family and group therapy

Question 1

what is the emphasis on in family/group therapy

Answer 1

interpersonal interaction/how we relate to one another

Question 2

Irvin Yalom

Answer 2

the key figure of interpersonal group. and family therapy

Question 3

clients problems stem from….

Answer 3

flawed interpersonal skills

Question 4

what are group therapy therapeutic factors

Answer 4

universality
group cohesiveness
interpersonal learning

Question 5

universality

Answer 5

clients realize others share the same struggles that they do

Question 6

group cohesiveness

Answer 6

feeling interconnected with other members

Question 7

interpersonal learning

Answer 7

group becomes a social microcosm
clients enacts their own relationship activity

Question 8

group members

Answer 8

size- 5 to 10 clients
open vs closed
exclusions

Question 9

what are some correct misconceptions

Answer 9

it’s hard to share in front of a whole group of people
-bring confientialility issues
-can’t get as much attention from therapy
- will get worse because I’m sitting in a room with people that have issues
-second rate not as good

Question 10

developmental stages of therapy groups

Answer 10

uncertainty
social order
cohesiveness

Question 11

co therapist

Answer 11

can be helpful
want to avoid any competitiveness between therapist

Question 12

socializing between clients

Answer 12

is typically not permitted

Question 13

what are the issues with confidentiality

Answer 13

difficult to enforce
consequences of broken confidentiality

Question 14

How well does group therapy work

Answer 14

there’s not that much research
group therapy is beneficial and can be as beneficial as normal therapy
cost effective
allows more people to get therapy

Question 15

family therapy

Answer 15

psychological symptoms due to the dysfunction of the family unit

Question 16

circular vs linear causality

Answer 16

linear- individual therapy, events from past determine events in the present in a universal directional way, a one street way.

circular- family therapy, events influence each other in a reciprocal way continually effecting each other

Question 17

functionalism

Answer 17

refers to the idea psychological symptoms seem problematic they serve a function in the family system

Question 18

homeostasis

Answer 18

the idea of a family having a ability to regulate themselves and return to a certain emotional set point

Question 19

family structure

Answer 19

unwritten role by which the family operates/ patterns that the family does
when a family structure is flawed you may see individual problems