MFT Study Guide - Gehart book with
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The 3 levels of ethical rules are - ANSWER-Laws
Ethics
Standard of Care
Five principles of ethical practice - ANSWER-Fidelity - keep promises & loyalty
Justice - fairness
Autonomy - clients make own decisions
Beneficience - actively benefit clients
NonMaleficence - avoid harm to clients or others
The Bateson group of systems theory were (5) - ANSWER-Bateson, Jackson, Haley,
Fry
& Weakland
He was highly influential on brief and solution focused therapies - ANSWER-Milton
Erickson
Fleshed out second-order cybernetics and the role of the observer on systems -
ANSWER-Bradford Keeney
Behavioral, emotional and interactional norms that create dynamic stability for a system
- ANSWER-homeostasis
A stable, predictable system is engaged in what kind of feedback? - ANSWER-Negative
feedback
A changing system with new information coming in is engaged in what kind of
feedback? - ANSWER-positive feedback
When a system returns to its previous homeostasis after positive feedback - ANSWER-
first-order change
When a system restructures its homeostasis and its rules fundamentally shift -
ANSWER-second-order change
The two elements of a communicated message are - ANSWER-the report (content) and
the command (usually nonverbal, defines relationship between speaker and listener)
, The 4 assumptions of the Satir Growth Model are: - ANSWER-1. People tend toward
positive growth
2. Everyone has the resources for positive growth
3. Everyone and everything impacts everyone and everything
4. Therapy is the interaction between therapist & client, and each person responsible for
themselves
Who developed Symbolic-Experiential? ("therapy of the absurd") - ANSWER-Carl
Whitaker
The "Battle for Structure" and "Battle for Initiative" came from which mode of therapy? -
ANSWER-Symbolic-Experiential (Whitaker)
"Therapy of the Absurd" is what kind? - ANSWER-Symbolic-Experiential (Whitaker) -
absurd to perturb the system in a caring way. Playfulness & paradox.
Symbolic Experiential is focused primarily on what 2 factors? - ANSWER-1. The
structural organization and patterns of the family
2. The emotional processes and exchanges
For a symbolic-experiential therapist, what are the 3 long-term goals for families? -
ANSWER-1. Increase family COHESION
2. Promote personal GROWTH
3. EXPAND family's symbolic world (e.g. an identity of success might include healthy
relationships not just lots of money)
Symbolic Experiential interventions include (8): - ANSWER-Perturb system; Here-and-
now experiencing; Redefining symptoms as attempts at growth; separate interpersonal
and personal distress; confront rigid roles; Amplify despair/pessimism; Absurd fantasy
alternatives; reinforce parental hierarchy
Internal Family Systems theory was started by who? - ANSWER-Richard Schwartz
The main concept of Internal Family Systems is: - ANSWER-The system inside the
individual, consisting of a healthy core self and numerous parts
Examining "therapist's parts" is part of what theory? - ANSWER-Internal Family
Systems
What are the "parts" in Internal Family Systems? - ANSWER-The Self; Exiles;
Managers & Firefighters
The concept of Self-Leadership comes from which approach? - ANSWER-Internal
Family Systems
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The 3 levels of ethical rules are - ANSWER-Laws
Ethics
Standard of Care
Five principles of ethical practice - ANSWER-Fidelity - keep promises & loyalty
Justice - fairness
Autonomy - clients make own decisions
Beneficience - actively benefit clients
NonMaleficence - avoid harm to clients or others
The Bateson group of systems theory were (5) - ANSWER-Bateson, Jackson, Haley,
Fry
& Weakland
He was highly influential on brief and solution focused therapies - ANSWER-Milton
Erickson
Fleshed out second-order cybernetics and the role of the observer on systems -
ANSWER-Bradford Keeney
Behavioral, emotional and interactional norms that create dynamic stability for a system
- ANSWER-homeostasis
A stable, predictable system is engaged in what kind of feedback? - ANSWER-Negative
feedback
A changing system with new information coming in is engaged in what kind of
feedback? - ANSWER-positive feedback
When a system returns to its previous homeostasis after positive feedback - ANSWER-
first-order change
When a system restructures its homeostasis and its rules fundamentally shift -
ANSWER-second-order change
The two elements of a communicated message are - ANSWER-the report (content) and
the command (usually nonverbal, defines relationship between speaker and listener)
, The 4 assumptions of the Satir Growth Model are: - ANSWER-1. People tend toward
positive growth
2. Everyone has the resources for positive growth
3. Everyone and everything impacts everyone and everything
4. Therapy is the interaction between therapist & client, and each person responsible for
themselves
Who developed Symbolic-Experiential? ("therapy of the absurd") - ANSWER-Carl
Whitaker
The "Battle for Structure" and "Battle for Initiative" came from which mode of therapy? -
ANSWER-Symbolic-Experiential (Whitaker)
"Therapy of the Absurd" is what kind? - ANSWER-Symbolic-Experiential (Whitaker) -
absurd to perturb the system in a caring way. Playfulness & paradox.
Symbolic Experiential is focused primarily on what 2 factors? - ANSWER-1. The
structural organization and patterns of the family
2. The emotional processes and exchanges
For a symbolic-experiential therapist, what are the 3 long-term goals for families? -
ANSWER-1. Increase family COHESION
2. Promote personal GROWTH
3. EXPAND family's symbolic world (e.g. an identity of success might include healthy
relationships not just lots of money)
Symbolic Experiential interventions include (8): - ANSWER-Perturb system; Here-and-
now experiencing; Redefining symptoms as attempts at growth; separate interpersonal
and personal distress; confront rigid roles; Amplify despair/pessimism; Absurd fantasy
alternatives; reinforce parental hierarchy
Internal Family Systems theory was started by who? - ANSWER-Richard Schwartz
The main concept of Internal Family Systems is: - ANSWER-The system inside the
individual, consisting of a healthy core self and numerous parts
Examining "therapist's parts" is part of what theory? - ANSWER-Internal Family
Systems
What are the "parts" in Internal Family Systems? - ANSWER-The Self; Exiles;
Managers & Firefighters
The concept of Self-Leadership comes from which approach? - ANSWER-Internal
Family Systems
