(Latestl 2025/l 2026l Update)l
Psychopathology,l Theories,l andl Advancedl
Clinicall Modalitiesl Guide|l Questionsl &l
Answers|l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl
(Verifiedl Solutions)-l Wilkes
Q:l PERSONSl RESPONSIBLEl FORl DEVELOPINGl Dyadicl Developmentall Therapy
Answer:
:l Dr.l Daniell Hughesl Arthurl Becker-Weidman
Q:l Whatl TYPEl OFl THEORYl isl DDP?
Answer:
Itl isl basedl onl thel attachmentl theory,l thatl thel parent-childl relationshipl highlyl influencesl
thel developmentl ofl thel child.
Q:l FOCUSl OFl DDP?
Answer:
DDPl isl al family-focusedl approachl tol therapyl thatl incorporatesl well-researchedl principlesl
suchl asl al focusl onl relationships,l attunement,l intersubjectivity,l andl sensitivel
responsiveness.
Q:l Corel tenantsl ofl DDP?
,Answer:
Atl thel corel ofl Reactivel Attachmentl Disorderl isl traumal causedl byl significantl andl
substantiall experiencesl ofl neglect,l abuse,l orl prolongedl andl unresolvedl painl inl thel firstl
twol yearsl tol threel yearsl ofl life.l Thesel experiencesl disruptl thel normall attachmentl
processl sol thatl thel child'sl capacityl tol forml al securel attachmentl withl al caregiverl isl
distortedl orl absent.l Thel childl lacksl trust,l safety,l andl security.l Thel childl developsl al
negativel workingl modell ofl thel worldl inl which:
Q:l Whatl arel thel 5l Principlesl ofl DDP?
Answer:
1stl Principle:l Therapyl mustl bel experiential
2ndl Principal:l Therapyl mustl bel family-focused.l
3rdl Principal:l Thel traumal mustl bel directlyl addressed
4thl Principal:l Al comprehensivel milieul ofl safetyl andl securityl mustl bel created.
5thl Principal:l Therapyl isl consensuall andl notl coercive
Q:l stl Principlel DDP?
Answer:
Thel Therapyl mustl bel experiential.l Experiences,l notl words,l arel thel "activel ingredient"l inl
thel healingl process.l Onel keyl elementl isl maintainingl emotionall Attunementl withl thel
childl throughl PACE;l beingl Playful,l Accepting,l Curious,l andl Empathic.
Q:l ndl Principal:l DDP?
Answer:
Therapyl mustl bel family-focused.l Therapyl opensl upl al childl sol thatl whatl thel parentsl
havel tol offerl canl getl inl andl heall thel child.l Itl isl thel parents'l capacityl tol createl al safel
andl nurturingl homel thatl providesl al healingl environment.
Q:l PACE-l inl DDP?
, Answer:
-(playfulness,l acceptance,l curiosity,l andl empathy)-l Thel primaryl approachl isl tol createl al
securel basel inl treatment.
Q:l thel therapistl andl parentl deepenl thel therapeuticl alliancel throughl theirl genuinenessl
asl theyl conveyl theirl intersubjectivel experiencel ofl thel child,l hisl strengthsl andl
vulnerabilities.l Correspondesl tol what?
Answer:
Withinl PACE
Q:l PLACEl inl DDP?
Answer:
(Playful,l Loving,l Acceptance,l Curious,l andl Empathic).l Atl homel usingl principlesl thatl
providel safel structurel andl al healingl PLACE
Q:l refersl tol thel parentl creatingl al healingl environmentl byl beingl playful,l lovingl
accepting,l curious,l andl empathic?
Answer:
PLACE
Q:l DDPl Corel Tenants
Answer:
1.l Al focusl onl bothl thel caregiversl andl therapist'sl ownl attachmentl strategies.l Previousl
researchl (Dozierl etl al.,l 2001,l Tyrell,l Dozier,l Teague,l &l Fallot,l 1999)l hasl shownl thel
importancel ofl thel caregiversl andl therapistsl statel ofl mindl forl thel successl ofl
interventions.