife. The BEST intervention would be to recommend that the wife A. watch a big-band dance video with her husband. B. sing to her husband as they sit facing one another. C. hold her husband's hands and move in time to the music. D. sit silently next to her husband while they listen to the music. Correct Answer: C. Having the wife hold her husband's hands and move in time to the music with him is an intervention that brings both partners together in an active interaction that approximates dancing and facilitates intimacy.