Intro To Couple and Family Therapy
Bowen Systems Therapy -
✅a form of transgenerational family therapy, founded by Murray Bowen, then views patterned
behavior as being innate in all of nature
Collaborative language systems -
✅a postmodern approach to family therapy, founded by Harlene Anderson and Harry Goolishian,
the views families as language-and-meaning-generating systems
Contextual family Therapy -
✅a form of transgenerational family therapy, founded by Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy, that focuses on
the role of ethics in family relationships.
Cybernetics -
✅The science of communication and control in humans and machines
Emotionally focused therapy (EFT) -
✅an evidence-based approach to therapy, founded by Sue Johnson and Les Greenburg, that is
based on the role of attachment in adult relationships to help couples strengthen their emotional
bonds.
Evidence-based family therapy -
✅A movement within family therapy that emphasizes the need for therapeutic approaches to
demonstrate effectiveness through the use of research methods
Experiential family therapy -
✅a school of family therapy that focuses on human emotions and growth rather than
interactional sequences
Family of origin -
✅the family in which an individual is raised
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,Group Therapy -
✅a from of treatment in which individuals discuss their problems in a group setting, allowing
them to receive support and feedback from the group members
Identified patient -
✅an individual family member identified as having a specific problem and who is representative
of a large family problem.
Interactional system -
✅a single unit in which all members interact as parts of a larger whole
Invariant prescription -
✅a technique in which a couple is instructed to form a secret alliance separate from the other
family members to break up the interactional patterns that exist in their family
LGBT affirmative therapy -
✅an approach to therapy that embraces a positive view of LGBT identities and relationships
while also addressing the negative influences that heterosexism has on the lives of LGBT individuals,
couples, and families.
live supervision -
✅a form of training in which a supervisor behind a one-way mirror observes the trainee conduct
therapy and suggests interventions while the session is in progress
martial schism -
✅a dysfunctional relationship pattern in which husband and wife fail to accommodate each
other, constantly attack each other, and compete for their children's affection
martial skew -
✅a dysfunctional relationship pattern in which one spouse is always dominant and the other is
submissive and dependent
marriage counseling -
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, ✅a form of therapy in which a clinician meets with both spouses together to resolve problems in
their relationship
marriage and family therapy -
✅a model of mental health treatment that takes a family perspective on emotional problems and
psychopathology
Milan systemic family therapy -
✅a form of therapy, founded by Mara Selvini Palazzoli, Luigi Boscolo, Gianfranco Cecchin, and
Giuliana Prata, that focuses on both the interactional nature of the family and the therapist-client
relationship
multigenerational transmission process -
✅a process by which behavioral sequences are transmitted through several generations within a
family
narrative therapy -
✅a social constructionist family therapy, founded by Michael White, that helps clients challenge
their views of themselves as the problem and helps them develop alternative stories about
themselves based on their strengths
paradox -
✅a statement that tends to disqualify itself. for example, a husband ordering his partner to be
more spontaneous disqualifies his demands, because his partner cannot behave spontaneously if she
follows his orders.
pseudohostility -
✅the false expression of anger to mask family members' needs for intimacy or for help with
deeper issues of conflict and alienation
pseudomutuality -
✅the loss of personal identity in an attempt to maintain a sense of family togetherness
social construct family therapists -
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Bowen Systems Therapy -
✅a form of transgenerational family therapy, founded by Murray Bowen, then views patterned
behavior as being innate in all of nature
Collaborative language systems -
✅a postmodern approach to family therapy, founded by Harlene Anderson and Harry Goolishian,
the views families as language-and-meaning-generating systems
Contextual family Therapy -
✅a form of transgenerational family therapy, founded by Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy, that focuses on
the role of ethics in family relationships.
Cybernetics -
✅The science of communication and control in humans and machines
Emotionally focused therapy (EFT) -
✅an evidence-based approach to therapy, founded by Sue Johnson and Les Greenburg, that is
based on the role of attachment in adult relationships to help couples strengthen their emotional
bonds.
Evidence-based family therapy -
✅A movement within family therapy that emphasizes the need for therapeutic approaches to
demonstrate effectiveness through the use of research methods
Experiential family therapy -
✅a school of family therapy that focuses on human emotions and growth rather than
interactional sequences
Family of origin -
✅the family in which an individual is raised
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,Group Therapy -
✅a from of treatment in which individuals discuss their problems in a group setting, allowing
them to receive support and feedback from the group members
Identified patient -
✅an individual family member identified as having a specific problem and who is representative
of a large family problem.
Interactional system -
✅a single unit in which all members interact as parts of a larger whole
Invariant prescription -
✅a technique in which a couple is instructed to form a secret alliance separate from the other
family members to break up the interactional patterns that exist in their family
LGBT affirmative therapy -
✅an approach to therapy that embraces a positive view of LGBT identities and relationships
while also addressing the negative influences that heterosexism has on the lives of LGBT individuals,
couples, and families.
live supervision -
✅a form of training in which a supervisor behind a one-way mirror observes the trainee conduct
therapy and suggests interventions while the session is in progress
martial schism -
✅a dysfunctional relationship pattern in which husband and wife fail to accommodate each
other, constantly attack each other, and compete for their children's affection
martial skew -
✅a dysfunctional relationship pattern in which one spouse is always dominant and the other is
submissive and dependent
marriage counseling -
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, ✅a form of therapy in which a clinician meets with both spouses together to resolve problems in
their relationship
marriage and family therapy -
✅a model of mental health treatment that takes a family perspective on emotional problems and
psychopathology
Milan systemic family therapy -
✅a form of therapy, founded by Mara Selvini Palazzoli, Luigi Boscolo, Gianfranco Cecchin, and
Giuliana Prata, that focuses on both the interactional nature of the family and the therapist-client
relationship
multigenerational transmission process -
✅a process by which behavioral sequences are transmitted through several generations within a
family
narrative therapy -
✅a social constructionist family therapy, founded by Michael White, that helps clients challenge
their views of themselves as the problem and helps them develop alternative stories about
themselves based on their strengths
paradox -
✅a statement that tends to disqualify itself. for example, a husband ordering his partner to be
more spontaneous disqualifies his demands, because his partner cannot behave spontaneously if she
follows his orders.
pseudohostility -
✅the false expression of anger to mask family members' needs for intimacy or for help with
deeper issues of conflict and alienation
pseudomutuality -
✅the loss of personal identity in an attempt to maintain a sense of family togetherness
social construct family therapists -
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