This pattern often involved 3 family members and at times the therapist.
What is triangulation.
100
This type of communication conveys information from one person to another.
What is a message.
100
These three constructs are an essential component to Structural Family Therapy
What are structure, subsystems, and boundaries.
100
This refers to having grown up with a sense of being loved and also portraying the confidence that comes from having a dependable intimate relationship.
What is secure attachment.
100
This is the unspoken language that conveys a message.
What is metacommunication
200
A type of question that is designed to explore what is going on inside people or between people.
What is a process question.
200
This is the hidden meaning in many messages. For example if a child tells his parent "Jessie is being mean to me" the message is quite clear. The __________ may be telling the parent to make Jessie stop.
What is a command.
200
A structural family therapist often does this to help a family solve problems.
What is "joining the family."
200
Experiential family therapy often considers this the root of all problems
What is emotional suppression cause by parenting and relationships.
200
This type of relationship or marriage consists of two people who are very much the same and could share similar personalities, behaviors, and interests.
What is a symmetrical relationship
300
This is how people manage anxiety in relationships
What is emotional cutoff
300
When a response to a problem makes the problem worse it is called this
What is a positive feedback loop.
300
This concept is when a counselor compliments the approach of someone in the family then passive aggressively (:-P) makes a comment to another family member.
What is a "stroke and kick."
300
Both Whitaker and Satir believe in the importance of this.
What is people being themselves (authenticity)
300
This type of parent is often seen as over involved.
What is an enmeshed parent.
400
The founder of Bowen Family Systems
Who is Murray Bowen
400
When one changes a specific behavior in the system.
What is first order change.
400
One of the pioneers of structural family therapy
Who is Minuchin
400
Technique in which a chair is used to personify a member of the family that is not present.
What is empty chair technique
400
This question asks people "if you could wake up tomorrow and everything was perfect, what would your life look like?"
What is the miracle question
500
A common method of "mapping" a family and their relationships
What is a genogram
500
When the rules of the system change, it is known as this.
What is second order change
500
During a therapy session, a structural family therapist uses this structural therapy technique by asking the family to demonstrate a typical conflict situation that occurs within the family.
What are enactments
500
This technique can be used to create family situations with dolls or figurines.
What is family sculpting.
500
This type of family may consist of friends, co-workers, and/or biological family members.