Mechanisms of Change
This therapeutic modality's change mechanism is about changing how people think.
What is cognitive behavioral therapy? (REBT is also acceptable)
According to Vygotsky, this "zone" includes the things a child is able to do, but only with some help or scaffolding.
What is the zone of proximal development?
If a psychodynamic therapist has you lie down on the couch and says "share whatever thoughts come to mind," they are using this technique.
What is free association?
This person-centered concept relates to having feelings of care and respect for another person, regardless of their life experience.
What is unconditional positive regard?
"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change."
Who is Carl Rogers?
This therapeutic modality's change mechanism is about changing what people do.
What is behavior therapy?
This famous research study method used a sweet treat to measure children's abilities to delay gratification.
What is the marshmallow test? (also acceptable, marshmallow study or experiment)
From feminist therapy, this type of training helps women, not to be aggressive, but to push with self-confidence to have their needs met.
What is assertiveness training?
According to this concept related to feminist theory, we are made up of multiple identities that come together like roads.
What is intersectionality?
Who is Alfred Adler?
This therapeutic modality's change mechanism is about resolving conflicts deep in the mind.
What is psychoanalytic or psychodynamic therapy?
According to this theory, institutions in society such as families, have important functions in society.
What is structural functionalism?
A therapist from this theoretical perspective might use a questioning technique developed by the ancient Greek philosopher, Socrates.
What is cognitive-behavioral therapy? (guided discovery or Socratic dialogue)
This ecological theory concept posits that individuals may not be a good match for their environment.
What is goodness of fit?
"The more perfect a person is on the outside, the more demons they have on the inside."
Who is Sigmund Freud?
This therapeutic modality's change mechanism is about changing the oppressed person's relationship with the environment.
What is feminist therapy?
Often used to describe infant behaviors, this response occurs when an organism no longer pays much attention to a once-novel stimulus.
What is habituation?
From narrative therapy, this assessment technique is used to track the power of the problem over the client and the client over the problem. It sounds like geography.
What is mapping the influence?
This round-shaped systems theory concept suggests that all family members contribute to what happens in families; no one person is to blame.
What is circular causality?
"Almost every problem contains an element of solutions."
Insoo Kim Berg
This branch of family therapy focuses on altering boundaries and coalitions.
What is structural family therapy?
Related to DNA, these structures store and transmit genetic information in our cells.
What are chromosomes?
A therapist from this theoretical perspective might as a client to "act as if" they are the person they want to be.
What is the Adlerian perspective?
This social learning theory concept suggests that people adjust their behaviors based on rewards and punishments they notice are received by others.
What is vicarious reinforcement?
"It is not events of circumstances that create happiness or otherwise. Rather, it is our perception of events and ourselves..."
Who is Albert Ellis?