Exam 3

Question 1

What are the five major family therapy models ?

Answer 1

Psychodynamic, communications, structural, social learning, and mutlisytemic

Question 2

What is psychodynamic therapy ?

Answer 2

Object relations
▪Problems with object relations may be manifested in difficulties with:
▪failure to individuate or separate from parents
▪conflict management
▪formation of trusting relationships
▪ability to delay gratification
▪tolerance of closeness or separation
▪confidence
▪self-esteem

Question 3

What is communications therapy ?

Answer 3

▪Systems perspective
▪Therapists take deliberate actions to modify patterns of communication and interaction
▪Cannot understand family interactions until they understand the family’s role patterns and stability.
▪Therapists are very sensitive to both the processes and form of information exchange rather than to the specific content of interaction

Question 4

What is structural family therapy ?

Answer 4

Goal: Alter the patterns
of familial subsystems and their boundaries.

“Structure” refers to the stable and enduring interactions that occur in the family setting.

Question 5

Social learning approaches

Answer 5

Goal:
▪Improvement of family functioning through:
▪Fostering reciprocity
▪Developing effective communication skills
▪Teaching family members how to effectively deal with circumstances

Supports Behavior is learned, it can be unlearned.

Question 6

What multisystemic family therapy ?

Answer 6

▪Emphasizes the importance of assessing and treating child and adolescent conduct disorders
▪Seeks to be flexible and recognize differences
▪Follow this sequence:
▪Initial assessment
▪Treatment plan development
▪Goals of treatment