Chapter 11 - Behavioral & Cognitive Behavioral Fam Therapies Flashcards
cognitions
thoughts
Cognitive-behavioral theory
notes cognitions such as irrational beliefs and overgeneralization are primary factors in causing maladaptive behaviors and psychological disorders
therapists work with their clients to challenge unproductive and detrimental beliefs and construct useful ones
Overall, behavioral and cognitive-behavioral theories provide interventions that disrupt homeostasis by changing old patterns of thinking and behavior
John B. Watson, Mary Cover Jones, and Ivan Pavlov, B. F. Skinner
He argued convincingly that behavior problems can be dealt with directly, not simply as symptoms of underlying psychic conflict.
operant conditioning
people learn through REWARDS and PUNISHMENT to respond behaviorally to their environments in certain ways.
Patterson
credited as being the primary theorist who began the practice of applying behavioral theory to family problems in the 1960s.
BFT
based on the theoretical foundations of behavioral therapy especially classical and operant conditioning.
An assumption underlying this premise is that all behavior is learned and that people, including families, act according to how they have been previously reinforced. Behavior is maintained by its consequences and will continue unless more rewarding consequences result from new behaviors.
The primary concern of behaviorists is with changing present behavior, not with dealing with historical developments.
believes that not everyone in the family has to be treated for change to occur. Many behavioral family therapists work with only one member of a couple or family
assertiveness
asking for what one wants
desensitization
overcoming unnecessary and debilitating anxiety associated with a particular event
CBT
In the cognitive-behavioral approach, attention focuses on what family members are thinking, as well as on how they are feeling and behaving.
believe that it is important to gain insight into how cognitions influence a problem (Watts, 2001).
The premise behind cognitive-behavioral theory is that “the relationship-related cognitions individuals hold, shape how they think, feel, and behave in couple and family relationships”
Four styles of parenting
authoritative,
authoritarian,
permissive,
neglectful.
One style, authoritative, is more effective than the others. As a group, authoritative parents “use developmentally appropriate demands, maintain control of children when needed yet… are responsive, affectionate, and communicate effectively with their children”
Functional family therapy (FFT)
is a family-based, empirically supported treatment for behavioral problems, especially with adolescents
functional family therapists support that all behavior is ADAPTIVE and SERVES A FUNCTION. Behaviors represent an effort by the family to meet needs in personal and interpersonal relationships.
Ultimately, behaviors help family members achieve one of three interpersonal states
- Contact/closeness (merging). In the contact/closeness state, family members are drawn together (e.g., in their concern over the delinquent behavior of a juvenile).
- Distance/independence (separating). In separating, family members learn to stay away from each other for fear of fighting.
- A combination of states one and two (midpointing). In this situation, family members fluctuate in their emotional reactions to each other, so that individuals are both drawn toward and repelled from each other.
A three-stage process.
1. assessment—the focus is on the function that the behavioral sequences serve.
- change. The purpose is to help the family become more functional.
- maintenance—focuses on educating the family and training them in skills that will be useful in dealing with future difficulties.
behavioral treatment of sexual dysfunctions
four phases of sexual responsiveness:
- excitement
- plateau
- orgasm
- resolution
PLISSIT
with P signifying PERMISSION to talk about sexuality and sexual issues
LI signifying LIMITED INFORMATION (about the prevalence and etiology of problems)
SS signifying SPECIFIC SUGGESTIONS:
IT signifying INTENSIVE THERAPY.
A major emphasis in CBFT
to teach families how to think for themselves and to think differently when it is helpful.
“behavioral component of CBFT focuses on several aspects of family members’ actions
1. excess negative interaction and deficits in pleasing behaviors exchanged by family members
- expressive and listening skills used in communication
- problem-solving skills
- negotiation and behavior change skills.” (Dattilio, 2001, p. 11)
A major emphasis in CBFT
teach families how to think for themselves and to think differently when it is helpful.
When schemata are modified, the “behavioral component of CBFT focuses on several aspects of family members’ actions. These include:
- excess negative interaction and deficits in pleasing behaviors exchanged by family members
- expressive and listening skills used in communication 3. problem solving skills
- negotiation and behavior change skills.” (Dattilio, 2001, p. 11)