It's about Family
This psychologist was one of the first to advocate for family therapy.
Who is Alfred Adler?
In postmodern therapy, this person is viewed as the expert.
Who is the client?
This is the term for the idea that symptoms are the result of the decisions individuals make.
What is Choice?
According to REBT, these three elements—thinking, feeling, and this—interact and influence each other.
What is Behavior?
This is type of learning explains involuntary reactions.
What is Classical Conditioning?
This German word meaning “whole” or “complete” is the foundation of Gestalt Therapy.
What is Gestalt?
This is the term for the belief that people naturally strive toward realizing their potential.
What is self-actualizing?
This theory examines the individual and the impact of many layers of systems.
What is Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Model?
Postmodern therapists take this stance to encourage collaborative dialogue with clients.
What is the "not-knowing" stance?
This metaphorical concept is like a mental photo album of what individuals desire.
What is the Quality World?
This pioneer of Cognitive Therapy emphasized introspection and negative thought patterns.
Who is Aaron Beck?
What is Negative Reinforcement?
Rather than discuss a childhood trauma, clients are encouraged to do this.
What is become the hurt child (to directly experience it)?
These three qualities of the therapist foster client growth.
What are congruence, unconditional positive regard, and accurate empathic understanding?
This is a drawn map of the family examining relationships.
What is a Genogram?
Rather than diagnosing problems, postmodern therapies focus on doing this with clients.
What is co-creating new meaning or solutions?
This part of WDEP asks clients to assess whether their current actions are helping them achieve what they want.
What is Evaluation?
This technique involves identifying and modifying unsupported client beliefs.
What is cognitive restructuring (or cognitive technique)?
These are the three components of the A-B-C model.
What are antecedent, behavior, and consequence?
This paradox suggests you change by becoming who you are, not who you think you should be.
What is the paradoxical theory of change?
This refers to accepting and caring for the client without judgment.
What is unconditional positive regard?
In this family therapy focused on structure, what is a technique that upsets the family structure?
What is an unbalancing?
A narrative therapist might ask a client to imagine what their future self might do differently.
What is speculating on the future from a competent self?
The WDEP is the acronym for this.
What is Wants, Doing, Evaluation, and Plan?
REBT practitioners use this technique to challenge irrational beliefs.
What is disputing?
This desensitization technique was developed by Joseph Wolpe for treating anxiety.
What is systematic desensitization?
This technique has the client sit in two chairs and act out both parts of an internal conflict.
What is the empty chair technique?
Client centered therapy focuses on this rather than diagnosis.
What is therapist relationship quality?
This concept in Multigenerational Family Therapy refers to the ability to maintain one’s sense of self while still being emotionally connected to the family unit.
What is Differentiation of Self?
This process helps separate the client from the problem.
What is Externalization?
The SAMIC stands for this.
Simple, Attainable, Measurable, Immediate (and Involved), and Committed & Controlled
This technique involves clients imagining themselves thinking, feeling, and behaving in desired ways.
What is rational emotive imagery?
This technique is successful to help calm anxiety and fear by addressing tension.
What is Progressive Muscle Relaxation?
This term refers to unresolved feelings that interfere with current awareness.
What is unfinished business?
Client Centered Therapy uses these to establish a relationship.
What are the microskills?