Family Therapy Flashcards
What is the purpose of family therapy?
Carried out with all or some of the family members with the aim of improving the communications within the family and reducing the stress of living as a family.
What types of dysfunction does family therapy try to improve?
Double-bind, schizophrenic mother and also reduce levels of expressed emotion.
What is the focus of FT to reduce?
Reduce anger, guilt which is what creates stress.
Stress is the key thing that may lead to relapse.
How does the family therapist involve other family members?
Encourages family members to form a therapeutic alliance whereby they all agree on the aims of therapy.
Who create the a model of practice for family therapy?
Burbach: phase model.
Begins with sharing basic information and providing emotional/practical support.
Involves identifying unhelpful patterns of interaction, looks at skills training etc.
What are some strengths of family therapy?
Free will- no reliance on medication.
Takes an idiographic approach and more holistic.
No side effects.
What are some limitations of family therapy?
Relies on informed consent- ethical boundaries may be crossed.
Requires active involvement from family members.
Long process- people may drop out.
Focus on treating symptoms/home life not a cure.
How did William McFarlane (2016) support family therapy?
Concluded that FT was one of the most consistently effective treatments available for schizophrenia.
Relapse rates found to be reduced typically by 50-60%.
