FS - Clinical Intervention with Adolescents Flashcards

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What term by Bowen refers to an individual’s ability to balance the forces of togetherness and individuality within one’s family?

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Differentiation of self, which is essentially equivalent to “identity”.

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TRUE OR FALSE: More differentiated individuals have “pseudo” or pretend selves.

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FALSE.

These are the less differentiated individuals. Those who are more differentiated actually have a more solid sense of self.

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What are the two primary counseling goals of Bowenian theory?

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  1. To reduce the client’s chronic anxiety underlying their symptoms
  2. To assist the individual family members in initiating the lifelong process of differentiating themselves from the universal forces of emotional togetherness.
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TRUE OR FALSE: Individuals from families with high levels of emotional togetherness experience chronic anxiety.

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TRUE.

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What is defined as reaction to imagined threats?

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Chronic anxiety?

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What is defined as a response to a temporary threat (such as a sudden illness or automobile accident)?

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Acute anxiety.

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What is the difference between concrete operational clients and formal operational clients?

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The former have more difficulty adjusting to situations than the latter.

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How may counseling theories compatible with concrete operations (such as Reality Therapy, etc.) be considered problem-solving therapies?

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They assist the client in identifying tangible goals, and then help the client construct progressive “steps” or linear solutions to achieve their desired objectives. Thus, the client is able to identify the way in which his or her behaviors may be interfering with the achievement of his or her goals, and learns to assume responsibility for his or her actions.

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What is the challenge of confronting the formal operational adolescent?

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They think in absolute terms; they must think that things are more relative than they seem. They may have difficulty viewing multiple perspectives.

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TRUE OR FALSE: The formal operational adolescent is aware of the need to assume responsibility for their actions.

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TRUE.

We could call this a “cognitive level” in this case.

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TRUE OR FALSE: Formal operational thinking clients who are experiencing conflict with their family will benefit from examining family system and reciprocal interactions that contribute to unhealthy communication and problem-solving patterns involving the teen.

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TRUE.

This is the more complex thinking that goes beyond “just accepting responsibility”, which the adolescent truly needs.

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TRUE OR FALSE: Studies have shown that high levels of differentiation tend to be a good thing.

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TRUE. In adolescents, differentiation of self has been found to be negatively associated with chronic anxiety, high-risk sexual activity, and drug use. It has shown to be positively associated with social problem solving and academic engagement.

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TRUE OR FALSE: Bowen (1978) claimed that when an individual increases his or her level of differentiation and mains contact with the family, the level of differentiation in the family systems increases as well.

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TRUE.

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TRUE OR FALSE: Bowen (1978) claimed that when an individual increases his or her level of differentiation and mains contact with the family, the level of differentiation in the family systems increases as well.

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TRUE.

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Why is the goal of differentiation in which the client takes a different, more genuine position in relating to family members not advisable for the financially and emotionally dependent adolescent?

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Idk. Ask Ma’am.

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16
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What is the objective of exploring family dynamics?

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To develop a broader, systemic way to understand him or herself and identify the various family patterns that have contributed to his or her thinking, feeling, and functioning. This may include factual information regarding family dynamics and family members’ approaches to problem solving.

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What is the term for when a family member shares particular thoughts or emotions with another family member?

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Enmeshment.

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What recommendation from this article has to do with adolescents being encouraged to think about their feelings regarding the discovered family dynamics and examined family events, and to voice them in counseling when it seems helpful to do so?

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Exploring and affirming feelings of adolescent regarding the family.

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TRUE OR FALSE: Adolescents who enter formal operations have greater cognitive tools for understanding their family dynamics.

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TRUE.

They will more readily understand family dynamics, communication and problem-solving patterns, their parents’ strengths and weaknesses, and their role within the family system.

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What recommendation has to do with realizing patterns of coping, etc. in family members?

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Developing a more objective perspective of family.

21
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What is an adjective used to describe contingency on the parent’s behavior and that much of their own reactivity may be unconscious?

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Reciprocal (interactions)

22
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What are two ways in which adolescents unhealthily internalize beliefs about themselves?

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Through his or her self-concepts being influenced by family members’ perceptions, as well as by absorbing family tension.

23
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According to the study by Kolbert et. al., which group of adolescents is the systems approach indicated for the most?

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Adolescents who are formal operational thinkers and exhibit an interest in developing self-awareness and insight regarding their families, but whose parents are reluctant and unwilling to engage in counseling.