Strategic Family Therapy

Key Terms

100

This term assumes that problems occur when a power struggle between two people forces the involvement of a third person. 

Triangle

200

Fill in the blank. "He who makes the rules has the ____"

Power

300

These are the "orders" the counselor gives directly or indirectly to achieve compliance. 

Directives

400

What term is used to serve as a metaphor for the problem being experienced by another family member? 

Symptom

500

The term used to describe when no matter what the person does or says, the person cannot "win". 

Double Bind

Key Techniques

100

What is this technique? The therapist attaches an aversive, yet constructive, activity to the presenting problem. If the problem occurs, the client must do the activity. 

Ordeals

200

This term includes: prescribing the symptom, restraining the change, and positioning. 

Paradoxical

300

What is this MRI technique: Providing the family with a rational for treatment. The point is not to bring insight but to induce compliance. 

Reframing

400

Name this technique a part of the Haley and Madanes Model: Everyone is greeted and spoken to in order to make everyone feel more relaxed and less defensive. 

 The Social Stage

500

The following techniques are a part of which model? Identitfy the feedback  loop, find the rules governing it, and change the loops and rules

MRI

Strategic Family Therapy Models

100

What are the 3 Strategic Family Therapy models? 

Mental Research Institute (MRI), Haley and Madanes, and Milan

200

In the _____ model, families are seen once a month for 10 sessions and includes 5 parts: Pre-session, Session, Intersession, Intervention, and Post- Session. 

Milan

300

This model assumes that families make common-sense, but misguided, attempts to solve their problems.

MRI

Random Strategic Family Therapy Questions

100

Strategic family counseling is intended to be simple and _________ and to focus on changing symptomatic behaviors and rigid rules.

Pragmatic

200

Haleys Strategic Family Therapy Techniques integrates _____________hypnotherapeutic techniques.

Ericksonian