Family and Group Therapies

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Knox’s (2015) research on the effects of combining EFT and EMDR as a treatment for couples effected by war trauma found that

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combined treatment was more effective than EFT alone or EMDR alone for improving marital satisfaction and attachment security, but EMDR alone was most effective for reducing symptoms of PTSD.

Question 2

A practictioner of strategic family therapy may use this intervention for undesirable behavior

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an ordeal; unpleasant task a client is asked to perform whenever he/she engages in an undesirable behavior

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When each parent demands that the child side with him/her against the other parent.

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unstabile coalition (triangulation)

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Emotionally focused therapy (EFT) was originally developed as an intervention for

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distressed couples

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Milan systemic family therapists use circular questions to help family members

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recognizes differences in perceptions that may be contributing to family problems.

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A primary goal of Satir’s conjoint family therapy is to

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foster congruent communication between family members.

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Yalom and Leszcs’s (2005) third formative stage of group therapy is characterized by

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the development of group cohesion

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Bowen defines the intrapersonal aspect of differentiation refers to a person’s ability to separate

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thinking from feeling

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In cybernetic theory, a negative feedback loop

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helps a system maintain or restore a state of stability.

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In narrative family therapy, a unique outcome is best described as

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exceptional circumstance

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A family therapist describes a persons depression and anxiety as loneliness. This technique being used by the therapist is referred to as

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reframing

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Double-bind communication (linked to schizophrenia) occurs when

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a person receives two contradictory messages from a family member and is not allowed to comment on the contradiction.

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What family therpay system is also known as intergenerational and transgenerational therapy?

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Bowen’s Extended Family Systems Therapy

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Differentiation is

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intrapersonal and interpersonal

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Intrapersonal is (aspect of differentiation)

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a person’s ability to distinguish between his/her own feelings and thoughts.

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Interpersonal is (aspect of differentiation)

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the ability to separate ones own emotional and intellectual functioning from the functioning of others.

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Emotional triangles

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are often used to recruit a third member to alleviate tension and increase stability. (Increases as differentiation decreases)

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Minuchin’s structural family therapy is based on

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an assumption a family member’s symptoms are related to problems in the family structure, and identifies subsystems and boundaries as important aspects.

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Boundaries (Structural) are

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implicit and explicit rules that determine the amount of contact family members have with each other.

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Minuchin identified four rigid family triads (boundary problems that help parents obsecure or deny conflicts) which include:

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stable coalition, unstable coalition, detouring-attack coalition, and detouring-support coalition.

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The primary goals of structural famiy therapy are

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to alleviate current symptoms and change the family structure by altering coalitions and creating clear boundaries.

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Joining is

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is used by a therapist to establish a therapeutic alliance and relies on three techniques.

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Mimesis (tech of joining) involves

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adapting the family’s affective, behavioral, and communication style.

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Tracking (tech of joining) involves

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adopting the content of the family’s communication’s.

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Maintenance (tech of joining) entails

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providing family members with support.

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Evaluation includes

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constructing a family map that depict’s the family’s subsystems, boundaries, and other aspects of family structure.

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Interventions to