MFT Family Therapy Models 5

Question 1

In Functional Family Therapy (FFT), the primary goal of the motivation phase is to:

Accepted Answer

Reduce negativity and blame while increasing hope for change

Answer

The motivation phase of FFT focuses on reducing negativity, blaming, and hopelessness to create a therapeutic alliance and readiness for change.

Question 2

Which of the following best distinguishes Narrative Therapy from other postmodern family therapy approaches?

Accepted Answer

Its use of 'unique outcomes' or 'sparkling moments' to build alternative stories

Answer

Narrative Therapy specifically searches for unique outcomes — times when the problem's influence was resisted — to use as building blocks for an alternative, preferred story.

Question 3

A therapist working with a couple using Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy (IBCT) employs 'empathic joining' to:

Accepted Answer

Help partners see each other's vulnerabilities underlying their problematic behavior

Answer

Empathic joining in IBCT involves formulating the couple's conflict in terms of each partner's underlying vulnerabilities, fostering compassion rather than blame.

Question 4

When a Bowenian therapist encourages a client to visit their family of origin and interact without their usual emotional reactivity, this is called:

Accepted Answer

A person-to-person relationship assignment

Answer

Bowen assigned clients person-to-person relationship tasks — direct, one-on-one contact with family members — to increase differentiation and reduce triangulation.

Question 5

The concept of 'multipartiality' in Contextual Family Therapy (Boszormenyi-Nagy) means the therapist:

Accepted Answer

Sequentially takes each family member's side to understand their legitimate claims

Answer

Multipartiality involves the therapist sequentially siding with each family member to validate their relational claims and obligations, rather than remaining neutral.

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MFT Family Therapy Models 5