FREE Ultimate Marital and Family Therapy Question and Answers

Question 1

In order to address her son's anxiety and school avoidance, the mother of a 10-year-old boy visits therapy.
The mother responds to the youngster each time the therapist questions him.
According to Salvador Minuchin, this family structure is:

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enmeshed

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symmetrical

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complementary

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emotionally fused

Question 2

A court orders a therapist to testify and provide medical data for a current patient. Which of the following statements about a subpoena is true?

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It requires the client's consent to testify in court and release medical records

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It does not require the client's consent to testify in court and release medical records

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It requires the client's consent to testify in court but mandates the therapist to release the medical records

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It requires the client's consent to release medical records but mandates the therapist to testify in court

Question 3

Which of the following personality traits best predicts suicidality?

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Perfectionism

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Creative flow

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Religious beliefs

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Introversion

Question 4

Therapists are required to confirm all of the following at the beginning of each teletherapy session EXCEPT the clients:

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payment

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level of safety

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location

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identity

Question 5

Studies that use quantitative methods include those that:

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deductive in nature

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conducted in a subject's natural setting

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subjective and process oriented

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tentative in their conclusions

Question 6

A crisis event includes all of the following elements, with the exception of:

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disruption of disequilibrium

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functional impairment

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psychological distress

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failed coping mechanism

Question 7

Nonverbal communication is as follows when compared to verbal communication:

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less intentional

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continuous and linear

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easier to understand and interpret

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an inaccurate depiction of feelings