CBMT EXAM PRACTICE VERSION A, B AND C ACTUAL EXAM 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+

CBMT EXAM PRACTICE VERSION A, B AND C

ACTUAL EXAM 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT

DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED

ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+

VERSION A

When conducting research, a music therapist should do which of the following?

A. Collaborate with funding agencies who may potentially benefit financially from

the outcome

B. Obtain verbal consent from all participants in the study

C. Obtain prior written consent from the participant before they participate in the

study

D. Obtain written consent at the end of the research intervention - ANSWER- C.

Obtain prior written consent form the participant before they participate in the

study

Which of the following is a language disorder that affects the ability of a patient to

accurately relay information during an assessment?

A. Dysphagia

B. Dystexia

C. Aphasia

D. Ataxia - ANSWER- C. Aphasia

A client begins having nightmares and difficulty sleeping. When asked about these

nightmares they frequently state "It's my fault they divorced." This client is MOST

likely demonstrating

A. Awareness of memories

B. Magical thinking

C. Awareness of feelings

D. Abstract thinking - ANSWER- B. Magical thinking

A song on the guitar in the key of G needs to be transposed to the key of Eb. Using

first position fingering in the key of G, the therapist needs to place the capo on the

A. 5th fret

B. 8th fret

C. 4th fret

D. 7th fret - ANSWER- B. 8th fret

An objective reads "Within 8 weeks, the client will play the drum for 5 consecutive

minutes in three of the five trials." Which of the following data collection

procedures will BEST document the clients progress?

A. Count the number of times the client engages in drum playing each session

B. Record the amount of time the client is off-task during each session

C. Count the number of beats per minute the client plays on a drum

D. Record the amount of time the client engages in drum playing for each trial -

ANSWER- D. Record the amount of time the client engages in drum playing for

each trial

A music therapist is asked to see a 39-year old client who is actively in psychosis.

During the intervention, the client becomes increasingly angry shouting "Get away

from me." The music therapist should

A. Continue the intervention until the client calms down

B. Remind the client where they are and who you are as the therapist

C. Switch the music to a more relaxing song

D. Recognize that music therapy may be contraindicated at this time - ANSWERD. Recognize that music therapy may be contraindicated at this time

A classically trained music therapist started a new job working with teenagers in a

public high school. To help the students work on social-interaction, the therapist

creates an improvisational activity in which the clients need to take turns playing

the instruments. The clients begin refusing to play, sharing that they don't like the

way the therapist is playing the piano. To BEST meet the client's needs, the

therapist should

A. Move from an improvisational activity to a receptive activity

B. Seek out resources to learn different accompaniment styles

C. Develop therapeutic music lessons for the students to learn basic music literacy

D. Adapt the client's preferred music to one that the therapist is comfortable

playing - ANSWER- B. Seek out resources to learn different accompaniment styles

An ego defense mechanism in which an individual attributes desires and impulses

to others is

A. projection

B. Assimilation

C. rationalization

D. dissociation - ANSWER- A. projection

Photography and video during music therapy sessions with cognitively-normative

adults are acceptable

A. Only when used for educational purposes

B. With oral permission from the client and facility

C. never acceptable

D. With written consent from the client and facility - ANSWER- D. With written

consent from the client and facility

A music therapist utilizing the here-and-now approach might utilize which of the

following theories?

A. Psychodynamic theory

B. Holistic theory

C. Gestalt theory

D. Humanistic theory - ANSWER- C. Gestalt theory

A music therapist working with a variety of developmentally delayed clients

wishes to lead a large group instrumental improvisation. Each client has a different

amount of developmental delays. Which of the following is the BEST approach to

engage clients in a structured improvisation?

A. Give the clients all drums and instruct them to keep a steady beat

B. Allow each client to select instruments and cue them to solo at specific times

C. Provide a wide range of instruments to clients with mild impairments and drums

to those with higher levels of impairment

D. Assign specific instruments to clients and have them read color-coded charts -

ANSWER- B. Allow clients to select instruments and cue them to solo at specific

times

Which of the following can be used to assess a client's kinesthetic perceptual

abilities?

A. Ear training

B. Songwriting

C. Call and response singing

D. Movement to music - ANSWER- D. Movement to music

When the initial referral is received for music therapy in a hospital setting, what is

the first piece of information the music therapist should obtain?