AMFTRB MFT Exam questions with correct answers.
Psuedomutality - ANSWER describes a systemic pretense of harmony and
closeness that hides conflict and interferes with intimacy (Lyman Wynne, 1940s)
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)
MRI Systemic Therapy - ANSWER
Strategic Family Therapy - ANSWER Jay Haley
Emphasizes change techniques over theory. Influenced by Milton Erickson
Therapist is very directive, especially useful with change-resistant families
Techniques: Take charge role, directives, paradoxical directives, ordeals, out-
positioning, reframing
Milan Systemic Family Therapy - ANSWER A theory and therapeutic model
influenced by Bateson and the MRI Group, originally developed in Italy by Selvini
Palazzoli, Boscolo, Cecchin, and Prata. The primary techniques associated with the
early Milan group were rituals and positive connotations. The Milan Group split in the
early 1980s with Selvini Palazzoli and Prata forming one group, adhering to the
strategic model and developing a ritualistic technique, invariant prescription, to
counteract the dirty game, or power struggle between the parents and their child.
Boscolo and Cecchin moved away from the strategic approach, developing a
collaborative style of therapy. In this model, problems are maintained when the
family holds to an old epistemology that does not fit its current circumstance. The
therapist introduces new information indirectly by asking questions and the family
solves problems themselves as they develop a new epistemology. The
, therapist/client interactions within the session are the treatment. In their interviews
they displayed a curious attitude about the family and the meanings they derived
from their experiences and interchanges.
General Systems Theory definition - ANSWER GST proposed that all living systems
share universal characteristics. Fundamental principle is idea that the whole of the
system is more than the sum of its parts. To understand the system as a whole, must
understand the dynamic, circular functioning between the parts.
Cybernetics - ANSWER the study of information processing, feedback, and control
in communication systems
Boundaries - ANSWER theoretical lines of demarcation in a family that define a
system as an entity and separate the subsystems from one another and the system
from its environment.
Boundary Interface - ANSWER The regions between each subsystem of the family
and between the family and the supra-system. In family systems therapy this
interface is referred to as the familial boundary.
Familial Boundary - ANSWER the term used to represent the concept of Boundary
Interface within literature of FT
Open systems - ANSWER interact regularly with the environment with relatively no
inhibition
Jay Haley - ANSWER Strategic Family Therapy
founding editor of 1st journal in family therapy
schism (Theodore Lidz) - ANSWER family division into competing groups
Adlerian Family Therapy - ANSWER An approach that is based on the premise that
parents and children often become locked in repetitive, negative interactions based
on mistaken goals that motivate all parties involved.
"stuck family" (Adlerian) - ANSWER parents assume roles based on their
expectations of the children
strength of Bowen Family Therapy - ANSWER attention upon past family interaction
as a means by which to avoid future problems
Hermeneutics - ANSWER the interpretation of meaning
CBT Therapy is also known as... - ANSWER "reality therapy"
Brief Therapy (earliest model) was developed by... - ANSWER Milton Erickson
the genogram was developed/popularized by BLANK & BLANK - ANSWER Monica
McGoldrick & Randy Gerson
Psuedomutality - ANSWER describes a systemic pretense of harmony and
closeness that hides conflict and interferes with intimacy (Lyman Wynne, 1940s)
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)
MRI Systemic Therapy - ANSWER
Strategic Family Therapy - ANSWER Jay Haley
Emphasizes change techniques over theory. Influenced by Milton Erickson
Therapist is very directive, especially useful with change-resistant families
Techniques: Take charge role, directives, paradoxical directives, ordeals, out-
positioning, reframing
Milan Systemic Family Therapy - ANSWER A theory and therapeutic model
influenced by Bateson and the MRI Group, originally developed in Italy by Selvini
Palazzoli, Boscolo, Cecchin, and Prata. The primary techniques associated with the
early Milan group were rituals and positive connotations. The Milan Group split in the
early 1980s with Selvini Palazzoli and Prata forming one group, adhering to the
strategic model and developing a ritualistic technique, invariant prescription, to
counteract the dirty game, or power struggle between the parents and their child.
Boscolo and Cecchin moved away from the strategic approach, developing a
collaborative style of therapy. In this model, problems are maintained when the
family holds to an old epistemology that does not fit its current circumstance. The
therapist introduces new information indirectly by asking questions and the family
solves problems themselves as they develop a new epistemology. The
, therapist/client interactions within the session are the treatment. In their interviews
they displayed a curious attitude about the family and the meanings they derived
from their experiences and interchanges.
General Systems Theory definition - ANSWER GST proposed that all living systems
share universal characteristics. Fundamental principle is idea that the whole of the
system is more than the sum of its parts. To understand the system as a whole, must
understand the dynamic, circular functioning between the parts.
Cybernetics - ANSWER the study of information processing, feedback, and control
in communication systems
Boundaries - ANSWER theoretical lines of demarcation in a family that define a
system as an entity and separate the subsystems from one another and the system
from its environment.
Boundary Interface - ANSWER The regions between each subsystem of the family
and between the family and the supra-system. In family systems therapy this
interface is referred to as the familial boundary.
Familial Boundary - ANSWER the term used to represent the concept of Boundary
Interface within literature of FT
Open systems - ANSWER interact regularly with the environment with relatively no
inhibition
Jay Haley - ANSWER Strategic Family Therapy
founding editor of 1st journal in family therapy
schism (Theodore Lidz) - ANSWER family division into competing groups
Adlerian Family Therapy - ANSWER An approach that is based on the premise that
parents and children often become locked in repetitive, negative interactions based
on mistaken goals that motivate all parties involved.
"stuck family" (Adlerian) - ANSWER parents assume roles based on their
expectations of the children
strength of Bowen Family Therapy - ANSWER attention upon past family interaction
as a means by which to avoid future problems
Hermeneutics - ANSWER the interpretation of meaning
CBT Therapy is also known as... - ANSWER "reality therapy"
Brief Therapy (earliest model) was developed by... - ANSWER Milton Erickson
the genogram was developed/popularized by BLANK & BLANK - ANSWER Monica
McGoldrick & Randy Gerson
