COUC 601 Midterm Exam Questions with
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complementary relationship
partners are different in ways that fit together, where qualities of one make up for lacks in the
other
attachment
the bond between infant and caregiver that is based on the biological drive for proximity- J.
Bowlby
the tendency to seek closeness to caretakers in the face of stress
double bind
A conflict created when a person receives contradictory messages on different levels of
abstraction in an important relationship, and cannot leave or comment is a:
boundaries
Emotional and physical barriers that protect and enhance the integrity of individuals,
subsystems, and families.
Narrative Therapy
helps create a shift in client's experiences by helping them re-examine how they look at
things. This therapy's aim is more attitudinal(behavioral) and involves the externalization and
reconstruction of defining problems not as properties of a person but as foreign entities
causing oppression. An approach that emphasizes the role of the stories people construct
about their experience
Solution-Focused Therapy
, This approach believes it is not necessary to define the problem in order to make things
better. This therapy help clients see that there are exceptions to their problems--they don't
happen all the time--and the exceptions are the solutions the clients already have. The
therapist pays less attention to the forces controlling family members because they see people
as fluid and changeable
Systems Theory
Central to this theory is the idea that the essential properties of a system arise from the
relationships among its parts.
A generic term for the study of a group of elements or a family that interacts as a whole
entity.
family life cycle
stages of family life from separation from one's parents to marriage, having children, growing
older, retirement, and finally death
constructivism
a relativistic point of view that emphasizes the the subjective construction of reality. Implies
that what we see in families may be based as much on our preconceptions as on what's
actually happening
Betty Carter and Monica McGoldrick
introduced the concept of family life cycle into the field of MFT
homeostasis
A balanced, steady state of equilibrium
metacommunication
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complementary relationship
partners are different in ways that fit together, where qualities of one make up for lacks in the
other
attachment
the bond between infant and caregiver that is based on the biological drive for proximity- J.
Bowlby
the tendency to seek closeness to caretakers in the face of stress
double bind
A conflict created when a person receives contradictory messages on different levels of
abstraction in an important relationship, and cannot leave or comment is a:
boundaries
Emotional and physical barriers that protect and enhance the integrity of individuals,
subsystems, and families.
Narrative Therapy
helps create a shift in client's experiences by helping them re-examine how they look at
things. This therapy's aim is more attitudinal(behavioral) and involves the externalization and
reconstruction of defining problems not as properties of a person but as foreign entities
causing oppression. An approach that emphasizes the role of the stories people construct
about their experience
Solution-Focused Therapy
, This approach believes it is not necessary to define the problem in order to make things
better. This therapy help clients see that there are exceptions to their problems--they don't
happen all the time--and the exceptions are the solutions the clients already have. The
therapist pays less attention to the forces controlling family members because they see people
as fluid and changeable
Systems Theory
Central to this theory is the idea that the essential properties of a system arise from the
relationships among its parts.
A generic term for the study of a group of elements or a family that interacts as a whole
entity.
family life cycle
stages of family life from separation from one's parents to marriage, having children, growing
older, retirement, and finally death
constructivism
a relativistic point of view that emphasizes the the subjective construction of reality. Implies
that what we see in families may be based as much on our preconceptions as on what's
actually happening
Betty Carter and Monica McGoldrick
introduced the concept of family life cycle into the field of MFT
homeostasis
A balanced, steady state of equilibrium
metacommunication
