FAMILY SOLUTIONS INSTITUTE AMFTRB EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Psuedohostility. Answer: Arguing and bickering that hides
"pathological alignments" in families
A volatile and intense way of disguising and distorting both affection
and splits
Prevents open communication and quality relationships (Lyman Wynne,
1940s)
◉ Rubber-Fence Boundary. Answer: Families are seemingly yielding,
but are in fact nearly impermeable to information from the outside;
boundaries bind them together in their resistance to separation" Appear
open and flexible but are closed. (Lyman Wynne, 1940s)
◉ John Bowlby. Answer: Attachment theory. Identified the
characteristics of a child's attachment to his/her caregiver and the phases
that a child experiences when separated from the caregiver.
◉ Different attachment styles (Bowlby, 1949). Answer: - Secure
Attachment
,- Insecure Attachment (Anxious-Avoidant)
- Insecure Attachment (Ambivalent-Resistant)
- Disorganized/Disoriented Attachment
◉ Theodore Lidz. Answer: Professor out of Yale, researched
schizophrenia and the marital couple's influence on the development of
schizophrenia in a child (1950s)
-Marital Schism: Parents overly focused on their own problems which
harms the marriage, individuals, and the children.
-Marital Skew: One parent dominates the family and the other is
dependent.
◉ "Family process" (peer-reviewed journal). Answer: Founded by Don
Jackson and Nathan Ackerman, edited by Jay Haley (1962)
◉ Mental Research Institute (MRI). Answer: MRI; Mental Research
Institute A center for the study of families in Palo, Alto, CA whose
researchers and practioners- Bateson, Jackson, Satir, Weakland, Fry, and
Haley studied schizophrenia and family interactions, communication,
and cybernetic theory. They emphasized process and interactional
sequences rather than structure, and distinguished between first-order
and second-order change. They developed a version of Brief Family
Therapy based on the notion that the "problem" or tx focus, stems from
the failed solution previously attempted by the family.
,◉ Norbert Wiener. Answer: Coined the term and theory "cybernetics"
◉ General Systems Theory. Answer: living systems are like cybernetic
systems that are equipped w/ complex feed systems capable of
maintaining a desired state of affairs (i.e. homeostasis) → leads to
Bowlby's system of behavior control
◉ Double bind theory. Answer: distinct pattern of communication in
which one individual receives contradictory commands from which
there is no escape (lose, lose situation)
◉ 6 characteristic of a double bind. Answer: 1) Communication involves
2 or more people who are involved in an important emotional
relationship.
2) The pattern of communication and the relationship is a repeated
experience.
3) The communication involves a primary negative injunction--or a
command not to do (some act) or not to NOT do (some act), either of
which come with a threat of punishment.
4) A second abstract injunction is given that contradicts the primary
injunction but at a more abstract level and is usually nonverbal. This also
occurs under the threat of punishment.
5) A third negative injunction both demands a response and prevents
escape, effectively binding the recipient to the environment in which
these patterns exist.
, 6) When the above double bind messages have been communicated
enough times, the individual has become conditioned which no longer
requires all of the above mentioned criteria to be present in order to elicit
the same intensity in response (panic, rage, schizophrenia).
◉ Bertrand Russell. Answer: Theory of Logical Types
◉ Ludwig von Bertalanffy. Answer: General Systems Theory
◉ Milton Erickson. Answer: Hypnosis and paradox
◉ Gregory Bateson. Answer: Human Communication Processes
(influenced by Russell, Von Bertalanffy, Wiener, Erickson)
◉ When assessing refugee families, all of the following are essential
elements a family therapist should pay attention to with the exception of:
a.
family strengths and support system.
b.
disparity in sex role expectations.
c.
migration stress.
d.
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Psuedohostility. Answer: Arguing and bickering that hides
"pathological alignments" in families
A volatile and intense way of disguising and distorting both affection
and splits
Prevents open communication and quality relationships (Lyman Wynne,
1940s)
◉ Rubber-Fence Boundary. Answer: Families are seemingly yielding,
but are in fact nearly impermeable to information from the outside;
boundaries bind them together in their resistance to separation" Appear
open and flexible but are closed. (Lyman Wynne, 1940s)
◉ John Bowlby. Answer: Attachment theory. Identified the
characteristics of a child's attachment to his/her caregiver and the phases
that a child experiences when separated from the caregiver.
◉ Different attachment styles (Bowlby, 1949). Answer: - Secure
Attachment
,- Insecure Attachment (Anxious-Avoidant)
- Insecure Attachment (Ambivalent-Resistant)
- Disorganized/Disoriented Attachment
◉ Theodore Lidz. Answer: Professor out of Yale, researched
schizophrenia and the marital couple's influence on the development of
schizophrenia in a child (1950s)
-Marital Schism: Parents overly focused on their own problems which
harms the marriage, individuals, and the children.
-Marital Skew: One parent dominates the family and the other is
dependent.
◉ "Family process" (peer-reviewed journal). Answer: Founded by Don
Jackson and Nathan Ackerman, edited by Jay Haley (1962)
◉ Mental Research Institute (MRI). Answer: MRI; Mental Research
Institute A center for the study of families in Palo, Alto, CA whose
researchers and practioners- Bateson, Jackson, Satir, Weakland, Fry, and
Haley studied schizophrenia and family interactions, communication,
and cybernetic theory. They emphasized process and interactional
sequences rather than structure, and distinguished between first-order
and second-order change. They developed a version of Brief Family
Therapy based on the notion that the "problem" or tx focus, stems from
the failed solution previously attempted by the family.
,◉ Norbert Wiener. Answer: Coined the term and theory "cybernetics"
◉ General Systems Theory. Answer: living systems are like cybernetic
systems that are equipped w/ complex feed systems capable of
maintaining a desired state of affairs (i.e. homeostasis) → leads to
Bowlby's system of behavior control
◉ Double bind theory. Answer: distinct pattern of communication in
which one individual receives contradictory commands from which
there is no escape (lose, lose situation)
◉ 6 characteristic of a double bind. Answer: 1) Communication involves
2 or more people who are involved in an important emotional
relationship.
2) The pattern of communication and the relationship is a repeated
experience.
3) The communication involves a primary negative injunction--or a
command not to do (some act) or not to NOT do (some act), either of
which come with a threat of punishment.
4) A second abstract injunction is given that contradicts the primary
injunction but at a more abstract level and is usually nonverbal. This also
occurs under the threat of punishment.
5) A third negative injunction both demands a response and prevents
escape, effectively binding the recipient to the environment in which
these patterns exist.
, 6) When the above double bind messages have been communicated
enough times, the individual has become conditioned which no longer
requires all of the above mentioned criteria to be present in order to elicit
the same intensity in response (panic, rage, schizophrenia).
◉ Bertrand Russell. Answer: Theory of Logical Types
◉ Ludwig von Bertalanffy. Answer: General Systems Theory
◉ Milton Erickson. Answer: Hypnosis and paradox
◉ Gregory Bateson. Answer: Human Communication Processes
(influenced by Russell, Von Bertalanffy, Wiener, Erickson)
◉ When assessing refugee families, all of the following are essential
elements a family therapist should pay attention to with the exception of:
a.
family strengths and support system.
b.
disparity in sex role expectations.
c.
migration stress.
d.
