MFT National Exam Study Guide
Who is the founder of Bowenian therapy?
(Ans- Murray Bowen & James Framo (follower, although some argue he is
more object-relations, he feels he is transgenerational)
Which theory focuses on ledgers and balances?
(Ans- Contextual therapy
Who created the rubber fence theory?
(Ans- Wynn
Who created the term garage mechanic?
(Ans- Carl Whitaker
What is the emphasis in Bowenian therapy?
(Ans- Differentiation of self
What is Bowen’s differentiation of self defined?
(Ans- refers to the autonomy of function which results in being less reactive
to family systems dynamics and other members emotional states; the
extent to which they have learned to manage emotionality.
what is the core problem in Bowenian theory?
(Ans- triangles and emotional reactivity
what are Bowenian’s key techniques?
(Ans- genogram and process questions
who are the founders of experiential therapy?
(Ans- Virginia Satir & Carl Whitaker
What is the emphasis in experiential therapy?
(Ans- authenticity and self-actualization
what is the core problem in experiential therapy?
(Ans- emotional suppression and mystification
what are key techniques used in experiential therapy?
(Ans- confrontation and structured exercises
who are the founders of solution-focused therapy?
(Ans- Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg
What is the emphasis in solution-focused therapy?
(Ans- language creates reality
What is the core problem in solution-focused therapy?
(Ans- problem talk
what are key techniques used in solution-focused therapy?
(Ans- focusing on solutions and identifying exceptions
who are the founders of strategic therapy?
(Ans- Don Jackson and Jay Haley
What is the emphasis in strategic therapy?
(Ans- homeostasis and feedback loops
what is the core problem in strategic therapy?
(Ans- more-of-the-same solutions
what are key techniques used in strategic therapy?
(Ans- reframing directives
who are the founders of psychodynamic therapy?
(Ans- Nathan Ackerman, Henry Dicks, and Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy
What is the emphasis in psychodynamic therapy?
(Ans- drives
self objects
internal objects
what are the core problems in psychodynamic therapy?
(Ansconflict
projective identification
fixation and regression
what are the key techniques used in psychodynamic therapy?
(Ans- silence and interpretation
who are the founders of narrative therapy?
(Ans- Michael White & David Epston
what is the emphasis in narrative therapy?
(Ans- Narrative theory & social constructionism
what is the core problem in narrative therapy?
(Ans- problem-saturated stories
What are key techniques used in narrative therapy?
(Ans- externalization, identifying unique outcomes, & creating audiences of
support
who are the founders of structural therapy?
(Ans- Salvador Minuchin
what is the emphasis in structural therapy?
(Ans- subsystems and boundaries
what is the core problem in structural therapy?
(Ans- enmeshment and disengagement
what are key techniques used in structural therapy?
(Ans- enactments and boundary making
who are the founders of cognitive behavioral therapy?
(Ans- Gerald Patterson, Robert Liberman, and Richard Stuart
what is the emphasis in cognitive behavioral therapy?
(Ans- reinforcement, extinction, and schemas
what is the core problem in cognitive behavioral therapy?
(Ans- inadvertent reinforcement and aversive control
what are key techniques used in cognitive behavioral therapy?
(Ans- functional analysis and teaching positive control
what theory emphasizes negative-feedback loops or cycles?
(Ans- Structural
what theory emphasizes positive-feedback cycles?
(Ans- strategic
what theory emphasizes the importance of structure in dysfunction?
(Ans- structural
what theory emphasizes the importance of maladaptive behavioral
sequences in dysfunction?
(Ans- strategic
what theory is straight-forward and confrontive?
(Ans- structural
what theory is indirect and non-confrontive?
(Ans- strategic