Theories

Question 0

What affects one part of the system affects the whole system. What theory is related to?

Answer 0

Systems theory

Question 1

What is systems theory? What is the focus of this model?

Answer 1

Systems theory is based on the concept of a system as interacting parts contained within a boundary.

Purposeful=goals + objectives

The focus is on the interaction among the parts of the system.
(non-linear model)

Question 2

Ecological/Life Systems Model

Answer 2

Focuses on the interrelatedness between people and their environment.

Question 3

Why was the ecological/life systems model developed?

Answer 3

Due to quality of life issues and concern for the environment and emphasized not only adaptation of the person to the environment but also the “degree of fit” between person and environment.

Question 4

What model is both holistic and transactional? This model also avoids dehumanizing language of general systems theory.

Answer 4

ecological/life systems model

Question 5

What model/theory uses an intervention that deals with the interface between the client (person, family, group, etc.) and the clients environment?

Answer 5

Ecological/Life systems

Question 6

Functional Approach

Answer 6

Emphasis is on releasing client’s power for choice and growth.
“Helping” rather than treating.

Question 7

What model/approach/theory uses time phases, use of structure, de-emphasizing diagnosis, function of agency and use of relationship?

Answer 7

Functional Approach

Question 8

Planned Short-Term or Task-Centered Treatment

Answer 8

An empirically developed system that offers a pragmatic approach to problem solving. The problem is partialized into clear tasks to be addressed consecutively.

Question 9

What model/approach/theory quickly engages clients in the problem solving process and to maximize their responsibility for treatment outcome?

Answer 9

Planned Short Term or Task-Centered Treatment

Question 10

What model/approach/theory is restricting for time of treatment and uses interventions from learning theory and behavior modification to promote completion of a well-defined task?

Answer 10

Planned Short-term or task-centered treatment

Question 11

Problem Solving Approach

Answer 11

This approach translates ego psychology into principles of helping action. Inability to cope with a problem is due to some lack of motivation, capacity, or opportunity to solve problems in an appropriate way.

Question 12

This model/approach/theory works with clients that usual have problem-solving capacities or resources have broken down, are impaired, or are maladaptive.

Answer 12

Problem Solving Approach

Question 13

This model/approach/theory encompasses 4 goals…what is it?

1. To release, energize, and give direction to the client’s motivation by minimizing disabling anxiety and fears, promoting the support and safety that encourage a lowering of disabling defenses…..
2. To release and then repeatedly exercise, the client’s mental, emotional, and action capacities for coping with his problem and or/himself in connection with it.
3. To make accessible to the client the opportunities and resources necessary to the solution of the problem.
4. Four P’s: Person, problem, place (agency), process (therapeutic relationship).

Answer 13

Problem Solving Approach

Question 14

Psychosocial Approach

Answer 14

This approach considers the client in the context of his interactions or transactions with the external world.

Question 15

What model/approach/theory needs a formal medical, psychological, and social history?

Answer 15

Psychosocial Approach

Question 16

What model/approach/theory has a treatment that is based on the client’s needs and results in a modification of the person/environment, or both and of the exchange between them?

Answer 16

Psychosocial Approach

Question 17

Psychoanalytic Theory

Answer 17

Developed by Sigmund Freud. Man is seen as the product of his past and treatment involves dealing with the repressed material in the unconscious. Such as using the Id, Ego, and superego.

Question 18

What is considered a long term treatment theory?

Answer 18

Psychoanalytic Theory

Question 19

What are the three personality structures and what theory is it related with?

Answer 19

Psychoanalytic Theory

1. Id
2. Ego
3. Superego

Question 20

What is ego strength? And what theory is it related to?

Answer 20

The ability of the ego to effectively deal with the demands of the id, the superego and reality.
(Psychoanalytic Theory)

Question 21

What helps us maintain emotional stability and cope with internal and external stress?

Answer 21

Ego strength

psychoanalytic theory

Question 22

What is another way to say no guilt and guilt within the context of Ego Strength? (Psychoanalytic Theory)

Answer 22

Syntonic-No guilt, behavior “insync”with the ego

Dystonic-guilt, behavior “dis-n-sycn” with the ego

Question 23

Ego Psychology

Answer 23

Focuses on the rational, conscious processes of the ego. It is also based on an assessment of the person as he presents himself to us in the present. (Erikson).

Question 24

What theory/approach/model uses a treatment that involves the functioning of the individual; such as how the person behaves in relation to the situation he finds himself in, reality testing, coping abilities, and capacity for relating to workers.

Answer 24

Ego Psychology

Question 25

What does ego support, ego defensive and ego autonomous functions do?

Answer 25

Ego Support-support the functions of the ego (i.e. strengths, defenses, reality testing)
Ego defensive functions-unconscious, involved in resolving conflicts
Ego autonomous functions-conscious, conflict-free, adaptive functions

Question 26

What is the goal of ego functioning?

Answer 26

To maintain and enhance ego’s control and management of reality stress and its effects.

Question 27

Who developed Individual Psychology?

Answer 27

Alfred Adler

Question 28

What is the focus of Individual Psychology?

Answer 28

To develop a more adaptive life style by overcoming feelings of inferiority and self-centeredness and to contribute more towards the welfare of others.

Question 29

What is the purpose of Self-Psychology?

Answer 29

To help an individual develop a greater sense of self cohesion through therapeutic regression, the client reexperiences frustrated self object needs.

Question 30

What are three self object needs associated with Self Psychology?

Answer 30

1. Mirroring-validates the child’s sense of a perfect self.
2. Idealization-child borrows strength from others; identifies with someone more capable.
3. Twinship/twinning-child needs an alter ego for a sense of belonging or humaneness.

Question 31

Rogerian Counseling/Person or Client-Centered Therapy

What is this also called?

Answer 31

Nondirective or “client-centered” therapy