Final Exam Flashcards
Most family therapist believe in a number of assumptions about families & about family systems that are integrated into their theoretical orientations.
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The interactional forces in family are ____________ and ___________ and be explained in a simple, casual fashion
complex simplex
cannot should not
Families have _____________ and ______________ rules that govern their functioning
overt strict
covert unreasonable
Understanding the _____________________ in the family (e.g., the person who’s “in charge;” who makes rules), who can help one understanding the make-up and communication of the place.
hierarchy
temperature
king
Understanding the ________________ of the family system and the subsystem (e.g., spousal, siblings) can help one understand the makeup of and communicate
boundaries
Understanding whether _____________________ are _______________________ or ___________________________________ (e.g. how information gets
boundaries, permeable, semi-permeable
Understand how family members ________________________ can give insight into how a family maintains its way of function.
communicate
fight
get along
Each family has its own unique _______________ that describes how the family typically interacts.
homeostasis
Communication within families is _______________ and the language families use is a message about who they are.
complex
Change occurs by ___________________ or by the usual patterns in the family.
changing the homeostasis
Issues passed down by families, in culture, and in society affects how families come to ________________.
define themselves
__________ from the expected developmental milestones through which most families pass can wreck havoc on the family, and family therapists should be aware of the particular issues involved in the developmental milestones.
stress
In addition to being able to deal with the stress from _______________________________, family therapists should have the tools to help families deal with the expected stresses of life.
developmental milestones
developed to explain the complex interaction of all types of systems, including living systems, family systems, community systems and solar systems.
general systems theory
Cybernetics (controlled mechanisms in the world)
has been used to explain the regulatory process of a system.
homeostasis
the distinct manner that each system has to maintain its stability
cautions of glassier
- Do not label clients if at all possible.
2. Labeling ineffective behavior as mental illness is not accurate.
- not theory driven, not confrontational
- problems form in the context of human interaction
- any change is good change
- the clients wisdom is superior, the therapist is not the expert
- miracle question, does not focus too much on past
- goals are small and achievable
solution focused theory (video)
What is the miracle question?
if you go to sleep tonight and a miracle happens, how will you know a miracle happened?
Who created REBT?
albert ellis
Who created cognitive therapy?
the becks, padesky, and Meichenbaum
Who created reality therapy/ choice therapy?
glasser, wubbolding
Who created narrative therapy?
White, epston
Who created solution focused theory?
insoo kimberg, steve deshazer
Who created family systems?
Bowen, Virginia Satir
focuses on cognition and behavior
REBT