Family as a system
Mention the types of family crisis
Evolutionary, Structural, Unexpected
A set of interrelated elements that function as a whole.
What does MRI mean and where does the model arise?
Mental Research Institute
Palo Alto, California
Who are the creators of the model
Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg
Mention some main difficulties in couples
Infidelity, jealousy, violence, sexuality, differences in values and ideas, lack of communication, blended or extended families
Give 3 examples of unexpected crisis
Divorce, disease, natural disasters, unemployment, death, etc.
Who is the author of the theory of human communication?
Paul Watzlawick
Explain “The solution becomes the problem”
People try to solve their problems, but the solutions become ineffective and perpetuate the problem.
Explain what the model consists of and why is it brief
It focuses on understanding and changing the dynamics of relationships, allowing the development and mobilization of potentialities.
What's the main goal of couples therapy?
Improve communication, resolve conflicts, foster intimacy and understanding, and strengthen the bond between the two people.
According to Sternberg´s theory, what are the 3 elements present in consummate love?
Intimacy, passion, commitment
Mention 3 basic principles of the General Systems Theory
Totality, circularity, interdependence, feedback, homestasis, morphogenesis
Explain the interactional sequence
Difficulty + solution = problem
Circularity - negative feedback
Explain "Future projection" technique
Imagine life without the problem or with it solved
Mention 3 techniques:
Redefine, explore strengths, time out, assertive communication, break circularity, contract.
Explain what the development crisis consists of
Moments of change and transition that families face throughout their life cycle, and are expected.
Mention 3 of Watzlawick's axioms:
One cannot not communicate, content and relationship levels, communication is punctuated, digital and analog communication, symmetrical or complementary.
Mention 3 treatment tecniques:
Minimun change, change 2 (180°), goal setting, positive connotation, metaphore, feframing: redefine or resignify, prescriptions: direct or paradoxic
Mention 3 techniques of the model
Exceptions, solutions, pre-session change, miracle question, crystal ball, scale
How expectations influence relationships
Each person has a belief system about what a relationship is and what they expect to receive from their partner.
Mention the stages of the couple's life cycle
1. Romance stage
2. Power struggle stage
3. Stability stage
4. Commitment stage
5. Co-creation stage
Explain how the circularity works in a system
A affects B and B affects A.
Exemplify 2 questions from the circular interrogation
Direct, Indirect, Reflexive, Informative, Exploratory, Interventive
Apply the miracle question technique
Example
Explain the usefulness of the couple's contract and how it is constructed
It contains the couple agreements.
Identify expectations, establish needs and commitments, negotiate.