MFT

All of the following are true regarding Standard of Care in the field of mental heath EXCEPT: A. It is the standard of perfection. B. It is a legal concept. C. It is continually changing. D. It is derived from legal-professional-communal principles. correct answer: A. It is the standard of perfection. A licensed therapist is also a certified public accountant. In her therapy practice the therapist is treating a woman with depression and anxiety who has failed to pay her taxes the past tw...

William James was a prominent American correct answer: functionalist The distinctive feature of the psychodynamic perspective is its emphasis on correct answer: unconscious conflicts. Wilhelm Wundt's laboratory work involved experimental studies of correct answer: mental processes Who was the American philosopher-psychologist who authored a textbook in 1890 for the emerging discipline of psychology? correct answer: William James In a test of the effects of sleep deprivation on p...

AAMFT Clinical Fellow correct answer: a) AAMFT b) A credentialed member of the AAMFT; Has met the standards for independent clinical practice. c) 1.Clinical membership (licensure) Eligible to apply if you have a license and reside in an accepted state. 2. Clinical membership (evaluative) Eligible to apply if you live in a state that doesn't license mat's or does but the license isn't accepted by the AAMFT. Accreditation correct answer: a) Program Standards b) Certification granted to...

Role Theory correct answer: People are aware of the social roles they are expected to fill and social behavior can be attributed to adopting those roles Heider's Balance Theory correct answer: P = Person whom we're talking about O = Other person X = thing Balance occurs when all fit together. We are motivated to achieve balance to avoid stress. Festinger's Cognitive Dissonance Theory correct answer: Inner conflict felt when attitudes don't match behavior - there is psychological ...

Behavior and mental procesess correct answer: Actions, thoughts, emotions, perceptions, reasoning procesess, memories, and biological activities Behavioral neuroscience correct answer: Examines the biological basis of behavior Behavioral genetics correct answer: The inheritance of traits related to behavior Clinical psychology correct answer: The study, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological disorders Clinical neuropsychology correct answer: The relationship between biologica...

Emotion Defintion Problem correct answer: There is not one. - It is too hard to define because of the broad range of skills Emotion correct answer: A complex reaction pattern, involving experiential, behavioral, and physiological elements, by which an individual attempts to deal with a personally significant matter or event. Emotions are mixed with... correct answer: bodily arousal (heart starts racing) expressive behavior (You start to run) conscious experience ("I'm running becau...

According to Contextual Family Therapists, the four important dimensions of a family are: correct answer: facts, individual psychology, family or systemic interactions, relational ethics. Drawing from John Bowlby's work, this model emphasizes the importance of healthy attachment at the infant stage of development. It also addresses the need for individuation and differentiation. correct answer: Object Relations Family Therapy A characteristic that distinguishes one particular approach f...

Studies of monkeys raised with artificial mothers suggest that mother-infant emotional bonds result primarily from mothers providing infants with: correct answer: body contact. Which of the following statements is MOST accurate: A. Even normal social drinking by an expectant mother may be harmful to her unborn baby. B. Alcohol consumption by the mother poses almost no risk to the developing fetus in the last three months of pregnancy. C. As long as a pregnant woman is not physiologically ...

Alex, age 32, has been a "hermit" all his life. He lives with his family, spends most of his time alone in his room listening to music, and says he never feels particularly happy or unhappy. Six months ago, Alex was diagnosed with Brief Psychotic Disorder. Alex has never had a close relationship and says he does not mind. His symptoms are most suggestive of which of the following? Select one: a. Schizophreniform Disorder. b. Major Depressive Disorder. c. Schizoaffective Disorder. d. ...

All Family Therapists.... correct answer: Look beyond the individual and toward the system and are always conceptualizing the person's struggle within the system's context Like human systems, Family therapists believe correct answer: That no individual can be understood without understanding the system to which he or she is a part of and the dynamics between various relationships within that system & no system can be understood without understanding the individual within the system Whe...