Clinical Psychology: Strategic Family Therapy

Question 1

Jay __________ was influenced by the ____________ and ___________ schools of family therapy in developing Strategic Family Therapy.

Answer 1

• Haley
• Communication/interaction
• Structural

Question 2

Psychiatrist Milton ___________ used ________ techniques to increase his ability to manipulate a client and control the course of therapy as well as __________ directives that use the client’s resistance to change his behavior.

Answer 2

• Erickson
• Hypnotic
• Paradoxical

Question 3

Maladaptive behavior is underpinned by the use of __________ to exert _________ in a relationship.

Answer 3

• Communication
• Control

Question 4

A symptom is a __________, adaptive to the current social situation, for controlling a relationship when other strategies have failed.

Answer 4

Strategy.

Question 5

The focus in Strategic Family Therapy is on __________ current symptoms by ___________ a family’s transactions and ___________, especially its ____________ and generational boundaries.

Answer 5

• Alleviating
• Altering
• Organization
• Hierarchies

Question 6

Strategic Family Therapy involves ________ stages.

Answer 6

Four.

Question 7

Stage 1 is the _________ stage, during which the therapist observes the family’s interactions and encourages involvement of all family members.

Answer 7

Social.

Question 8

Stage 2 is the __________ stage, in which the therapist gathers information about the reasons why the family came to therapy.

Answer 8

Problem.

Question 9

Stage 3 is the __________ stage, during which family members discuss the identified problems and the therapist gathers information.

Answer 9

Interaction.

Question 10

The session ends at Stage 4, __________, in which the therapist and family members agree on treatment goals.

Answer 10

Goal-setting.

Question 11

In Strategic Family therapy, the therapist is _______, takes charge, and utilizes a variety of techniques tailored to the family and its problems.

Answer 11

Active.

Question 12

_________ are a type of paradoxical intervention used by Strategic Family therapists. They are unpleasant tasks the client must perform whenever the symptom occurs.

Answer 12

Ordeals.

Question 13

Paradoxical Intervention 2: __________ - encouraging the family not to change.

Answer 13

Restraining.

Question 14

Paradoxical Intervention 3: __________ - exaggerating the severity of a symptom.

Answer 14

Positioning.

Question 15

Paradoxical Intervention 4: __________ - relabeling a symptom to give it a more positive meaning.

Answer 15

Reframing.

Question 16

Paradoxical Intervention 5: __________ instructing a family member to deliberately engage in the symptom.

Answer 16

Prescribing the symptom.