Family Theories - Strategic Family Therapy

Question 1

Inventors?

Answer 1

Jay Haley

Cloe Madanes

Question 2

Based on?

Answer 2

work of Gregory Bateson in cybernetics

Question 3

Philosophy
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Familes are? (2)

Answer 3

Families are rule-governed systems

best understood in this context.

Question 4

Philosophy
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Sx?

Answer 4

Symptoms are system maintained and system maintaining.

Question 5

Philosophy
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What prevents family from achieving its basic purpose?

Answer 5

Destructive ongoing cycles of interaction

Question 6

Philosophy
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Focus is on?

Answer 6

Focus is on the present, with insight into the problem being less important than effecting change in behaviour.

Question 7

Philosophy
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Familes are?
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Sx?
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What prevents family from achieving its basic purpose?
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Focus is on?

Answer 7

• Families are rule-governed systems and are best understood in this context.
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Symptoms are system maintained and system maintaining.
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Destructive ongoing cycles of interaction prevent the family from achieving its basic purpose.
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Focus is on the present, with insight into the problem being less important than effecting change in behaviour.

Question 8

Perspectives on Family Function and Dysfunction
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Functional families (2)

Answer 8

• Functional families are seen as open systems.

* Parents are at the top of the family hierarchy.

Question 9

Perspectives on Family Function and Dysfunction
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3 types of problems: Problem FU

Answer 9

• Problem solution is often at the wrong hierarchical level
• Families deny presence of a problem or create a problem when there isn’t one
• Unclear or inappropriate hierarchical structure.