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General Systems Theory

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Interacting components are best understood by studying them in their context

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General Systems Theory:

Family as Open System

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Receives input from environment

Discharges output to environment

Adaptable to change

Seeks HOMEOSTASIS

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Homeostasis

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Tendency for family to act in ways that maintain equilibrium / status quo

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Consequence of Homeostasis

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If the problems of one family member improve, the disturbance is likely to reappear elsewhere in the family

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Family Therapy:

Main influences

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General Systems Theory (Bertalanaffy 1968)

Cybernetics (1940’s)

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Cybernetics

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Originally developed by mathematician, subsequently applied to family education processes

Main Feature = FEEDBACK LOOP

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Negative Feedback Loop

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Reduces deviation

Helps the system maintain status quo

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Positive Feedback Loop

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Amplifies deviation or change

Disrupts the system, can lead to breakdowns “runaways”

*Can promote appropriate change in In some situations

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Family Therapies: Characteristics

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Reciprocal view of causality

Relational

Focuses on the Here-and-Now

Emphasizes freedom of choice

Contextual, relativistic perspective

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Earliest contributors to family therapy

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Ackerman, Bateson, Bowan

“Don’t be A BaBy!”
a-b-b

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Nathan Ackerman

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“Grandfather of family therapy”

Integration of psychoanalysis with systems approach

Saw family members together in therapy

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Double-Bind Communication:

Who and What

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Bateson

Schizophrenia due to contradictory “don’t” statements

Recipient is not allowed to comment or seek help from someone else

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Bowen and theory of Schizophrenia

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Development of Schizophrenia is due to repetition of certain family interactions over three generations

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Communication/Interaction Approach:

3 Main Assumptions

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All behavior is communication
(even when “doing nothing”)

All communication has a “report” and a “command” function

Communication/ interaction patterns are either symmetrical or complementary

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Communication/Interaction Family Therapy:

“report” function

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Content/informational aspect of communication

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Communication/Interaction Family Therapy:

“command” function

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Nonverbal

Makes a statement about the relationship between communicators

*Problems arise when report command functions are contradictory

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Communication/Interaction Family Therapy:

Symmetrical communication

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Reflects equality between communicators

May escalate into competitive “one-upsmanship”

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Communication/Interaction Family Therapy:

Complementary communication

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Reflects inequality and maximize differences between communicators

Results in dominant and submissive roles

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Communication/Interaction Family Therapy:

View of Maladaptive Behavior

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Circular causality

Symptom is both a cause and effect of dysfunctional communication patterns

E.g. blaming and criticizing, mind reading, overgeneralizing

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Bowen’s Extended Family Systems Therapy:

Three Key Terms

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Differentiation

Emotional triangle

Family projection process

“extend bow and arrow”
(Bowen, bow and)

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Extended Family Systems Therapy (Bowen):

Differentiation (of Self)

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Ability to separate one’s intellectual and emotional functioning

Low differentiation = more emotion mind = become fused with emotions that dominate the family

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Extended Family Systems Therapy:

Undifferentiated Family Ego Mass

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Low differentiation throughout family

Family members are highly emotionally fused

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Extended Family Systems Therapy:

Emotional Triangle

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When husband-wife or parent-child recruit third person to reduce tension / increase stability

Lower differentiation = higher likelihood of emotional triangle

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Extended Family Systems Therapy:

Family Projection Process

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Parental conflicts and emotional immaturity are transmitted to children

Results in child having lower level differentiation than parents

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Extended Family Systems Therapy:

View of maladaptive behavior

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  • Multi-generational transmission process*

Progressively lower levels of differentiation are transmitted from one generation to the next

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Extended Family Systems Therapy:

Therapy Goals

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Primary goal is to increase differentiation of all family members

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Extended Family Systems Therapy:

Therapy Techniques

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Usually includes only spouses

Therapist becomes third member in therapeutic triangle

Therapist presence reduces fusion and helps them to achieve higher differentiation

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Extended Family Systems Therapy:

Genogram Graphic Depictions

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Relationships between family members

Dates of significant life events

Any other relevant/important info

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Extended Family Systems Therapy:

Role of therapist

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Active expert/coach who helps each partner achieve greater differentiation

Key technique is questioning

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Minuchin’s Structural Family Therapy: Main Concepts

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Power hierarchies

Boundaries

Rigid Triads

Enmeshment

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Bowen and mate selection

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Bowen believed that people choose mates with similar differentiation levels

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Extended Family Systems Therapy (Bowen):

Family Projection Process: Most affected child

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Usually one of the following:

Oldest child

Child born during period of family stress

Child perceived to be “special”

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Extended Family Systems Therapy (Bowen):

Rationale for only working with one family member

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Work with family member with most differentiation

Goal is to reduce their influence on other members

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Extended Family Systems Therapy (Bowen):

Therapeutic Communication

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Partners are encouraged to:

Talk to the therapist rather than to each other

Speak in a calm, factual manner

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Minuchin’s Structural Family Therapy:

Boundaries

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Barriers or rules that determine the amount of contact allowed between family members

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Minuchin’s Structural Family Therapy:

Result of Rigid Boundaries

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Disengagement / isolation

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Minuchin’s Structural Family Therapy:

Result of Diffuse/ Permeable Boundaries

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Enmeshment = overly dependent / close relationships

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Minuchin’s Three Rigid Triads

aka, Chronic boundary problems

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Detouring

Stable Coalition

Triangulation

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Minuchin’s Structural Family Therapy:

Detouring

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Parents direct focus on child by either:

overprotecting

blaming (scapegoating) child for family’s problems

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Minuchin’s Structural Family Therapy:

Stable Coalition

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Parent and child gang up against the other parent

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Minuchin’s Structural Family Therapy:

Triangulation

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Each parent demands that the child side with them against the other parent

a.k.a. “Unstable coalition”

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Minuchin’s Structural Family Therapy:

View of Maladaptive Behavior

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Inflexible family structure prohibits healthy adaptation to maturation and situational stressors

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Minuchin’s Structural Family Therapy:

“Psychosomatic Families”

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Child’s symptoms (e.g. diabetes, anorexia) help diffuse conflict by diverting attention away from it

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Minuchin’s Structural Family Therapy:

Therapy Goals

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Restructuring the family = primary long-term goal

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Minuchin’s Structural Family Therapy:

Therapy Techniques

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Three overlapping steps:

Joining

Evaluating the Family Structure

Restructuring the Family

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Minuchin’s Structural Family Therapy:

Theoretical Approach

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Action precedes understanding

Here and now, directive, concrete approach

Emphasis on changing behaviors rather than fostering insight

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Minuchin’s Structural Family Therapy:

Joining

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Therapist develops therapeutic system by joining family in position of leadership and blending

Tracking: identifying family’s values, themes, life events

Mimesis: adopting family’s affective and communication style

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Minuchin’s Structural Family Therapy:

Evaluating the Family Structure

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Once therapist has joined the family, they develop a structural diagnosis and treatment goals based on:

Transactional patterns (develop a structural map)

Power hierarchies

Boundaries

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Minuchin’s Structural Family Therapy:

Restructuring the Family

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A variety of techniques are used to deliberately unbalance (stress) homeostasis in order to facilitate transformation of family structure:

Enactment

Reframing

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Minuchin’s Structural Family Therapy:

Enactment

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Restructuring technique

Family members role-play relationship patterns

Patterns are identified and altered

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Minuchin’s Structural Family Therapy:

Reframing

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Restructuring technique:

Relabeling behaviors so they can be viewed in more positive ways

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Minuchin’s Structural Family Therapy:

“Psychosomatic Families”: Three Characteristics

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High enmeshment that limits autonomy

Low tolerance for conflict

Overprotectiveness

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Haley’s Strategic Family Therapy: Influences

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Communication/Interaction and Structural Family therapies

Milton Erickson: Hypnosis to increase ability to manipulate client and control course of therapy

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Haley’s Strategic Family Therapy:

Paradoxical Directives

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Techniques that use client’s resistance to change their behavior

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Haley’s Strategic Family Therapy:

View of Maladaptive Behavior

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Communication is used to exert control

Symptom = strategy for controlling relationship when all other strategies have failed

Pathological struggle for control = when one or both parties denies the intent to control the other person

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Haley’s Strategic Family Therapy:

Therapy Goals

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Alleviate symptoms by altering transactions and hierarchical organization

Behavior change results in changes in perception and emotions

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Haley’s Strategic Family Therapy:

Four Stages of Therapy

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Social stage

Problem stage

Interaction stage

Goal-setting stage

“Haley wants some water, turn on the SPIGot”

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Haley’s Strategic Family Therapy:

Therapy Techniques

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Therapist has and active, “take-charge” role

Therapist issues directives/assignments to be performed outside of therapy

Directive can be straightforward or paradoxical

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Haley’s Strategic Family Therapy:

Paradoxical Interventions

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Alters behavior of family by:

Helping them see symptom in an alternative way

Using their resistance in a constructive way

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Haley’s Strategic Family Therapy:

Five Paradoxical Interventions

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Ordeals

Restraining

Positioning

Reframing

Prescribing the Symptom

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Haley’s Strategic Family Therapy:

Ordeals

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Unpleasant tasks that client must perform whenever a symptom occurs

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Haley’s Strategic Family Therapy:

Restraining

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Encouraging the family not to change

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Haley’s Strategic Family Therapy:

Positioning

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Exaggerating the severity of a symptom

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Haley’s Strategic Family Therapy:

Reframing

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Relabeling a symptom to give it a more positive meaning

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Haley’s Strategic Family Therapy:

Prescribing the Symptom

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Instructing a family member to deliberately engage in the symptom

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Milan Systemic Family Therapy: Origins

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Mara Selvini-Palazzoli, child psychoanalyst

She altered her therapy techniques when she found a family systems approach to be more effective for treating children with Anorexia Nervosa

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Milan Systemic Family Therapy:

View of Maladaptive Behavior

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Family system contains circular patterns of action and reaction

Pathology: Patterns become so fixed that family members are no longer able to act creatively or make new choices about their lives

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Milan Systemic Family Therapy:

Therapy Goals

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Elucidate choices and assist family members in exercising their prerogative of choosing

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Milan Systemic Family Therapy:

Therapeutic Team

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One or two members meet with family during sessions

Remaining team members observe sessions behind a one-way mirror

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Milan Systemic Family Therapy:

Strategy Conference

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When one observer calls a therapist out of the session to share observations and make suggestions

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Milan Systemic Family Therapy:

Four Therapy Techniques

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Hypothesizing

Neutrality

Paradox

Circular Questions

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Milan Systemic Family Therapy:

Paradoxical Strategies

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Used to provide family members with helpful information (Not to elicit resistance)

Counter paradox = therapeutic double bind

Positive Connotation = reframing

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Milan Systemic Family Therapy:

Circular Questions

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Questions that are asked of each family member to help them recognize differences and similarities and perceptions

E.g. “Who was more upset, mom or dad?”

*Implementation of question is circular–go around the room and ask everyone (question itself is not circular)

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Behavioral Family Therapy: Overview

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Operant conditioning

Social learning theory

Social exchange theory

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Behavioral Family Therapy: subtypes

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Behavioral marital therapy

Parent training

Conjoint sex therapy

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Behavioral Family Therapy:

View of Maladaptive Behavior

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All behavior is learned and maintained by its antecedents and consequences

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Behavioral Family Therapy:

Therapy Goal

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Alter environmental factors that are maintaining problematic behaviors

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Behavioral Family Therapy:

Therapy Techniques

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Focus on observable behaviors

Ongoing treatment formulation / target identification

Contingent reinforcement

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Behavioral Marital Therapy:

Stuart (1969) Operant Interpersonal Therapy

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Contingency contracts used to increase positive reinforcements exchanged by partners

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Object Relations Family Therapy:

View of Maladaptive Behavior

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Unresolved intrapsychic conflicts in the family-of-origin are replicated in current relationships

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Object Relations Family Therapy:

Projective Identification

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Dysfunction which occurs when a family member reacts to other member as through they actually possess projected characteristics

*Or provokes that person to act in ways consistent with those characteristics

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Object Relations Family Therapy:

Primary Therapy Goal

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Resolve each family member’s attachment to family introjects

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Object Relations Family Therapy:

Therapy Techniques

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Interpretation of transferences, resistances, and other factors in order to foster insight

Recognition and addressing of Multiple Transferences

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Object Relations Family Therapy:

Multiple Transferences

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Transferences of :

One family member to another

Each member to the therapist

Family as a whole to the therapist

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Double-Bind Communication Example

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“DO that and you’ll be punished”
“DON’T do that and you’ll be punished”

One is expressed verbally
One is expressed nonverbally

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Double-Bind Communication:

Mnemonic

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Bateson / Bateman

“Arrested Development of schizophrenia”
(Jason Bateman)

double-bind
Picture GOB tying him up for magic trick

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