Amftrb exam study guide Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Psuedomutality - Answer- describes a systemic pretense of harmony and closeness that hides conflict and interferes with intimacy (Lyman Wynne, 1940s) Psuedohostility - Answer- Arguing and bickering that hides "pathological alignments" in families A volatile and intense way of disguising and distorting both affection and splits Prevents open communication and quality relationships (Lyman Wynne, 1940s) Rubber-Fence Boundary - Answer- Families are seemingly yielding, but are in fact nearl...

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Therapeutic Certificates CORRECT ANSWER From narrative therapy , certificates given to the client or family announcing the client's victory over the problem , which he / she shows to others and reviews , if he / she again feels the effects of the problem . Subjective Units of Discomfort ( SUDS ) CORRECT ANSWER A scale used by behavioral therapists on which the client's rate their level of anxiety to a stimulus or situation . Sexual Dysfunction CORRECT ANSWER An impaired physiological res...

STUDY GUIDE GLOSSARY AMFTRB EXAM . EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWER UPDATED 2023

A System - A unit bounded by a set of interrelated elements and which exhibits coherent behaviors Activating Constructive Anxiety - Therapist's effort to reframe symptoms as efforts toward building competence by focusing on the positive attributes of anxiety as a means toward self-growth (Symbolic Experiential) Affective Confrontation (Experiential) - The therapist’s intentional confrontation with the family where he or she will directly and openly share his or her subjective emotional...

Who is the founder of Bowenian therapy? - Murray Bowen & James Framo (follower, although some argue he is more object-relations, he feels he is transgenerational) Which theory focuses on ledgers and balances? - Contextual therapy Who created the rubber fence theory? - Wynn Who created the term garage mechanic? - Carl Whitaker What is the emphasis in Bowenian therapy? - Differentiation of self What is Bowen's differentiation of self defined? - refers to the autonomy of function wh...