Practise Marital and Family Therapy National Examination with a short sample and answer explanations. These are independent learning materials, not official exam questions or a pass prediction.
Exam outline and official sources
Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards (AMFTRB) · 2026 examination blueprint, based on the 2024–2025 role delineation; 2026 Handbook for Candidates revised April 30, 2026. Applicable reference date: October 18, 2026. The workbook label 'Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) National Exam' maps to AMFTRB's Marital and Family Therapy National Examination, also called the MFT National Examination. It is not a separate examination. The separately published 2027 handbook is prospective.
This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.
- Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards — Professional Testing Corporation
- 2026 AMFTRB Marital and Family Therapy National Examination Handbook for Candidates
- 2027 AMFTRB MFT National Examination Handbook for Candidates
- AMFTRB Exam Reference
- SAMHSA TIP 39, Chapter 2 — Influence of Substance Misuse on Families
- SAMHSA TIP 39, Chapter 3 — Family Counseling Approaches
- SAMHSA TIP 39, Chapter 4 — Integrated Family Counseling To Address Substance Use Disorders
- VA National Center for PTSD — PTSD Screening and Referral: For Health Care Providers
- VA National Center for PTSD — PTSD and DSM-5
- National Institute of Mental Health — Bipolar Disorder
- NIMH Adult Outpatient Brief Suicide Safety Assessment Guide
- HHS — Creating an Emergency Plan for Telebehavioral Health
- AAMFT Code of Ethics — Preamble
- AAMFT Code of Ethics, Effective January 1, 2026
Marital and Family Therapy National Examination
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A client drinks after arguments with a partner. The partner responds to drinking with increasingly hostile questioning, followed by further drinking. Which formulation best reflects reciprocal causality?
Marital and Family Therapy National Examination
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The Practice of Systemic Therapy
Triangulation and detriangulation
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