Bowen Family Therapy
What is 3?
THIS intervention encourages family dialogue and interaction. This allows the therapist to observe how family members actually relate to one another.
What is an enactment?
THIS technique positions family members in a tableau that reveals significant aspects of their perceptions and feelings among one another.
What is family sculpting?
Switching from "problem talk" to THIS helps to promote positive behavior.
What is "solution talk"?
THIS term represents dilemma in communication in which one receives two or more conflicting messages, with one negating the other. Also places one in a no-win predicament.
What is a double bind?
THIS Bowenian concept is defined as the ability to regulate emotional reactivity, to think clearly under stress and to achieve an autonomous self within one's family relationships while staying connected. THIS concept also represents the cornerstone of Bowen's Family Systems theory.
What is differentiation of self?
THIS is the leading theorist in Structural Family Therapy.
Salvador Minuchin
THIS technique allows one to express their thoughts and emotions as if they were talking to a specific person, even though that person is not present. They direct their words and gestures at an empty chair and imagine that person sitting in it while they talk.
What is the empty chair technique?
THIS question asks a client to imagine how things would be if they woke up tomorrow and their problems were solved; used to help clients identify goals and solutions.
What is the Miracle question?
THIS directive encourages clients to maintain their problematic behavior.
What is prescribing the symptom?
THIS type of diagram helps provide client insight of possible emotional processes that have operated over generations.
What is a genogram?
THIS is another name for groups formed within the family system. Possibly formed based on age, interests or gender.
What are subsystems?
THIS represents a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts and bodily sensations.
What is mindfulness?
"Are there times when the problem does not happen or is less serious? When? How does this happen?" is an example of THIS.
What is an exception question?
"Don't do anything about the problem this week so we can see how really bad it is" represents THIS directive.
THIS term represents a flight from an unresolved emotional attachment to one's family.
What is emotional cutoff?
THIS type of boundary leads family members to be affectionate to the point of being too close with each other and they struggle to form a sense of independence.
What is diffuse or enmeshment?
THIS represents the primary goal of this therapeutic approach.
What is releasing suppressed or unexpressed emotions?
"Wow, you must be very smart to have thought of that!" or "That's great! How did you do that?" are examples of THIS to help promote positive reinforcement and to point toward what to do more and not what to eliminate.
What are compliments?
THESE represent assignments or tasks to be performed outside of therapy and play a key intervention role in Strategic family therapy.
What are directives?
THESE are the goals of Bowen Family Therapy.
What is to reduce anxiety by increasing differentiation of self?
The first thing a Structural family therapist needs to do is THIS technique to make alliances with every family member by being empathetic and respectful to ensure family trusts you as a therapist.
What is joining?
THIS is the leading theorist in Experiential Therapy.
Who is Virginia Satir? Who is Carl Whitaker?
What is resolve the presenting compliant by helping clients do or think differently?
"Don't read this statement" is an example of THIS.
What is a double bind?