Family therapy Flashcards
In family therapy, the term identified patient conveys that
a symptomatic family member expresses family dysfunction.
Family therapists shift the locus of pathology from individuals to
family systems.
The manner in which a family arranges, organizes, and maintains itself is known as its
structure.
Viewing interactions as reciprocal suggests causality is
circular.
During an argument, a father nonverbally communicates to his son to cool off prior to further
interactions. This is an example of
negative feedback.
A couple escalates an argument regardless of the consequences. This is an example of
positive feedback.
Second-order cybernetics focuses primarily on
the impact of the family therapist on the family system.
Sandys parents are overly involved in her life and the boundaries within her family are
diffuse. This family would be described as
enmeshed.
Rigid boundaries that permit limited emotional contact between members characterize
families that are
disengaged.
In systems terms, family boundaries yield systems that
exist along an open/closed continuum.
Family therapists are encouraged to take a gender-sensitive outlook. This means the
therapist should
be careful not to reinforce sexist or patriarchal attitudes.
The primary conceptual difference between family systems approaches and Adlerian
psychotherapy is the Adlerians
therapeutic focus on the individual.
Assuming a childs tantrum occurs because parents reinforced the behavior would be
consistent with which of the theoretical orientation?
Behavioral
A parent tells a child I love spending time with you while appearing annoyed. This is an
example of
double-bind communication.
An alcoholic husband maintains an authoritative manner with his wife and children, while
the wife acts as if nothing is wrong. This scenario illustrates
marital skew.
The Psychodynamics of Family Life, viewed by many as the first text defining the field of
family therapy, was written by
Nathan Ackerman.
The family therapy approach most likely to focus on the multigenerational transmission of
problems and each family members ability to differentiate is
transgenerational.
A therapist employing paradoxical interventions most likely adheres to which of the
following family therapy viewpoints?
Strategic
Rather than providing an objective view regarding a conflict, a family therapist asks questions of each family member to obtain their perspective. This approach would be described
as
circular questioning.
A family is encouraged to tell the family story with hope that a new family story can be
developed to facilitate change. Which of the following therapy approaches is being used?
Social constructionist
The redundancy principle refers to a familys
restricted range of interactional patterns.
A dysfunctional familys portrayal of false closeness that forces togetherness despite
individual needs is referred to as
pseudomutuality.
Which of the following approaches involves the designing of novel strategies by the
therapist to eliminate undesired behavior?
Strategic family therapy
A family argues constantly to avoid intimacy. This illustrates
pseudohostility.
