FS - Clinical Intervention with Adolescents Flashcards
What term by Bowen refers to an individual’s ability to balance the forces of togetherness and individuality within one’s family?
Differentiation of self, which is essentially equivalent to “identity”.
TRUE OR FALSE: More differentiated individuals have “pseudo” or pretend selves.
FALSE.
These are the less differentiated individuals. Those who are more differentiated actually have a more solid sense of self.
What are the two primary counseling goals of Bowenian theory?
- To reduce the client’s chronic anxiety underlying their symptoms
- To assist the individual family members in initiating the lifelong process of differentiating themselves from the universal forces of emotional togetherness.
TRUE OR FALSE: Individuals from families with high levels of emotional togetherness experience chronic anxiety.
TRUE.
What is defined as reaction to imagined threats?
Chronic anxiety?
What is defined as a response to a temporary threat (such as a sudden illness or automobile accident)?
Acute anxiety.
What is the difference between concrete operational clients and formal operational clients?
The former have more difficulty adjusting to situations than the latter.
How may counseling theories compatible with concrete operations (such as Reality Therapy, etc.) be considered problem-solving therapies?
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.
What is the challenge of confronting the formal operational adolescent?
They think in absolute terms; they must think that things are more relative than they seem. They may have difficulty viewing multiple perspectives.
TRUE OR FALSE: The formal operational adolescent is aware of the need to assume responsibility for their actions.
TRUE.
We could call this a “cognitive level” in this case.
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.
TRUE.
This is the more complex thinking that goes beyond “just accepting responsibility”, which the adolescent truly needs.
TRUE OR FALSE: Studies have shown that high levels of differentiation tend to be a good thing.
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.
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.
TRUE.
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.
TRUE.
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?
Idk. Ask Ma’am.