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1. Who is the founder of Bowenian therapy? Murray Bowen & James Framo
(follow-
er, although some argue he is
more object-relations, he feels
he is trans- generational)

2. Which theory focuses on ledgers and
bal- ances? Contextual therapy

3. Who created the rubber fence theory? Wynn
4. Who created the term garage mechanic? Carl Whitaker
5. What is the emphasis in Bowenian therapy? Ditterentiation of self

6. What is Bowen's differentiation of self
de- fined? refers to the autonomy of
function which results in being
less reactive
to family systems dynamics and
other members emotional states;
the extent to which they have
learned to manage emotionality.

7. what is the core problem in Bowenian theory? triangles and emotional
reactivity
8. what are Bowenian's key techniques? genogram and process questions
9. who are the founders of experiential therapy? Virginia Satir & Carl Whitaker
10. What is the emphasis in experiential therapy? authenticity and self-
actualization

11. what is the core problem in experiential
ther- apy? emotional suppression and
mystifica- tion
12. what are key techniques used in
experiential therapy? confrontation and structured
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13. who are the founders of solution- Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim
focused therapy?
Berg
14. What is the emphasis in solution-
focused therapy?
language creates reality
15. What is the core problem in solution-
focused therapy?

16. what are key techniques used in solution- problem talk
fo- cused therapy?

focusing on solutions and
identifying exceptions

17. who are the founders of strategic therapy? Don Jackson and Jay Haley
18. What is the emphasis in strategic therapy? homeostasis and feedback loops
19. what is the core problem in strategic therapy? more-of-the-same solutions

20. what are key techniques used in
strategic therapy? reframing directives

21. who are the founders of psychodynamic ther- Nathan Ackerman, Henry Dicks,
and
apy? Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy

22. What is the emphasis in psychodynamic ther- drives
apy self objects internal
? objects

23. what are the core problems in psychodynamic conflict
therapy? projective identification fixation
and regression
24. what are the key techniques used in
psycho- dynamic therapy? silence and interpretation

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25. who are the founders of narrative therapy? Michael White & David Epston

26. what is the emphasis in narrative therapy? Narrative theory & social
construction-
ism

27. what is the core problem in narrative therapy? problem-saturated stories

28. What are key techniques used in
narrative therapy? externalization, identifying
unique outcomes, & creating
audiences of support

29. who are the founders of structural therapy? Salvador Minuchin
30. what is the emphasis in structural therapy? subsystems and boundaries

31. what is the core problem in structural
thera- py? enmeshment and disengagement

32. what are key techniques used in
structural therapy? enactments and boundary making
33. who are the founders of cognitive
behavioral therapy?
Gerald Patterson, Robert
34. what is the emphasis in cognitive Liberman, and Richard Stuart
behavioral therapy?

35. what is the core problem in cognitive reinforcement, extinction, and
behav- ioral therapy? schemas

inadvertent reinforcement and
aver- sive control

36. what are key techniques used in cognitive be- functional analysis and
teaching posi-
havioral therapy? 37. what theory
emphasizes
negative-feedback
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