Bowenian
Continuum of fusion to differentiation according to Bowen's theory; moving from reacting to thoughtfully taking a stand on an issue.
Family structure is about how families are organized into these parts called -----
What is subsystems?
When a therapist asks one member of the family to arrange the others in order to graphically demonstrate his/her perception of the family, this is called -
What is family sculpting?
The SIGNAL intervention in Solution Focused Therapy.
What is the Miracle question?
According to our textbook this week - if your therapeutic approach stops working, that isn't the time to switch approaches, rather it is a sign that you may be -----
What is getting to the core of the family problem?
Relationships are driven by two different life forces.
What is individuality/independence and connection/togetherness?
Disengaged families tend to have diffuse boundaries around the family system and rigid boundaries between their members. These boundaries lead to problems with support/nurture but aid individual autonomy. Enmeshed families tend to have .....
What is closed boundaries around the family system and diffuse boundaries between members? These boundaries provide a lot of support/closeness but not much autonomy.
According to this theory, emotional suppression is seen as _____ _____
What is the root cause of the family problems? Family members learn to blunt their emotions...so authentic feelings have to be uncovered.
The following question could be an example of what in SFT? "Tell me what specifically would happen if you start getting along better with your spouse? What will your husband/wife notice that will let him/her know that you are getting along better?"
What is goal setting?
This type of integrative model involves operating out of one specific approach and borrowing from others as appropriate.
What is Selective Borrowing?
Example of a structural therapist using Externalizing from Narrative to assist a mother and daughter stop battling each other by bonding together against the "breach" that came between them.
Troubled families, according to Bowen, may have a pathological bond based in ----
What is anxiety or anxious attachment?
The boundary between a newly "wed or partnered" couple and their families of origin.
What is one of the first boundaries a couple must negotiate?
What is Emotionally focused couples therapy?
Helping families recognize potential solutions that have not been noticed before is called --
What is Exploring for Exceptions?
According to Self Psychology a child will grow up to be secure and be able to take initiative and to love if they receive -----
What is appreciation from their parents?
This is the biggest protection of narcissism.
Two people in an anxious relationship may have a need to decrease anxiety by involving a third person. This is called....
What is triangulation? The third person tamps down the anxiety and, if permanent, ensures that it will not get addressed.
According to this theory, _________, _________ ______ _______ causes problems.
What is rigid, out-dated family structures?
Experiential therapists draw on humanistic theory and believe people are basically -------
What is good and loving and productive and creative and energetic? (any one of these will do) Therapy unlocks defenses and gets people reconnected to their life energy.
I arrive for therapy very concerned about my husband's drinking and my biggest concern is to get him to stop drinking. What type of client am I, according to this theory?
What is complainant?
In psychoanalytic therapy, helping people understand their deep ______ helps them resolve these issues in a more healthy manner.
What is conflicts or conflicting motivations or fears/longing?
The child most involved in family fusion moves to a lower level of differentiation and chronic anxiety while the least involved child...
What is moves to greater differentiation and less anxiety?
In structural therapy, one of the first goals ....
What is an effective hierarchy where the parents are in charge?
According to this model, a conflicting internal voice of a family member is personified as a subpersonality or "part".
What is Internal Family Systems Therapy?
This therapy helps people see themselves as made up of parts and some may be angry, and at the same time, sympathetic...but the angry part gets in the way of the sympathetic part.
Overall, in SFT, rather than just praising clients, therapists use compliments to ----
According to psychoanalytic therapy, the internal world of object relations of a family member does not always correlate with the family they are living with. This internal world is influenced by _______