counseling families, diagnosis and advanced Flashcards
AAMFT-
American association of marriage and family therapists
IAMFT-
International association of marriage and family therapists
Most family counselors believe that the entire family system is ….
the patient
fastest growing clientele for counselors…
marriage and family
circular /reciprocal causality believes what?
that everyone in the family has an impact on the other- it is a whole dynamic between family members.
linear causality is what?
assume a causes b- I was abused therefore I now abuse.. this is fine for individual counseling but not a family
which causality is best for a family?
circular
cybernetics is a concept used by family therapists- who and what?
Norbert Wiener- suggests that the family has feedback loops to self correct a family system MD: Wienernetics
a balanced state within the family may be called…..
homeostasis
nonsummativity means-
a concept suggesting any system including the family is greater than the sum of its parts- (the individuals in it) therefore necessary to examine patterns rather than merely each individual’s behavior
enmeshment means …
family members are way over-involved with each other and thus lose their autonomy
morphostasis is …..
the ability of the family to balance stability
morphogenesis is…
refers to family’s ability to change
refers to family’s ability to change
morphogenesis
the ability of the family to balance stability
morphostasis
mandatory ethics- are standard practices they are guidelines that are strictly _________
enforced with consequences
they are clear and have no gray area
aspirational ethics
describe ideal or optimal practice-
impossible to have a consequence for an ethics violation if someone was doing counseling for free.
pro bono means?
without charge to the client
a conjoint session would mean…
2 or more family members are in session at a time…
experiential conjoint family therapy is related to whose work?
Virginia Satir- Memory D: Virginia experienced CONfederates- JOINT
Virginia Satir clashed with whom in Venezuela 1974?
Salvador Minuchin- father of structural family therapy
father of structural family therapy
Salvador minuchin- Memory: Father salvador structures his life
placating means
trying to please everybody out of fear of rejection
Satir: 4 basic patterns prevented good communication under stress - these are:
placating, blaming, being overly reasonable, being irrelevant
overly reasonable member of the family is likely to engage in what defense mechanism? and could also be called?
intellectualization,
responsible analyzer
Satir’s irrelevant style is :
a distraction for the family with irrelevant topics
Carl Whitaker is called :
the dean of experiential family therapy