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1. Out of earshot of Dad, Mom points out one of his
parenting inadequacies to the children. From a split filial loyalty
Con- textual Family Therapy perspective, Mom's
actions are evidence for
2. Bob (45) and Marianne (38) argue about what is
the proper age for their daughter Jill (14) to begin
dating. Jill hears the fighting and enters the triangulation
room. Marianne draws Jill into the argument to
side with her against Bob. From a Bowen
Systems perspective, what has occurred?
3. Creation of a sufficient holding environment is a
criti- cal part of which theoretical approach?
Object Relations
4. Which theory believes that relative birth order is signif- Bowen Systems
icant in determining specific characteristics?
5. Bill (50) and Alexandria (43) present for therapy invisible loyalties
be- cause their son Ralph (13) has developed
school pho- bia. The phobia emerged after a trial
separation be- tween Bill and Alexandria. Bill
moved back into the home when it became
apparent that the only way to get Ralph to attend
school was with both parents work- ing together to
help him. From Bozormenyi-Nagy's perspective,
this is an example of
6. Jonathan (47) and Samantha (46) present for
help with their daughter Michelle (12) who has a
history of depression. The family has also request details of their
recently moved and Michelle will be entering a earlier histories
new high school this fall. The family spends some
time animatedly describing recent events in their
lives that they believe deep-
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ened Michelle's depression. The conversation
begins to wind down. An Object Relations
therapist would be most likely to
7. The following therapist is most associated with Bowen
multi- generational process of psychopathology
8. Introjection can only be detected by trained therapists
9. Anita (23) has had a conflictual relationship with emotional cutott
her mother, Sarah (43) throughout her teens. She
was re- bellious and angry with her mother much
of the time. Sarah is a single mother and very
anxious about her daughter, so much so that she
frequently screamed and used inappropriate
punishments in an attempt to get her daughter to
"behave". After Anita left home for college, she
rarely wrote or called home and only visited on
holidays. Now that she has graduated, she took a
job several states away from her hometown and
continues her pattern of not phoning or calling. A
Bowenian therapist would say that Anita is
engaged in
10. In object relations theory, the latent meaning
behind attitudes, behaviors, or feelings that is
detected by therapists through analyzing derivatives
personal reactions to session materials is knows
as
11. Sandy's parents divorced when she was 10 years
old, and her mother went through a depression.
Conse- quently, Sandy often was responsible for destructive
the care of her 7 year old brother as well as entitlement
seeing to family meals and other household
chores. Her mother often confid- ed in her about
her feelings and interacted with her
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more like an older sister than her mother. When
Sandy became a young adult, her mother, who
had recovered somewhat, was surprised to find
how irresponsibly Sandy conducted her life and
how angry she seemed. According to Bozormenyi-
Nagy, Sandy's behavior is an example of
12. The role of the therapist is Bowenian therapy is that of coach
13. Mary's mother often calls her during the week to com- detriangle
plain about the behavior of her father. Usually,
Mary is highly sympathetic and supportive of her
mother's complaints and becomes and remains
angry at her father for sometime following the
call. After attending therapy with a Bowenian
therapist, however, Mary re- sponded to her
mother's next complaining phone call with the
following statement, That sounds like some- thing
really important that dad needs to know. Have
you talked about this with him? Mary is
attempting to do what in Bowenian terms?
14. A contextual therapist will frequently attempt to help a exoneration
client see the positive intent and intergenerational
loy- alty issues behind even the most destructive
behaviors of previous generations. this concept is
known as
15. Object relations theorists believe that, as a ledgers
process of normal development parts of
caretakers are split off and internalized into a
child's developing personality. Expectations of self
and other are based on these in- ternal
representations. They are known as
16. Murray Bowen
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verified!!!
1. Out of earshot of Dad, Mom points out one of his
parenting inadequacies to the children. From a split filial loyalty
Con- textual Family Therapy perspective, Mom's
actions are evidence for
2. Bob (45) and Marianne (38) argue about what is
the proper age for their daughter Jill (14) to begin
dating. Jill hears the fighting and enters the triangulation
room. Marianne draws Jill into the argument to
side with her against Bob. From a Bowen
Systems perspective, what has occurred?
3. Creation of a sufficient holding environment is a
criti- cal part of which theoretical approach?
Object Relations
4. Which theory believes that relative birth order is signif- Bowen Systems
icant in determining specific characteristics?
5. Bill (50) and Alexandria (43) present for therapy invisible loyalties
be- cause their son Ralph (13) has developed
school pho- bia. The phobia emerged after a trial
separation be- tween Bill and Alexandria. Bill
moved back into the home when it became
apparent that the only way to get Ralph to attend
school was with both parents work- ing together to
help him. From Bozormenyi-Nagy's perspective,
this is an example of
6. Jonathan (47) and Samantha (46) present for
help with their daughter Michelle (12) who has a
history of depression. The family has also request details of their
recently moved and Michelle will be entering a earlier histories
new high school this fall. The family spends some
time animatedly describing recent events in their
lives that they believe deep-
1/
17
, MFT national exam: sample questions and answers | 100%
verified!!!
ened Michelle's depression. The conversation
begins to wind down. An Object Relations
therapist would be most likely to
7. The following therapist is most associated with Bowen
multi- generational process of psychopathology
8. Introjection can only be detected by trained therapists
9. Anita (23) has had a conflictual relationship with emotional cutott
her mother, Sarah (43) throughout her teens. She
was re- bellious and angry with her mother much
of the time. Sarah is a single mother and very
anxious about her daughter, so much so that she
frequently screamed and used inappropriate
punishments in an attempt to get her daughter to
"behave". After Anita left home for college, she
rarely wrote or called home and only visited on
holidays. Now that she has graduated, she took a
job several states away from her hometown and
continues her pattern of not phoning or calling. A
Bowenian therapist would say that Anita is
engaged in
10. In object relations theory, the latent meaning
behind attitudes, behaviors, or feelings that is
detected by therapists through analyzing derivatives
personal reactions to session materials is knows
as
11. Sandy's parents divorced when she was 10 years
old, and her mother went through a depression.
Conse- quently, Sandy often was responsible for destructive
the care of her 7 year old brother as well as entitlement
seeing to family meals and other household
chores. Her mother often confid- ed in her about
her feelings and interacted with her
2/
17
, MFT national exam: sample questions and answers | 100%
verified!!!
more like an older sister than her mother. When
Sandy became a young adult, her mother, who
had recovered somewhat, was surprised to find
how irresponsibly Sandy conducted her life and
how angry she seemed. According to Bozormenyi-
Nagy, Sandy's behavior is an example of
12. The role of the therapist is Bowenian therapy is that of coach
13. Mary's mother often calls her during the week to com- detriangle
plain about the behavior of her father. Usually,
Mary is highly sympathetic and supportive of her
mother's complaints and becomes and remains
angry at her father for sometime following the
call. After attending therapy with a Bowenian
therapist, however, Mary re- sponded to her
mother's next complaining phone call with the
following statement, That sounds like some- thing
really important that dad needs to know. Have
you talked about this with him? Mary is
attempting to do what in Bowenian terms?
14. A contextual therapist will frequently attempt to help a exoneration
client see the positive intent and intergenerational
loy- alty issues behind even the most destructive
behaviors of previous generations. this concept is
known as
15. Object relations theorists believe that, as a ledgers
process of normal development parts of
caretakers are split off and internalized into a
child's developing personality. Expectations of self
and other are based on these in- ternal
representations. They are known as
16. Murray Bowen
3/
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