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All of the following represent horizontal stressors in a family EXCEPT:


Family member failures
Children leaving home
Death of a parent
Birth of a child


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Family member failures




The therapeutic approach that is inclusive of all domains of a person's life is best
known as:


Systemic
Multimodal

,Biopsychosocial
Eclectic


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Systemic




When working with a client, a narrative therapist would be most interested in:


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Focusing on unique outcomes

Explanation: The process of seeking unique outcomes, where the identified
problem was not as serious as at other times, or was able to be overcome,
allow the client to focus on positive outcomes instead of the problem-
saturated narrative that the client may be used to experiencing. Narrative
therapists don't try to assign blame to one person, but usually seek to
externalize the problem from the clients. Narrative therapy tends to prefer
open-ended questions that require the client's participation and thought.
Narrative therapy does not usually focus on the client's family of origin.




Bowen's treatment techniques


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create therapy triangle
focus on process not content
genogram
change takes place outside the session

, emotional cut-off (Bowen)


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try to avoid fusion by separating one's self from others




The founding editor of the first journal in family therapy was:


John Bell
Jay Haley
Virginia Satir
Salvador Minuchin


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Jay Haley.
In the 1960s, Haley began developing strategic family therapy, during which
time he founded the journal Family Process. Other key family therapy
contributors in the 1960s included: Salvador Minuchin, who practiced family
therapy with urban slum families, during which he identified cultural
barriers to therapy between Caucasian therapists and Hispanic and
African-American clients; Virginia Satir (the only woman family therapy
pioneer), who focused on issues of self-esteem, compassion, and the need
for congruency in the expression of feelings; and John Bell, who applied
the tools of group therapy in working with families.




In the initial interview, why would the therapist ask "why are you here?"


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