6645 Midterm Review
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1. 6645 midterm re- Chapters 2,3,4,8.9,5,11,12
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2. 6645 midterm re- From Midterm Reading
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3. Mental Research Assessment focuses n the symptom(s) and does not look at history. Looks for
Institute (MRI) as- instances of circular causality and determines sequences of symptom maintaining
sessement tech- behaviors
nique
4. Who are the the- Watzlawick, Wekland, Fisch, Jackson and Sluzki
orists associated
with MRI?
5. sensate focus ex- exercises designed to reduce anxiety and teach mutual pleasuring through
ercises non-genital touching in non-demanding situations
6. attachment seeking closeness in the face of stress
7. Anxiously at- have overly protective and intrusive parents
tached children
8. Avoidantly at- have emotionally unavailable parents. The child will make initial attempts at seeking
tached children comfort from his or her caregiver, but when it becomes apparent that the caregiver
will not respond, the child eventually gives up
9. complimentarity refers to the reciprocity that is the defining feature of every relationship
10. process/content Focus on "how" people talk rather than "what" they talk about; the most productive
shift a family therapist can make; focusing on the underlying processes that are
contributing to the content is key
11. enmeshment
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offers access to support, but at the expense of independence. Enmeshed parents
are loving and attentive; however, their children tend to be dependent and may
have trouble relating to people outside their family
12. family life cycle a series of stages determined by a combination of age, marital status, and the
presence or absence of children
13. Narrative Thera- emphasizes the fact that families with problems come to therapy with defeatist
py narratives that tend to keep them from acting effectively-Michael White
14. Personal Con- According to George Kelly, we make sense of the world by creating our own
struct Theory constructs of the environment. We interpret and organize events, and we make
predictions that guide our actions on the basis of these constructs.
15. Reframing tech- Process of redefining events from a different point of view; relabeling behavior to
niques shift how family members respond to it
16. constructivism teaches us to look beyond behavior to the ways we interpret our experience.
Moreover, in a world where all truth is relative, the perspective of the therapist has
no more claim to objectivity than that of the clients
17. social construc- a sociological theory that argues that people actively shape their reality through
tionism social interaction; it is therefore something that is constructed, not inherent; it looks
to uncover the ways in which individuals and groups participate in the construction
of their perceived social reality
18. Solution Focused the best way to solve a problem is to discover what people do when they're not
Therapy having the problem
19. triangles in fami- Relationship problems often turn out to be triangular (Bowen, 1978), even though
ly therapy it may not always be apparent
20. cybernetics when a family functions like a closed system, the response to a problem may
actually perpetuate it; to employ this concept clinically, therapists simply identify
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1. 6645 midterm re- Chapters 2,3,4,8.9,5,11,12
view
2. 6645 midterm re- From Midterm Reading
view
3. Mental Research Assessment focuses n the symptom(s) and does not look at history. Looks for
Institute (MRI) as- instances of circular causality and determines sequences of symptom maintaining
sessement tech- behaviors
nique
4. Who are the the- Watzlawick, Wekland, Fisch, Jackson and Sluzki
orists associated
with MRI?
5. sensate focus ex- exercises designed to reduce anxiety and teach mutual pleasuring through
ercises non-genital touching in non-demanding situations
6. attachment seeking closeness in the face of stress
7. Anxiously at- have overly protective and intrusive parents
tached children
8. Avoidantly at- have emotionally unavailable parents. The child will make initial attempts at seeking
tached children comfort from his or her caregiver, but when it becomes apparent that the caregiver
will not respond, the child eventually gives up
9. complimentarity refers to the reciprocity that is the defining feature of every relationship
10. process/content Focus on "how" people talk rather than "what" they talk about; the most productive
shift a family therapist can make; focusing on the underlying processes that are
contributing to the content is key
11. enmeshment
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offers access to support, but at the expense of independence. Enmeshed parents
are loving and attentive; however, their children tend to be dependent and may
have trouble relating to people outside their family
12. family life cycle a series of stages determined by a combination of age, marital status, and the
presence or absence of children
13. Narrative Thera- emphasizes the fact that families with problems come to therapy with defeatist
py narratives that tend to keep them from acting effectively-Michael White
14. Personal Con- According to George Kelly, we make sense of the world by creating our own
struct Theory constructs of the environment. We interpret and organize events, and we make
predictions that guide our actions on the basis of these constructs.
15. Reframing tech- Process of redefining events from a different point of view; relabeling behavior to
niques shift how family members respond to it
16. constructivism teaches us to look beyond behavior to the ways we interpret our experience.
Moreover, in a world where all truth is relative, the perspective of the therapist has
no more claim to objectivity than that of the clients
17. social construc- a sociological theory that argues that people actively shape their reality through
tionism social interaction; it is therefore something that is constructed, not inherent; it looks
to uncover the ways in which individuals and groups participate in the construction
of their perceived social reality
18. Solution Focused the best way to solve a problem is to discover what people do when they're not
Therapy having the problem
19. triangles in fami- Relationship problems often turn out to be triangular (Bowen, 1978), even though
ly therapy it may not always be apparent
20. cybernetics when a family functions like a closed system, the response to a problem may
actually perpetuate it; to employ this concept clinically, therapists simply identify
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