Chapter 15: Group Therapy, Family Therapy, and Couples Therapy – Flashcards

An approach in which patients with similar problems (e.g., depression, agoraphobia, pain) are treated as a group using standard behavioral or cognitive-behavioral methods. In behavior therapy groups, little attention is generally given to group dynamics.

An approach to family therapy that views family relations in terms of reinforcement contingencies. Here, the therapist's role is to generate a behavioral analysis of family problems and induce family members to reinforce each other so as to increase the frequency of desired behaviors. A more cognitively focused therapist might teach individual family members to self-monitor problematic behaviors and patterns of thinking and challenge their interpretations of family events

A form of couples therapy that applies principles of reinforcement to a couple's interactions. Major components of BMT include contingency contracting, support-understanding techniques, and problem solving techniques.

A form of family therapy where each family members sees a different therapist, and the therapists meet periodically to discuss their patients and the family as a whole. A variation of this approach involves having cotherapists work with the same family

The verbal or nonverbal exchange of information about facts, thoughts, or feelings.

A form of family therapy in which one therapist sees all family members in individual sessions. In some cases, the therapist may conduct traditional psychotherapy with the principal patient but also occasionally see other members of the family.

A form of family therapy in which one therapist meets with the entire family at the same time

In BMT, a technique in which spouses are trained to modify their own behavior to bring about a specific desired change in the behavior of their mate

A form of psychotherapy in which a couple meets with one or more therapists to work on any number of issues

The commonalities among diverse group therapy approaches proposed by Yalom to be the source of the positive treatment effect. These factors include imparting information, instilling hope, universality, altruism, interpersonal learning, imitative behavior, corrective recapitulation of the primary family, catharsis, and group cohesiveness

A case in which an individual is told two contradictory messages by an important figure in his or her life such that every response he or she makes with regard to that figure is wrong. At one time, double bind situations were believed to contribute to the development of schizophrenia.

A form of couples therapy that is based no the assumption that marital distress results from negative affect and destructive interactional styles

Form of psychotherapy in which several members of a family are seen by the therapist in addition to the identified patient.

An important concept in family therapy that conceives of the family as a system and believes that "pathology" is best reduced by altering the way that the system functions.