age 1 of 61
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Family therapy .......Answer.........first created to treat
schizophrenia.
A way of thinking in systemic relational terms.
A set of strategies for intervening with individuals, couples,
families, and other systems.
Widely used since 1950's
Not defined by a number
Systems approach forges collaborative relationships
Psychotherapeutic approach focuses on interactions
,age 2 of 61
Heart of the approach is systems theory
Systems theory .......Answer.........Comes out of mid 20th century
biology, physics, chemistry, and cybernetics.
Transcends the reductionist bias by breaking them down to their
smallest parts
Therapists can be family psychologists, counselors, psychiatrists,
psychiatric nurses, clinical social workers, and MFT's.
Reductionist bias .......Answer.........That psychological problems
can be explained by how an individual functions psychologically
or biologically without regard to their environment.
Family therapy background .......Answer.........Born in the 1950's
but also a culmination of influences from the 20's and 30's
Created to treat the enmeshed, smothered families
,age 3 of 61
First homegrown American form of psychotherapy
First generation .......Answer.........Radical founders of family
therapy.
Palo Alto team. Murray Bowen, Salvador Munichin, Strategic
family therapy, Experiential family therapy, Behavioral family
therapy
Palo Alto Team .......Answer.........Bateson's schismogenesis-
symmetrical and complementary
Circular interaction processes
Analogical and Digital communication
Double bind analyses paper marked the birth of family systems
theory
, age 4 of 61
Family homeostasis
Division into theoretical and clinical towards the end
Schismogenesis .......Answer.........Process of differentiation in the
norms of individual behavior resulting from cumulative
interaction between individuals.
The reaction of individuals to the reactions of other individuals.
Can be complementary or symmetrical
Complementary Schismogenesis .......Answer.........When two
individuals or groups behavior each invites the opposite
response from the other (dominance and submission). This pattern
can escalate progressively unless other factors are present to
restrain the excesses of the two behavioral tendencies.
MFT MBA FINAL EXAM PREP 2025/2026 ACCURATE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS <RECENT VERSION>
Family therapy .......Answer.........first created to treat
schizophrenia.
A way of thinking in systemic relational terms.
A set of strategies for intervening with individuals, couples,
families, and other systems.
Widely used since 1950's
Not defined by a number
Systems approach forges collaborative relationships
Psychotherapeutic approach focuses on interactions
,age 2 of 61
Heart of the approach is systems theory
Systems theory .......Answer.........Comes out of mid 20th century
biology, physics, chemistry, and cybernetics.
Transcends the reductionist bias by breaking them down to their
smallest parts
Therapists can be family psychologists, counselors, psychiatrists,
psychiatric nurses, clinical social workers, and MFT's.
Reductionist bias .......Answer.........That psychological problems
can be explained by how an individual functions psychologically
or biologically without regard to their environment.
Family therapy background .......Answer.........Born in the 1950's
but also a culmination of influences from the 20's and 30's
Created to treat the enmeshed, smothered families
,age 3 of 61
First homegrown American form of psychotherapy
First generation .......Answer.........Radical founders of family
therapy.
Palo Alto team. Murray Bowen, Salvador Munichin, Strategic
family therapy, Experiential family therapy, Behavioral family
therapy
Palo Alto Team .......Answer.........Bateson's schismogenesis-
symmetrical and complementary
Circular interaction processes
Analogical and Digital communication
Double bind analyses paper marked the birth of family systems
theory
, age 4 of 61
Family homeostasis
Division into theoretical and clinical towards the end
Schismogenesis .......Answer.........Process of differentiation in the
norms of individual behavior resulting from cumulative
interaction between individuals.
The reaction of individuals to the reactions of other individuals.
Can be complementary or symmetrical
Complementary Schismogenesis .......Answer.........When two
individuals or groups behavior each invites the opposite
response from the other (dominance and submission). This pattern
can escalate progressively unless other factors are present to
restrain the excesses of the two behavioral tendencies.
