Family Systems
Family systems theory was developed by....
What year was the Big Book first published
1939
The Genogram focuses on family ____.
RELATIONSHIPS
Symbolizes a living organism, the multigenerational family emotional system.
Family diagram
The concept of Nuclear Family Emotional System explains patterns of behavior expressed by families in an effort to manage this emotion.
Anxiety
Murray Bowen’s multigenerational theory focuses on the ___ across multiple generations
Patterns
What is the birthdate of AA?
Bonus: Why else is this date significant?
June 10th, 1935
Dr. Bob's Sobriety Date
The symbol for a female
A circle
A process in which individuals are engaged as they seek to transcend not only their own emotions but also those of the family system. These people are flexible, adaptable, and more self-sufficient. Involves both the psychological separation of intellect and emotion and independence of the self from others.
differentiation
The fear of being tickled by feathers
____ is a three-person relationship system.
Triangle
Step 1 promise states that we bond over the common
solution
The symbol for a male
a rectangle
When situational or chronic anxiety is increased beyond the level of tolerance of the dyad, a vulnerable other person may become triangulated. One of the members of the dyad may seek a third party as an ally to support his or her position in a conflict with the other member of the dyad.
triangulation
The smallest bone in your body is....
your ear
_____ describes people managing their unresolved emotional issues with parents, siblings, and other family members by reducing or totally cutting off emotional contact with them
Emotional cutoff
Name the 12 Spiritual Principles with your book closed
honesty, hope, Faith, Courage, Integrity, Willingness, Humility, Brotherly Love, discipline, perseverance, spirituality, service
Should Genograms include the age of the family members?
Yes, it should be included
a technique in family therapy in which the therapist asks one or more members of the family to arrange the other members (and lastly themselves) in relation to one another in terms of posture, space, and attitude so as to portray the arranger’s perception of the family, either in general or with regard to a particular situation or conflict. This technique often reveals family dynamics visually in a way that may not be adequately captured in verbal descriptions by family members.
Family sculpting
How many ways can you make change for a dollar?
293
The first psychologist to use family therapy
Alfred Adler
Which promise states that the obsession will be removed?
step 10
The symbol for death of a family member
placing an X over their shape
the response of a family member to the behavior of another. Happens mostly when there is deviating behavior going on.
Negative: discourages change
Positive encourages changeFeedback loop
How many teeth does a snail have?
2,500