Chapter 14 Flashcards
Explain what an individual therapist may do.
-focus on obtaining an accurate diagnosis, perhaps using the DSM-IV-TR
-begin therapy immediately
-focus on the causes, purposes, and cognitive, emotional and behavioural processes involved
Be concerned with individual experiences and perspectives
-interview in ways to help cope
Who are the founders of family systems therapy?
Alfred Adler Murray Bowen Virginia Satir Carl Whitaker Salvador Minuchin Jay Haley Cloe Madanes
Explain what a systemic therapist may do.
- Explore the system for family process and rules, perhaps using a genogram
- invite mother, father, sister, brother into therapy
- focus on the family relationships
- be concerned with transgenerial meanings, rules, cultural, and gender perspectives within the system
- intervention in ways to help change context
What differentiation of self mean?
It involves both the psychological separation of intellect and emotion and independence of the self from others.
What is multigenerational family therapy?
It is a theoretical and clinical model that evolved from psychoanalytical principles and practices.
What does blaming mean?
Is when one shifts responsibility to someone else in an effort to preserve the self.
What does placating mean?
Taking the blame to protect someone else from being held responsible.
What does super reasonable mean?
This is done to maintain control of ones mess or painful emotions.
What does irrelevance mean?
Is any distracting communication used to avoid stress or pain altogether.
What does congruence mean?
in which one speaks for ones self, stays grounded and is able to share what he or she is feeling and ask for what is needed.
What are the different types of family therapy?
Adlerian Family therapy Multigenerational family therapy Experiential family therapy Structural-strategy family therapy Human validation process model
