AMFTRB Exam (Set 2) (Answered) 50 Questions and
Correct Answers, 100% Latest Update.
Coalitions
Two family members join against one or several other members. Structural Family Therapy
coital alignment technique
a variation of the man-above position for coitus that increases clitoral stimulation. Sex Therapy
Collaborative Case-Notes
Writing process notes with the help of the client -- constructing the meaning of the session with the
client
Communication
In Satir's approach, all forms of behavior are considered communication and need to be tended by the
sender and receiver.
Complaintant
Willing to acknowledge that there is a problem, but unwilling to acknowledge their role in it. Keeps the
focus on others. Solution Focused Therapy
Complementarity
A balanced relationship between two individuals that often results in effective teamwork. The
relationship may not be symmetrical, but is still balanced
Complementary relationships (Communications and MRI)
Based on differences that fit together, where qualities of one make up for lacks in the other; one is one-
up while the other is one-down.
Compliments
Solution Focused therapists will intentionally and consistently compliment and reflect on client's efforts,
strengths, and improvements throughout the entire course of therapy
Destructive Entitlement
From Nagy's contextual family therapy, the development of symptomatic behaviors in the pursuit of self-
justifying and harmful means to satisfy the perception of what is due as a result of deficient caring and
responsibility in parenting. For example, a child who was forced into the role of "adult" by his/her
parents may feel entitled to engage in irresponsible, adolescent behaviors as an adult (see Revolving
Slate of Injustice).
Detriangulation
, the therapist remains neutral and differentiated, decreasing emotionality across the family and making
room for constructive conflict resolution
Diffuse boundary
rules are fuzzy, may be prone to enmeshment (Structural)
Digital Communication
verbal communication that is perceived and interpreted based on meaning (communications theory)
Digital message
The content of the message (objective).
directed masturbation training
a woman is taught step by step how to masturbate effectively and eventually to reach orgasm during
sexual interactions
Directives
Specific, directed behavioral tasks for the family to engage in different behaviors in-session and then
carried out into the home between sessions.
disengaged system
families with rigid boundaries that promote the independence of members or subsystems. May be
independent or isolated (structural)
Displacement Stories
Technique used in Bowenian therapy where therapist tells a story of someone with a similar problem.
This helps a family member see their own roles in the family system, and it helps frame process
questions without provoking defensive responses. (Guerin's Intervention)
Distractors
desperately avoid conflict and will often change the topic of focus or conversation in the midst of
escalation. May also take the role of placater, blamer, or computer, but quickly shift out of the stance to
another's reaction. Feel insignificant and scared inside. (Satir's Communication Approach)
Enactments
Therapist instructs the family to experiment with new ways of behaving and interacting in session
(Structural)
Enmeshed system
one that sacrifices the autonomy of its members in order to experience a great deal of cohesion
Entitlement
Correct Answers, 100% Latest Update.
Coalitions
Two family members join against one or several other members. Structural Family Therapy
coital alignment technique
a variation of the man-above position for coitus that increases clitoral stimulation. Sex Therapy
Collaborative Case-Notes
Writing process notes with the help of the client -- constructing the meaning of the session with the
client
Communication
In Satir's approach, all forms of behavior are considered communication and need to be tended by the
sender and receiver.
Complaintant
Willing to acknowledge that there is a problem, but unwilling to acknowledge their role in it. Keeps the
focus on others. Solution Focused Therapy
Complementarity
A balanced relationship between two individuals that often results in effective teamwork. The
relationship may not be symmetrical, but is still balanced
Complementary relationships (Communications and MRI)
Based on differences that fit together, where qualities of one make up for lacks in the other; one is one-
up while the other is one-down.
Compliments
Solution Focused therapists will intentionally and consistently compliment and reflect on client's efforts,
strengths, and improvements throughout the entire course of therapy
Destructive Entitlement
From Nagy's contextual family therapy, the development of symptomatic behaviors in the pursuit of self-
justifying and harmful means to satisfy the perception of what is due as a result of deficient caring and
responsibility in parenting. For example, a child who was forced into the role of "adult" by his/her
parents may feel entitled to engage in irresponsible, adolescent behaviors as an adult (see Revolving
Slate of Injustice).
Detriangulation
, the therapist remains neutral and differentiated, decreasing emotionality across the family and making
room for constructive conflict resolution
Diffuse boundary
rules are fuzzy, may be prone to enmeshment (Structural)
Digital Communication
verbal communication that is perceived and interpreted based on meaning (communications theory)
Digital message
The content of the message (objective).
directed masturbation training
a woman is taught step by step how to masturbate effectively and eventually to reach orgasm during
sexual interactions
Directives
Specific, directed behavioral tasks for the family to engage in different behaviors in-session and then
carried out into the home between sessions.
disengaged system
families with rigid boundaries that promote the independence of members or subsystems. May be
independent or isolated (structural)
Displacement Stories
Technique used in Bowenian therapy where therapist tells a story of someone with a similar problem.
This helps a family member see their own roles in the family system, and it helps frame process
questions without provoking defensive responses. (Guerin's Intervention)
Distractors
desperately avoid conflict and will often change the topic of focus or conversation in the midst of
escalation. May also take the role of placater, blamer, or computer, but quickly shift out of the stance to
another's reaction. Feel insignificant and scared inside. (Satir's Communication Approach)
Enactments
Therapist instructs the family to experiment with new ways of behaving and interacting in session
(Structural)
Enmeshed system
one that sacrifices the autonomy of its members in order to experience a great deal of cohesion
Entitlement
