MFT Basic Marital and Family Therapy 2

Question 1

Which therapeutic concept describes the process by which family members unconsciously assign roles to one another to maintain homeostasis?

Accepted Answer

Projective identification

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Triangulation

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Role assignment

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Scapegoating

Question 2

In emotionally focused therapy (EFT), what are the two primary negative interactional cycles identified by Sue Johnson?

Accepted Answer

Pursue-withdraw and mutual withdrawal

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Attack-withdraw and freeze-flight

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Enmeshment and disengagement

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Attack-attack and passive-aggressive cycles

Question 3

A therapist using the Milan systemic approach asks a family member how they think their sibling feels about the parents' arguing. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Circular questioning

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Reframing

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Enactment

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Externalizing

Question 4

In Bowen family systems theory, what term describes the degree to which a person can maintain a clear sense of self while remaining emotionally connected to others?

Accepted Answer

Differentiation of self

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Triangulation

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Emotional cutoff

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Multigenerational transmission

Question 5

Which structural family therapy technique involves the therapist joining with the family's style and language to build alliance before challenging dysfunctional patterns?

Accepted Answer

Mimesis

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Reframing

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Enactment

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Unbalancing

Question 6

A couple reports that their arguments always escalate into shouting matches. From a social learning perspective, this pattern is best explained by:

Accepted Answer

Reciprocal negative reinforcement

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Insecure attachment styles

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Undifferentiated ego mass

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Coercive control dynamics

Question 7

In narrative therapy, what is the term for the process of building a new, preferred story by finding evidence that contradicts the problem-saturated story?

Accepted Answer

Unique outcomes

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Re-authoring

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Scaffolding

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Witnessing