MFT NATIONAL EXAM 2025/2026 WITH 100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS
1. What are the common techniques used in both object relations and
strategic therapy in the Milan tradition?
Dream analysis and free association
History taking, pattern recognition, and working with the mutual
impact of the family system
Medication management and psychoeducation
Cognitive restructuring and behavioral modification
2. Describe the perspective of behavioral family therapy regarding the role of
family members in addressing issues.
Behavioral family therapy believes only the parents are responsible
for family issues.
Behavioral family therapy focuses solely on the individual with the
problem.
Behavioral family therapy excludes children from the problem-
solving process.
Behavioral family therapy views all family members as part of the
problem and emphasizes their collective responsibility in
addressing issues.
3. In the context of Milan systemic therapy, how does the family's description
of the therapist reflect the therapeutic process?
The family's description shows that they are focused on the
,therapist's credentials.
, The family's description reflects the emphasis on the therapeutic
relationship and the process over specific techniques.
The family's description highlights the therapist's direct interventions.
The family's description indicates a lack of understanding of therapy.
4. In a therapeutic setting, how might a therapist address a client's use of
projection in their relationships?
By suggesting the client distance themselves from those they
project onto.
By teaching the client to ignore their feelings to avoid conflict.
By encouraging the client to express their feelings more openly to
others.
By helping the client recognize and take responsibility for their
own feelings instead of attributing them to others.
5. What is one of the primary goals of therapy in contextual therapy?
Eliminate all emotional dynamics in family systems.
Restore people's capacity to give through fair relating and trust.
Focus solely on individual behavior without considering
relationships.
Encourage parentification in family roles.
6. Describe how confrontation and structured exercises contribute to the
goals of experiential therapy.
These methods aim to reinforce existing beliefs rather than
challenge them.
, These techniques focus solely on changing negative thoughts
without addressing emotions.
Confrontation and structured exercises help clients engage with
their emotions and experiences, facilitating personal insight and
growth.
They are primarily used to analyze past behaviors without
considering current feelings.
7. The techniques of externalization and developing unique events are
associated primarily with:
The reflecting team
The linguistic approach
The narrative approach
Solution-oriented therapy
8. Behavioural family therapists see problems as:
serving a function with the family and being maintained by the
family's dysfunctional patterns of behavior and reinforcement
something that families have to learn how to adjust to
needing to be reframed so that family members can see the positive
side of their family functioning
easily eliminated by using charts and homework
9. In a therapy session, a client frequently receives praise for avoiding anxiety-
provoking situations. How might this scenario illustrate the concept of
inadvertent reinforcement in cognitive behavioral therapy?
ACCURATE ANSWERS
1. What are the common techniques used in both object relations and
strategic therapy in the Milan tradition?
Dream analysis and free association
History taking, pattern recognition, and working with the mutual
impact of the family system
Medication management and psychoeducation
Cognitive restructuring and behavioral modification
2. Describe the perspective of behavioral family therapy regarding the role of
family members in addressing issues.
Behavioral family therapy believes only the parents are responsible
for family issues.
Behavioral family therapy focuses solely on the individual with the
problem.
Behavioral family therapy excludes children from the problem-
solving process.
Behavioral family therapy views all family members as part of the
problem and emphasizes their collective responsibility in
addressing issues.
3. In the context of Milan systemic therapy, how does the family's description
of the therapist reflect the therapeutic process?
The family's description shows that they are focused on the
,therapist's credentials.
, The family's description reflects the emphasis on the therapeutic
relationship and the process over specific techniques.
The family's description highlights the therapist's direct interventions.
The family's description indicates a lack of understanding of therapy.
4. In a therapeutic setting, how might a therapist address a client's use of
projection in their relationships?
By suggesting the client distance themselves from those they
project onto.
By teaching the client to ignore their feelings to avoid conflict.
By encouraging the client to express their feelings more openly to
others.
By helping the client recognize and take responsibility for their
own feelings instead of attributing them to others.
5. What is one of the primary goals of therapy in contextual therapy?
Eliminate all emotional dynamics in family systems.
Restore people's capacity to give through fair relating and trust.
Focus solely on individual behavior without considering
relationships.
Encourage parentification in family roles.
6. Describe how confrontation and structured exercises contribute to the
goals of experiential therapy.
These methods aim to reinforce existing beliefs rather than
challenge them.
, These techniques focus solely on changing negative thoughts
without addressing emotions.
Confrontation and structured exercises help clients engage with
their emotions and experiences, facilitating personal insight and
growth.
They are primarily used to analyze past behaviors without
considering current feelings.
7. The techniques of externalization and developing unique events are
associated primarily with:
The reflecting team
The linguistic approach
The narrative approach
Solution-oriented therapy
8. Behavioural family therapists see problems as:
serving a function with the family and being maintained by the
family's dysfunctional patterns of behavior and reinforcement
something that families have to learn how to adjust to
needing to be reframed so that family members can see the positive
side of their family functioning
easily eliminated by using charts and homework
9. In a therapy session, a client frequently receives praise for avoiding anxiety-
provoking situations. How might this scenario illustrate the concept of
inadvertent reinforcement in cognitive behavioral therapy?
