Milan Flashcards

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Primary Contributors

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Pallazo, Prata, Boscolo and Cecchin

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A Learning Process

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viewed the use of interventions as nothing more than a learning process in which the therapist tests hypotheses and interventions through trial and error as they learn about the family.

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Analogical Message

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a metaphorical or symbolic message ( process)

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circular questioning

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The therapist asks one family member to comment on the interactions of two other family members to create circularity within the system and help the therapist build a more elaborate hypothesis - Boscolo and Cecchin

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Counterparadox

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an intervention used to unravel a familys double bind message by referring to their dysfuntion as legitimate and necessary, and so instructing the family not to change.

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Digital Message

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The content of the message ( objective)

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Metacommunication

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Refers to the command aspect of communication. - the communication about communication in the relationship. Typically a non -verbal or implied message

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Punctuation - different that structural.

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The manner in which individuals attribute their behaviors as a result of another behavior. For example, I nag you because you never offer to help.

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Time

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Suggesting that a families historic perception of a problem influences their current perspective on the problem, affecting their view of past and present behavior. For example if I perceive my mother as cold, I will only recall times in the past where my mother was cold and ignore current instances of my mom demonstrating warmth and compassion.

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Who were the therapists?

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Families were seen by a male/female dyad and observed by members of the therapy team

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Who is involved?

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As many members who are directly related to the problem would be involved.

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How long was therapy?

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Long term brief therapy. once a month for 10 sessions.

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Goal of therapy?

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families to accommodating and adjusting to new information and beliefs ( new meaning) to maintain healthy systemic functioning.

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Positive Connotation

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illuminates upon circularity by assigning a positive motive or value to each family members behavior - whether it be desirable of undesirable behavior

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Rituals

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An intervention presented by a therapy team that is described in great detail, instructing various individuals within the family to carry out specific behaviors at specific times of the day for a distinct period of time. They serve to provide consistency and clarity as to the hypothesized problem within the family.

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Epistemology

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The manner in which individuals ( families ) make sense of the world including their relationship to and with others

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Epistemological error

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A set of beliefs that are incongruent with reality and become problematic, such as not believing that one is responsible for his or her beliefs.

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Games

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Unacknowledged strategies that result in destructive interactions with families - often games are unspoken and used as attempts to control anothers behavior.

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Analogical Message

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A metaphorical or symbolic message ( process)

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Paradoxical Prescription

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Either prescribing the symptom or asking the family not to change

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Neutrality and Irreverence

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The therapist stance of being open to multiple hypothesis regarding the families behavior

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A learning process

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therapist viewed the use of interventions as nothing more than a learning process in whicj the therapist test hypothesis and interventions thru trial and error learning about the family.

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Hypothesising

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Continual process of conceptualizing the nature of the family’s behavior that quides questioning and intervention.

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Team approach

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a team of therapist that hypothesize and plan interventions regarding family members. they will watch therapy as it unfolds behind a one way mirror

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Who is the later group of Milan systemic?

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Palazzoli and Prata - used the dirty game and invariant prescription Boscolloa and Ceccin - moved away from paradoxical interventions - they used circular questioning

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Dirty Game

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When parents struggle for control, they triangulate a symptomatic child who then works to defeat the parent - Palazzoli and Prata

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Invariant prescription

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The therapist will tell the mother and father to tell their family they have a “secret” and then take a trip together away from the family for a few days. - only tell family they have a secret.
Palazzoli and Prata