AMFTRB Practice Questions Pt 4 Flashcards
All of the following are examples of physiologically-based sexual dysfunction except:
A. hypoactive sexual desire.
B. anorgasmia.
C. premature ejaculation.
D. erectile disorder.
A. hypoactive sexual desire.
Studies have found that 76% of bulimics were at least much improved using the following approach:
A. Object Relations approach.
B. Structural / Strategic approach.
C. Milan Systemic approach.
D. Solution-Focused approach.
B. Structural / Strategic approach.
Which of the following therapists emphasized the importance of transgenerational themes:
a. Satir.
b. Whitaker.
c. Minuchin.
d. Erikson.
b. Whitaker.
The Beavers System approach to family assessment includes:
A. interactional competence scales and interactional style scales.
B. defining how the family structure maintains ineffective patterns.
C. tracking interactional patterns that maintain the problem.
D. family reports on cohesion and adaptability.
A. interactional competence scales and interactional style scales.
The practice of letter writing to clients and support leagues is a powerful adjunct to a therapy session. This practice was developed by:
A. David Epston
B. Michael White
C. Lynn Hoffman
D. Tom Anderson.
A. David Epston
The husband says that he is angry at his wife. The therapist says, “Look at your wife and tell her why you are angry?” What technique would the therapist be using?
a. accommodating.
b. enactment.
c. directing.
d. joining.
b. enactment.
In the course of therapy with a single-parent mother (age 54) and her adopted daughter(16) who has a history of bulimia, the therapist reinforces with praise both mother and daughter’s success over the past week at not listening to bulimia. The therapist then asks the daughter to make contact with the person in her life this next week who would be least surprised at her success. This technique is called:
A. historicizing unique outcomes.
B. restorying the subjugated narrative.
C. mapping the relative influence of the problem.
D. collapsing time.
A. historicizing unique outcomes.
Watzlawick would describe couples who are free to pursue careers and share childrearing and household chores as having a:
A. symmetrical relationship.
B. healthy relationship.
C. a postmodern relationship.
D. complementary relationship.
A. symmetrical relationship.
A study of family therapy, rated outcomes in two different ways. The first way was a self-report in which family members were asked to rate their improvement on a scale of 1 – 5. The second rating was by trained observers watching for changes in specific behaviors on video playback of the families in their sessions. They also rated improvements on a scale of 1 – 5. Which of the following statements is correct?
a. This must be a qualitative study which can give us information about the specific individuals being studied, but cannot generate more general conclusions, which can only come from a quantitative study with robust statistical outcomes.
b. The mean of the findings can be found by adding up all the ratings and dividing by 2.5 (half of 5, which is the highest rating).
c. We can be more confident in the findings to the extent that the self-reports and observer ratings correlate.
d. Trained observers are likely to be more reliable then family members who are expected to offer more subjective judgments.
c. We can be more confident in the findings to the extent that the self-reports and observer ratings correlate.
An MFT in a 3-person group practice keeps her client PHI on her office computer. She uses clinical practice management software that keeps most information she needs conveniently organized. In addition to all insurance information, the software does her billing via direct internet connection to a payer clearinghouse, resulting in quick turn-around of payments, and also allows for email communications with the client, keeping the emails organized and associated with the client record. The software also provides a text entry area to record the session information. However, during her original clinical training, she developed the habit of scribbling a few notes on a pad next to her as she conducted her therapy sessions, which she still does. Her computer is password protected, she uses an encryption technology for all client and insurance company electronic/email transactions and her handwritten session notes are kept on paper and filed in a locked cabinet in her office. Two of the clinicians in the practice described above share the same family therapy case. One sees the parents in couples therapy, the other works with their 16 year old daughter individually, also offering occasional family meetings. The daughter often tells her therapist that there is information that she does not want disclosed to her parents.
Which of the following statements is correct?
a. In states where the ‘age of majority’, also called, ‘age of consent’ is 16, HIPAA PHI protection and access guidelines apply to the daughter’s request.
b. The therapists can exchange HIPAA protected PHI without authorization from either parent because they are within the same covered entity.
c. The therapists can exchange psychotherapy notes and other experiences without written authorization because they are in the same covered entity.
d. HIPAA Privacy Rules allow for the exchange of psychotherapy notes and counseling content without authorization, and also even when opposed by the client, for the purposes of normal healthcare operations.
c. The therapists can exchange psychotherapy notes and other experiences without written authorization because they are in the same covered entity.
When working with couples, Satir was not interested in:
A. a change in his/her perception of him/herself and of others, which has both cognitive and affective parts.
B. a change in his/her way of manifesting thoughts and feelings.
C. a change in his/her way of reacting to the stimulus and feedback of others.
D. a change in or removal of the presenting problem.
D. a change in or removal of the presenting problem.
The Structural School of family therapy utilizes a model of “normal family functioning” based upon:
A. how well this family functions compared to norms.
B. clarity of boundaries between generations.
C. presence or absence of symptoms.
D. family organization.
D. family organization.
In a therapy session a husband implies that his wife appears to get her own way most of the time. The therapist then suggests that the husband say ‘no’ to the wife once during the following week. In initially assessing this client, a Strategic therapist would do all of the following except:
A. develop a plan for the problem.
B. take a family history.
C. define the problem.
D. think of the problem that simultaneously offers a solution to the problem and is a problem itself.
B. take a family history.
Which of following statements are true of Emotionally Focused Therapy?
a. all of the possible choices.
b. Emotionally Focused Therapy is generally contraindicated for Bulimic symptoms, including the frequency and severity of purging or vomiting.
c. Emotionally Focused Therapy adds to cognitive therapy a focus on the constructive aspects of specific emotions.
d. Emotionally Focused Therapy is generally contraindicated in the short term for those conditions in which there is an under-control of emotion, e.g., panic disorder and impulse disorders.
d. Emotionally Focused Therapy is generally contraindicated in the short term for those conditions in which there is an under-control of emotion, e.g., panic disorder and impulse disorders.
Susan, a 31 yr. old, African-American woman has begun therapy for the first time. Her therapist has explained to her how how important it is for her to come on a weekly basis, that this sort of continuity and regular meeting times is important to her feeling comfortable in therapy, allowing her to develop a sense of trust and safety so that she can express her most private thoughts without fear of consequence. This is an example of the therapist:
a. HIPAA Privacy Rule
b. Battle for Structure
c. Joining
d. Setting the Frame
d. Setting the Frame
