Marriage and Family Therapy || All Questions Answered Correctly.

First order cybernetics correct answers View that systems are self-regulated and maintain stability through feedback systems Second order cybernetics correct answers The idea that anyone attempting to observe and change a system is therefore part of that system (shift from content to process) Identified patient correct answers Individual is a symptom bearer of family's disequilibrium or dysfunction Culture in marriage and family therapy correct answers Therapist must differentiate between what is 1. Universal (common to a wide variety of families) 2. Culture-specific (common to a cultural group) and 3. Idiosyncratic (unique to a particular family) Schizophrenic mother correct answers a type of mother - supposedly cold, domineering, and uninterested in the needs of others - who was once thought to cause schizophrenia in her child Double bind correct answers a situation in which an individual is given two different and inconsistent messages Marital schism correct answers a dysfunctional marriage in which each partner is centered on him/herself and undermines the other Marital skew correct answers a dysfunctional marriage in which one partner is dominant and the other submissive Pseudomutuality correct answers a pattern of interaction that maintains a facade of mutuality and harmony that is often devoid of intimacy because the fear of conflict makes the experience of getting close to another too risky to undertake Pseudohostility correct answers A superficial type of arguing or bickering that covers deeper felt hostility and affection. Rubber fence correct answers Wynne's term for the type of boundaries around some families that may appear open and flexible, but which in fact permit little information from the outside to penetrate. In these families, rules are in constant flux. Child guidance movement correct answers focus of mental health of children as a way to prevent mental health problems of adults Main ideas of family systems theory correct answers Decreasing emotional fusion and promoting differentiation 6 techniques in family systems theory correct answers 1. Genogram 2. Neutralizing triangles 3. Relationship experiments (help members recognize their role in triangles) 4. Coaching 5. "I" position 6. Process questions