CBMT FORM B EXAM SCRIPT 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED TO PASS
⩥ 2. What term would a music therapist MOST likely use to refer to a
client's inability to control their emotions within a receptive music
experience?
A. dysregulation
B. disorientation
C. disinhibition
D. dysphasia Answer: A. dysregulation
EXPLANATIONS:
A. Dysregulation is a state of having difficulty managing one's
experience; in this instance the client is unable to manage their
emotional response to the music.
B. Disorientation is an impaired cognitive, not emotional, state.
C. Disinhibition is an impaired ability to make measured decisions or
choices.
D. Dysphasia is a disorder of language, not emotional processing.
⩥ 3. A boy with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is receiving music
therapy services. The mother reports that each time he watches
,television, he prefers the volume to be extremely high. This is difficult
for the family to tolerate. Which of the following is the music therapist's
BEST response?
A. Establish experiences that provide emotional expression between the
mother and child.
B. Develop interventions to address discriminating and manipulating
different auditory stimuli.
C. Promote exercises that utilize only quiet, less boisterous
instrumentation.
D. Create experiences that allow the music to be loud at all times, as this
is preferred by the client. Answer: B. Develop interventions to address
discriminating and manipulating different auditory stimuli.
EXPLANATIONS:
A. Facilitating emotional expression does not address the foundational
reason for why the client is preferring loud auditory stimuli.
B. Including opportunities for different stimuli best supports a more
appropriate replication of real life experiences.
C. This does not provide the client with a varied sensory experience,
which is important to address functional transfer.
D. See explanation C
⩥ 4. A client is being discharged from an inpatient psychiatric unit
because the treatment team has decided the client no longer poses a
danger to self or others, and an appropriate living situation in the
,community is available. When preparing the treatment summary, which
of the following should the music therapist consider?
A. The client met treatment goals in music therapy.
B. The client should not be discharged due to limited progress in music
therapy.
C. The client should have a follow-up plan that addresses stressors that
precipitated hospitalization.
D. The client takes prescribed medications so community reintegration
should be successful. Answer: C.√ The client should have a follow-up
plan that addresses stressors that precipitated hospitalization.
EXPLANATIONS:
A. The decision for discharge was a treatment team decision, not a
decision based on meeting music therapy goals. There is nothing in the
stem to indicate that the client made progress in music therapy.
B. The question does not indicate whether or not the client made
progress in music therapy. Sometimes clients are discharged by the
treatment team without having met all their music therapy goals.
C. Patients may confront stressors that prompted them to seek inpatient
care in the first place. Music therapists can work to help create a follow-
up plan that proactively plans for discharge and takes these stressors into
account (Silverman, 2015).
D. Although this client may currently take prescribed medication, clients
may not continue to adhere to medication regimens after discharge. This
is one of the greatest challenges in working with this population.
, ⩥ 5. A music therapist is developing expressive communication goals
for a 7-year-old child with Down syndrome. Which of the following
documented times of services is MOST appropriate?
A. 30 minutes, x 2 per week
B. 10 minutes, x 5 per week
C. 45 minutes, x 1 per month
D. X 60 minutes, x biweekly Answer: A.√ 30 minutes, x 2 per week
EXPLANATIONS
A. This is an appropriate session length and frequency for a child of this
age, who has Down syndrome.
B. This session length is too short to significantly address any expressive
communication objectives.
C. This session length may be too long for a child this age and monthly
is too infrequent.
D. This session length is too long and biweekly may be too infrequent.
⩥ 6. A music therapist completes an assessment of a 3 year old with a
profound developmental disability. The child responds to music by
turning their head towards the sound consistently. The overall goal
identified by the treatment team is to increase the child's responsiveness
to the environment. What is the music therapist's best approach towards
this goal when creating and documenting the treatment plan?
A. Adapt objectives from other team members.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED TO PASS
⩥ 2. What term would a music therapist MOST likely use to refer to a
client's inability to control their emotions within a receptive music
experience?
A. dysregulation
B. disorientation
C. disinhibition
D. dysphasia Answer: A. dysregulation
EXPLANATIONS:
A. Dysregulation is a state of having difficulty managing one's
experience; in this instance the client is unable to manage their
emotional response to the music.
B. Disorientation is an impaired cognitive, not emotional, state.
C. Disinhibition is an impaired ability to make measured decisions or
choices.
D. Dysphasia is a disorder of language, not emotional processing.
⩥ 3. A boy with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is receiving music
therapy services. The mother reports that each time he watches
,television, he prefers the volume to be extremely high. This is difficult
for the family to tolerate. Which of the following is the music therapist's
BEST response?
A. Establish experiences that provide emotional expression between the
mother and child.
B. Develop interventions to address discriminating and manipulating
different auditory stimuli.
C. Promote exercises that utilize only quiet, less boisterous
instrumentation.
D. Create experiences that allow the music to be loud at all times, as this
is preferred by the client. Answer: B. Develop interventions to address
discriminating and manipulating different auditory stimuli.
EXPLANATIONS:
A. Facilitating emotional expression does not address the foundational
reason for why the client is preferring loud auditory stimuli.
B. Including opportunities for different stimuli best supports a more
appropriate replication of real life experiences.
C. This does not provide the client with a varied sensory experience,
which is important to address functional transfer.
D. See explanation C
⩥ 4. A client is being discharged from an inpatient psychiatric unit
because the treatment team has decided the client no longer poses a
danger to self or others, and an appropriate living situation in the
,community is available. When preparing the treatment summary, which
of the following should the music therapist consider?
A. The client met treatment goals in music therapy.
B. The client should not be discharged due to limited progress in music
therapy.
C. The client should have a follow-up plan that addresses stressors that
precipitated hospitalization.
D. The client takes prescribed medications so community reintegration
should be successful. Answer: C.√ The client should have a follow-up
plan that addresses stressors that precipitated hospitalization.
EXPLANATIONS:
A. The decision for discharge was a treatment team decision, not a
decision based on meeting music therapy goals. There is nothing in the
stem to indicate that the client made progress in music therapy.
B. The question does not indicate whether or not the client made
progress in music therapy. Sometimes clients are discharged by the
treatment team without having met all their music therapy goals.
C. Patients may confront stressors that prompted them to seek inpatient
care in the first place. Music therapists can work to help create a follow-
up plan that proactively plans for discharge and takes these stressors into
account (Silverman, 2015).
D. Although this client may currently take prescribed medication, clients
may not continue to adhere to medication regimens after discharge. This
is one of the greatest challenges in working with this population.
, ⩥ 5. A music therapist is developing expressive communication goals
for a 7-year-old child with Down syndrome. Which of the following
documented times of services is MOST appropriate?
A. 30 minutes, x 2 per week
B. 10 minutes, x 5 per week
C. 45 minutes, x 1 per month
D. X 60 minutes, x biweekly Answer: A.√ 30 minutes, x 2 per week
EXPLANATIONS
A. This is an appropriate session length and frequency for a child of this
age, who has Down syndrome.
B. This session length is too short to significantly address any expressive
communication objectives.
C. This session length may be too long for a child this age and monthly
is too infrequent.
D. This session length is too long and biweekly may be too infrequent.
⩥ 6. A music therapist completes an assessment of a 3 year old with a
profound developmental disability. The child responds to music by
turning their head towards the sound consistently. The overall goal
identified by the treatment team is to increase the child's responsiveness
to the environment. What is the music therapist's best approach towards
this goal when creating and documenting the treatment plan?
A. Adapt objectives from other team members.
