Objectives Flashcards
Define “Group”
Definition: Collection of people who share the same interests, values, normalities, or purpose
List eight functions that a group provides
Socialization Support Camaraderie Informational Informative Empowerment Governance
Define Camaraderie
The joy and pleasure of interacting with their significant others.
What are the five types of groups?
Self help Therapeutic Teaching Task Psychodrama
What is a psychodrama group
Where clients portray a real life situation, audience and other members play the unresolved role
Provides a safe environment to work out unresolved issues
What are the three categories that impact group?
Seating
Size
Type of group
What are the two types of groups?
Open ended- members leave and join as they please
Close-ended- join at same time, terminate at specified end date
What are the three phases of group therapy?
Orientation
Working
Termination
What are the three types of leadership?
Autocratic
Democratic
Laissez-Faire
Autocratic
Like hitter, focuses on leader
Need permission for: problem solving, decisions and performing
Democratic environment
Group, encompasses everyone’s opinion, working toward a problem and activities
Laissez-faire environment
People do as they please
No structure, no focus
Production is somewhat reduced, but morale is much higher
Democratic environment
Production is high, morale is very low
Autocratic
Productivity and morale is low
Laizze-faire
What degree must a nurse have when working in psychotherapy
Masters
Single young adult is which phase of family development stages
First phase
Goal- commitment to a new system
What phase is a family with young children
Second phase
Goal- accept new generation of members into the system
What phase is family with adolescents
Phase three
Goal- increase family flexibility to include kids and grandparents
What phase is family in later life
Phase five
Goal- accept shifting goals and roles
What phase is family launching children
Phase 6
Goal- accepting many new entree and exits into the family system
Direct, clear, honest is a sign of what functional family behavior
Communication
Vague, double blinded messages, indirect is a dysfunctional sign of what family
Communication
Supportive, approving, and loving environment is a sign of what functional family
Self-concept reinforcement
Blaming, putting down, refuses self responsibility is a sign of what dysfunctional family
Self-concept reinforcement
Flexible, realistic, and individualized goals is a sign of what functional family
Expectations
Judgmental, controlling, and ignoring is a sign of what dysfunctional family
Expectations
The family is tolerant and negotiates well
Handling differences
The family is attacking and avoids the subject
Handling differences
Workable and promoting environment
Interactions
Family is self defending, rigid and contraindicated
Interactions
A trusting, caring and well being environment
Climate
Emotionally painful and zero hope for improvement environment
Climate
Family therapies - differentiation
Knows they self as a separate
Family therapy - triangles
Two against one mentality
Family therapy - nuclear
Level of differentiation
Family therapy - projection process
Children are targets of unresolved problems, associate negative emotions with pregnancy
Family therapy - multigenerational transition process
Behaviors learned from older generations
Family therapy -bribing position
1st born- perfectionist, reliable
2nd born - loyal, zero tolerance for disagreement
3rd - charming and precocious
Family therapy - emotional cutoff
Need for emotional connection
Family therapy - societal emotional prices
Families response to society stressors
What are the four types of family therapy
Narrative - stories from experience
Feminist - gender roles, social and economic inequalities
Social constructionist - family views about problem
Psychoeducational - education for COPING with a disturbed family member
What is psychoeducation family therapy
Teaching them and helping them cope with a disturbed family member
Structuring an environment to impact behavioral changes and to improve mental health and functioning
Milieu therapy
What are the three outcomes of milieu therapy
Coping
Interactions
Relationship skills
What is this milieu therapy like today?
Short term, but sets long term goals
What was the milieu therapy like in the 60, 70, and 80’s?
Inpatient, focus was social rehab
What are the 6 factors composing a therapeutic community
Democrat environment, responsibility assigned to clients, community is involved in the treatment process, basic needs are met, physical activities help meet goals, social work related activities are also part of the treatment
What intervention is avoided with the therapeutic community
Restriction and punishment
What is nonassertive behavior
Pleasing others at the expense of their own rights
What is assertive behavior
Pleasing themselves and others while being honest open and respected
What is aggressive behavior
Defending their own rights, violating others and hindering relationships
What is passive aggressive behavior
Defending their own rights while resisting social demands, ACTIONS INSTEAD OF WORDS, and displays covert aggression
What is self concept
Learned PERSONAL IDENTITY
Beliefs, morals, values
Hold to be true about their existence
Self esteem
Essential for psych survival
Sets limits for themselves
Love respect and caring
What are the three components to low self esteem
Focal
Contextual
Residual
Focal self esteem
Threat to self esteem
Ex. Breaking up
Contextual self esteem
Environmental
Ex. To old to work
Residual low self esteem
Maladaptive behavior to focal (threat to self esteem) and contextual (environmental)
What is another cause of low esteem
Dysfunctional family life
Anger
Learned behavior
Psychological and physiological changes
