Therapy Flashcards
In group therapy patient isn’t comfortable sharing but you want to promote interpersonal sharing what do you do
encourage the patient to continue to attend group therapy, but also offer individual sessions for facilitate group involvement
two or more people in which personal boundaries are unclear
enmeshment
enmeshment can occur during
countertransference where the therapist becomes too emotionally connected to the patient where boundaries become unclear
child is made to take on the role of an adult emotionally, financially, or other responsibilities without support from their parents or other adults
parentification
parentification can lead to
harming child’s development
mental health problems
negative outcomes later in life
root of parentification
lack of healthy boundaries, such as unclear, diffuse, or enmeshed boundaries
scapegoat
assigned to one member typically a child who becomes target for blame, criticism, negative attention
signs of the child being the scapegoat 6
withdrawn
academic struggles
blame and criticism
role reversal
isolation
alienation
empty nest syndrome s/s
feelings of loss
sadness
anxiety
grief
irritability
fear
empathy generally comes before
compassion
empathy
understanding and feeling what another person is feeling by putting yourself fin their shoes ability to recognize and share someone elses emotions
compassion
desire to help or alleviate a person’s suffering (acting on feelings)
victim of rape how do you assess?
ask open ended questions
how are you doing
how are you feeling
how has this been affecting you
if a patient is anxious what type of questions do you ask
open ended to help with anxiety symptoms
to promote therapeutic communication you should promote
silence and listen to patient
Closed-ended or yes or no questions can be used when 2
interviewing a child who can not construct a chronological narrative or pt with intellectual or developmental disability
if you need time-sensitive** info and the patient does not answer your question
ask yes or no or closed questions
Genetic conditions is one of the greatest risk factors for
intellectual disability