EFT (Emotional Focused Couples Therapy – Flashcards
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Susan Johnson, and Les Greenberg. Together, the two are the originators and main proponents of Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
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Leading figures
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Emotionally-Focused Couple Therapy attempts to (_________) experiential and systems thinking
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Integrate
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is on the process between people, not what is inherent in each person. Strong affect interruptions, absence of affect, landmarks, responses to positive behaviors
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EFT's focus
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Emotionally focused therapy views couples in both _________ and ____________ terms, helping them gain access to what is emotionally significant for each of the partners.
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Intrapsychic and interactional
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is a psychological term referring to internal psychological processes of the individual. These processes can be positive (egosyntonic), negative (egodystonic) or neutral.
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Intrapsychic
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8-10 sessions experiential approach
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Short Term
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1) cycle de-escalation 2) changing interactional positions 3) consolidation and integration
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3 stages of EFT
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What are the four steps in Stage 1 of EFT? step 1) assessment step 2) 1) assessment step 2) identify negative interaction cycle step 3) access unacknowledged emotions step 4) reframe the problem in terms of the cycle
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Stage 1. 4 Steps
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5) promote identification with disowned attachment emotions, 6) promote acceptance of each partner by the other, 7) facilitate expression of needs to restructure interaction based on new understanding
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Stage 2. 3 Steps
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8) facilitate emergence of new solutions to old problems, 9) consolidate new positions and cycles of attachment behaviors
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Stage 3. 2 steps
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1) create an alliance 2) facilitate the identification, expression, and restructuring of emotional responses 3) restructure interactions and choreograph new relationship events
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3 Primary task of the therapist
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is the recurring sequences of interaction that perpetuate the distress
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"The Dance"
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In EFT, negative interaction cycles are seen in terms of ____________ ____________ & _____________ ______________
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Separation protest and attachment insecurity
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1) empathic conjecture, 2) evocative responding, 3) validation, 4) reflecting emotional experience, 5) RISSC, 6) heightening, 7) reframing, 8) tracking the cycle
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Interventions
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is used to help the couple access and reprocess the primary emotions underlying their interactional positions, enhance their emotional bond, and change their negative interactional sequences toward increased attachment security.
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therapeutic relationship
