CBMT Exam Practice Questions With
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A 17 year old is demonstrating a sudden decline in grades, increased
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unexcused absences, and inability to concentrate when in school. Facial
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affect has changed from friendly to flat. When approached, the student
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states he is fine. Reports indicate the client responds to music, so a
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music therapy referral is requested. To assess possible causes of the
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change in behavior, a music therapist should FIRST
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A. Observe the student in other classes
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B. Discuss concerns with the guidance counselor
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C. Identify current stressors in the student's life
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D. Review the student's individualized education plan (IEP)
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C. This is the only choice that allows the music therapist to determine
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potential causal factors | |
,A music therapist is using ballroom dancing to facilitate intimacy in a
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relationship between a client, who has dementia, and his wife. During a
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session, the client's favorite big-band music is played, but he is having
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difficulty standing up and dancing with his wife. The BEST intervention
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would be to recommend that the wife
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A. watch a big-band dance video with her husband.
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B. sing to her husband as they sit facing one another.
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C. hold her husband's hands and move in time to the music.
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D. sit silently next to her husband while they listen to the music.
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C. Having the wife hold her husband's hands and move in time to the
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music with him is an intervention that brings both partners together in
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an active interaction that approximates dancing and facilitates intimacy.
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A 52-year-old woman hospitalized for ovarian cancer requests music
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therapy to help her relax and sleep. During the initial session conducted
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at bedtime, the client shares her fears and life story before the use of
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any music intervention. After validating the client's feelings, the BEST
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direction for the music therapist to take is to
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,A. discuss favorite songs important to the client's life.
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B. improvise soft guitar music to help the client go to sleep.
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C. compose a song together reflecting the client's disclosure.
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D. close the session and bring the client's favorite music to follow-up
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visits.
B. Once the client has discussed her fears and shared her story, she may
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be more ready for sleep. Introducing soft guitar music at this point
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would be germane to accomplishing the stated therapeutic goal.
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A music therapist has been jointly treating a client with vascular
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dementia and the client's daughter, once a week for one hour. Recently,
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the client has become more withdrawn, presenting with a reduced
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emotional response and increased passivity. Despite changes, the
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daughter continues to encourage the client to be active and
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engaged, yet the client is agitated and combative. Which of the
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following is the music therapist's BEST response?
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A. Continue treatment using the music to address agitation and
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combativeness.
, B. Discontinue treatment as the client's passivity will increase with
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disease progression.
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C. Remove the daughter from the music therapy session immediately.
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D. Re-evaluate the session length and interventions used during music
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therapy sessions.
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D. When working with clients who have vascular dementia, re-
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evaluation of treatment length and frequency, as well as type of
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interventions is an important aspect of care due to the often sudden
| | | | | | | | | | | |
onset of symptoms and continued loss of functioning. While music
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therapy can be beneficial, music can also, at times, be over-stimulating,
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possibly causing distress.
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When completing a behavioral assessment, information relating ONLY to
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behaviors observed, not interpretation, is considered
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A. subjective.
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B. irrelevant.
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C. prejudicial.
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Correct Answers
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)
| | | | | | |
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.
| | | | | | | | | | | |
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.
| | | | | | | |
A 52-year-old woman hospitalized for ovarian cancer requests music
| | | | | | | | |
therapy to help her relax and sleep. During the initial session conducted
| | | | | | | | | | | |
at bedtime, the client shares her fears and life story before the use of
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
any music intervention. After validating the client's feelings, the BEST
| | | | | | | | | |
direction for the music therapist to take is to
| | | | | | | |
,A. discuss favorite songs important to the client's life.
| | | | | | | |
B. improvise soft guitar music to help the client go to sleep.
| | | | | | | | | | |
C. compose a song together reflecting the client's disclosure.
| | | | | | | |
D. close the session and bring the client's favorite music to follow-up
| | | | | | | | | | | |
visits.
B. Once the client has discussed her fears and shared her story, she may
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
be more ready for sleep. Introducing soft guitar music at this point
| | | | | | | | | | | |
would be germane to accomplishing the stated therapeutic goal.
| | | | | | | |
A music therapist has been jointly treating a client with vascular
| | | | | | | | | | |
dementia and the client's daughter, once a week for one hour. Recently,
| | | | | | | | | | | |
the client has become more withdrawn, presenting with a reduced
| | | | | | | | | |
emotional response and increased passivity. Despite changes, the
| | | | | | | |
daughter continues to encourage the client to be active and
| | | | | | | | |
engaged, yet the client is agitated and combative. Which of the
| | | | | | | | | | |
following is the music therapist's BEST response?
| | | | | |
A. Continue treatment using the music to address agitation and
| | | | | | | | | |
combativeness.
, B. Discontinue treatment as the client's passivity will increase with
| | | | | | | | | |
disease progression.
|
C. Remove the daughter from the music therapy session immediately.
| | | | | | | | |
D. Re-evaluate the session length and interventions used during music
| | | | | | | | | |
therapy sessions.
|
D. When working with clients who have vascular dementia, re-
| | | | | | | | |
evaluation of treatment length and frequency, as well as type of
| | | | | | | | | | |
interventions is an important aspect of care due to the often sudden
| | | | | | | | | | | |
onset of symptoms and continued loss of functioning. While music
| | | | | | | | | |
therapy can be beneficial, music can also, at times, be over-stimulating,
| | | | | | | | | | |
possibly causing distress.
| |
When completing a behavioral assessment, information relating ONLY to
| | | | | | | |
behaviors observed, not interpretation, is considered
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A. subjective.
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B. irrelevant.
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C. prejudicial.
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