WHAT’S GOING ON HERE?
A parent praises a child after completing homework, increasing the behavior.
What is positive reinforcement?
In this therapy change occurs through reinforcement of behavior.
What is behavioral therapy?
In the ABC model, this influences emotional and behavioral responses.
What is belief?
A therapist uses miracle and scaling questions
What is solution-focused therapy?
A couple begins arguing more after having their first child.
What is a developmental transition?
A study where participants are randomly assigned to groups.
What is a randomized controlled trial (RCT)?
A client says, “I failed once, so I’ll always fail.”
What is overgeneralization?
In this therapy change occurs by identifying exceptions and building solutions.
What is solution-focused therapy?
Moments that contradict a dominant problem story.
What are unique outcomes?
A therapist focuses on who interrupts, withdraws, or escalates during conflict.
What is process-focused thinking?
In this therapy model, the system includes both family and medical professionals.
What is medical family therapy?
A method that combines findings from multiple studies.
What is a meta-analysis?
A therapist asks, “When did anxiety start influencing your life this way?”
What is externalizing?
In this therapy change occurs by reshaping meaning and personal stories
What is narrative therapy?
Support networks formed outside biological families.
What are families of choice?
A therapist explores both inner experiences and family dynamics.
What is integrative/systemic approach?
A parent gives in to a child’s tantrum, reinforcing the behavior.
What is a reciprocal reinforcement cycle?
Research that focuses on what happens during therapy sessions.
What is process research?
A mother criticizes her daughter based on her own unresolved childhood feelings.
What is projection?
In this therapy change occurs by increasing awareness of unconscious patterns.
What is psychoanalytic therapy?
Criticism, hostility, and over-involvement in families.
What is expressed emotion?
A therapist collaborates and avoids acting as the expert.
What is a not-knowing stance?
This type of counseling is used for couples unsure about divorce.
What is discernment counseling?
The difference between controlled settings and real-world application.
What is efficacy vs effectiveness?
A child acts out when parents argue, helping reduce tension between them.
What is triangulation?
In this therapy change occurs by improving patterns of interaction within relationships.
What is systems/family therapy?
The ability to stay connected while maintaining individuality.
What is differentiation of self?
A therapist intentionally combines multiple therapy models.
What is eclectic/integrative therapy?
Therapy adapts to cultural, social, and identity-based contexts.
What is a postmodern/social constructionist approach?
he most important predictor of therapy success across models.
What is the therapeutic relationship?