Structural Couples Therapy

Role of Therapist

100

Should a therapist direct the conversation in structural couples therapy?

No, they should avoid centralizing themselves so the couple spends more time talking to one another

200

If the couple are the actors then the therapist is the ___

Direct-actor of the play

300

A therapist technique consisting of modifying the couple's self-presentation to fit into the couples subsystem

Joining

400

Does a therapist who practices SCT most likely have a collectivist or individualistic point of view?

Collectivistic

500

During the first session, an SCT therapist may create a ____ to better understand relationships between members of your family

family diagram/genogram

Key Definitions

100

Does not differentiate the functioning of 2 subsystems = deprivation to the family as a whole 

What is, "Diffuse"

200

Resources in one system are unavailable to the other

- Disengaged

What is "rigid"

300

Term for healthy boundary setting within a relationship

What is, "adaptive"

400

The therapist helps family members think about situations from different perspectives to see the situations more positively 

What is, "reframing"

500

Involves acting out scenarios with the therapist's guidance to look at certain patterns of behavior, identify dysfunction, and practice enacting alternatives

What is, "Role Play"

SCT Assessment

100

A therapist that wants to change the behavior of a couple must first help change how a couple ___

experiences each other

200

Pay attention to the ___ that the couple is "fitting" themselves into

The Narrative

300

SCT therapists typically expect that a couple who is experiencing dysfunction is either too __ or too ___

Rigid or Diffuse

400

What is circular causality?

A ---> B --> A --> B

500

The focus on the couple through an SCT lens means viewing the couple as a ___ including children, kinship, networks, and societal-level systems

Subsystem

Function of Couples

100

Functional couples not only tolerate but encourage ___

Differences

200

How does a therapist determine if a couple is dysfunctional?

Only if the couple has stated that they are 

300

Which of the following were NOT listed as a cause of couples dysfunction:

- Complex interplay

- Acute Stressors

- Dr.Kurt

Who knows

400

True or False:

An SCT should try to introduce new ideas for the couple to fix their relationship

FALSE, instead try to ACTIVATE whats already there

500

What is the critical component of SCT

A couples structure at any point could have always turned out differently