Social Work Terms Flashcards
Traits of personality, thought, behavior, that the individual see in the self, but doesn’t see it as a problem. The individual believes that’s just the way they are.
Ego syntonic
A set of conscious or unconscious emotional reactions to a client experienced by a therapist; these feelings are usually originate in the therapist own developmental conflicts or past.
Counter transference
It’s medication induced, typically in taking to many or having a long history of taking pyschtropic drugs. Symptoms include; uncontrollable physical movements, specifically in the face, lips, and tongue. Sometimes repetitive movements of the head, hands, feet.
Tardive Dyskinesia
In behavior modification, the strengthening of a response through the removal of adverse stimuli.
Negative Reinforcement
Often the feelings a client has towards a therapist…emotional reactions that are assigned to current relationships, but obligated in early experiences.
Transference
A behavior modification, a procedure that strengthens the tendency of a response to recur.
Reinforcement
Strengthening a desired behavior or response by presenting a desired stimulus contingent on performance of the response.
Positive reinforcement
Members of a group target or blame, though that person to target or blame, though that person is often innocent.
Scapegoating
Traits of personality, behavior, thought, or orientation that the individual dislikes about oneself.
Ego dystonic
A third person is brought into therapy to help an individual that is distressed, pressured, or powerless.
Triangulation
A relationship pattern in which role boundaries between individuals are so vague or diffuse that there is little opportunity for independent functioning.
Enmeshment
The social worker clarifies and shows the client what his or her feelings are in the moment and encourages further expression and understanding of those feelings (often through paraphrasing)
Reflective listening
How the client feels about us. (E.g client saying you remind me of my mom)
Transference
Feelings we have towards our clients when it’s mixed with your own issues that have been brought up. (E.g. Values difference)
Counter transference
Group members getting to know each other. Trying to get a feel for one another.
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