MFT Comp Exam - Structural Family Therapy || with 100% Errorless Answers.

3 Essential Components of Structural Family Therapy correct answers Structure, Subsystems, and Boundaries Structure correct answers Recurrent patterns of interaction that define and stabilize the shape of relationships Subsystems correct answers Smaller units in families, determined by generation, gender or functions Boundaries correct answers Emotional and physical barriers that protect and enhance the integrity of individuals, subsystems and families How is family structure reinforced? correct answers By the expectations that establish rules in a family Interpersonal boundaries correct answers Vary from rigid to diffuse Rigid Boundaries correct answers Restrictive and permit little contact with outside subsystems. Results in disengagement. Disengaged Subsystems correct answers Are independent, but isolated. Fosters autonomy, but limits affection and support. Enmeshed Subsystems correct answers Offer closeness and support but at the expense of independent competence. Enmeshed children often become dependent on their parents Clear Boundaries correct answers Supports a hierarchical structure in which parents occupy a position of leadership. Enables children to interact with their parents, but excludes them from the spouse subsystem. Accommodation correct answers Elements of a system automatically adjust to coordinate their functioning. People may have to work at it. Four steps: 1) ask questions about the about the presenting complaint until the family members begin to see that the problem goes beyond the symptom bearer to include the whole family 2) to help family members see how their interactions may be perpetuating the presenting problem 3) a brief exploration of the past, focusing on how the adults in the family came to develop the perspectives that now influence their interactions 4) explore options that family members might take to interact in more productive ways to create a shift in the family structure and help resolve the presenting complaint Boundary Making correct answers Negotiating the boundaries between members of a relation and between the relationship and the outside world Structural requirements for couples joining a relationship correct answers Accommodation and boundary making