Cognitive Behavioral Family Therapy

Question 1

How is Cognitive Behavioral Family Therapy Defined

Answer 1

Pathology is defined as irrational cognations and maladaptive learned behavior.

Question 2

Who were a principal developers of family behavior therapy?

Answer 2

Gerald Patterson, Robert Weiss, Robert Liberman, Richard Stuart, Michael Crowe, Gayola Margolin, and Ina Falloon,
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Question 3

What is one type of associative learn that Pavlov discovered while working with dogs?

Answer 3

Classical Conditioning.

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Question 4

What did Pavlov discover related to an “Unconditional Stimulus” (UCS) associated with Classical Conditioning.

Answer 4

Prior learning need not take place to elicit a response.

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Question 5

What is the result of an Unconditional Stimulus?

Answer 5

An Unconditional Response (UCR).

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Question 6

How are stimuli discribed that do not elicit an Unconditional Response?

Answer 6

Neutral with respect to UCS/UCR

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Question 7

What occurs when a UCS is repeatedly paired with a neutral stimuli?

Answer 7

It begins to elicit a response similar to the UCS.

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Question 8

What is the result called of the pairing an UCS with a neutral stimulus?

Answer 8

A condition/learned response (CR)

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Question 9

What theorist is identified with Operant Conditioning?

Answer 9

B.F. Skinner

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Question 10

What does Operant Conditioning involve?

Answer 10

Strengthening a behavior in a particular situation and rewarding or punishing that behavior so it will occur more frequently. Reinforcing consequences after the fact.
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Question 11

What is reinforcement?

Answer 11

The use of certain consequences immediately following a behavior in an effort to increase a desired behavior.
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Question 12

What are the two kinds of reinforcement?

Answer 12

Positive and Negative

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Question 13

What is the function of a positive reenforcement?

Answer 13

To Increase a particular type of behavior b following it with a favorable, pleasurable event - reward.
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Question 14

What is the function of a negative reenforcement?

Answer 14

to increase the frequency of a desired response by removing or terminating an ongoing aversive stimulus or event immediately after the desired response is obtained.
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Question 15

Define Shaping?

Answer 15

Breaking up a complex target behavior into small steps through the use of reinforcement until the target behavior is achieved.
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Question 16

Describe a Contingency Contract.

Answer 16

A process of negotiating desired behavior change between two people that contains specific defined rules and expectations for interaction.
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Question 17

Name key figure associated with the Social Learning Theory?

Answer 17

Albert Bandura

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Question 18

Social Learning theorist emphasized the reciprocal interaction between thoughts, behavior and environment. What did Bandura also maintain?

Answer 18

Along with our environment, cognitions and feelings also influence behavior.
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Question 19

What does the Social Exchange Theory posit?

Answer 19

People seek to maximize rewards and minimize cost in relationships.
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Question 20

The technique of Modeling based on what fact?

Answer 20

We learn from observing others.

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Question 21

What is seen in Normal Family Development?

Answer 21

A relationship where there is a balance between giving and getting as a result of acquiring effect skills i.e. communication and problem solving.
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Question 22

Name two couples therapy techniques.

Answer 22

Speaker Listening and Problem Solving

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Question 23

What do Cognitive Behaviorist concentrate on and look for?

Answer 23

They concentrate on symptoms. They look for response that reinforce behavior and schemas/core beliefs that function to reinforce behavior.
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Question 24

In Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapy, who defines the rules?

Answer 24

The client.

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Question 25

Name two primary goals in Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapy.

Answer 25

• Modifying current behavioral patterns/problem behavior
• Substitute desirable behaviors in place of undesirable behaviors.
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Question 26

What is the first step in Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapy?

Answer 26

Define the problem.

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Question 27

What is the purpose of a Functional Analysis?

Answer 27

To develop a baseline of the frequency of the targeted behavior while documenting what precedes (antecedents) and follows the behavior (consequences).
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Question 28

What is the focus on in Cognitive-Behavioral Family Therapy?

Answer 28

The overt behavior rather than the target behavior itself.

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Question 29

In Parent/Child training in what 3 ways can information be obtain to obtain a baseline and to develop a functional analysis for treatment?

Answer 29

1. Conduct a careful interview with the parents
2. Observe the parent/child interaction through a one-way mirror.
3. Observe the parent/child during a home visit.
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