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A family system is...

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a living, open entity, that grows, develops and reacts to outside forces and influences

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Equifinality is...

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The idea that a desired end can be achieved in many different ways, and an idea advanced by biologist Ludwig Von Bertalanffy

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First order cybernetics refers to a relationship between the therapist and the family in which the therapist is ...

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seen as a separate from the family system, observing it from the oustide

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Which of the rolling clients is most likely to receive a DSM-IV_TR diagnosis in assessment?

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an individual in individual therpay

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A dyad is...

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any two people in contact with each other

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One of the themes or issues covered in the Family Journal in the last ten years is...

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sexual, ethical, and children at risk issues

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Which of the following are metaframework?

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organization of systems sequences of interaction, and gender perspectives

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A consideration of a person's parts and how they work together or in unison with the parts of others is an assessment of...

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internal family systems

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John says to Mary, "When are you coming home?" Mary says "I don't know." John addresses his daughter, "you see sally, your mother is keeping secrets from me again." These statement would most likely invoke an assessment of...

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Qualitative and action research

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Which decision making model is based on the principles identified with western cultures?

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Kitcheners critical evaluation model

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Which of the following is a question associated with a virtue ethics model?

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If I were in the shoes of each of the family members, what might I feel and wish to do in relation to the situation.

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Participatory ethics asks us to

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define the problem

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Which of the following are commonly discussed ethical issues in family practice?

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confidentiality, conceptualizing the clients and implementing HIPPA requirements

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A map or diagram of the family across three generations is called

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a genogram

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A sign that a developing Bowen therapist has worked through family of origin issues might be

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developing person to person relationships with as many family members as possible and striving to relate to one another rather than to talk about others

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A Bowen therapist shows a family the movie Ordinary People and asks them to consider what is going on in that family and what might need to happen for the family in the movie to work more together. This is an example of...

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The use of displacement stories in therapy

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A five step process in which Phillip Guerin, 1) defines the triangulation in a family interaction 2) delineates the triangle's structure and movement 3) revises the direction of the movement 4) exposes emotional process 5) address emotional process to augment family practice is designed to

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neutralize symptoms in family process

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Which phrase is an Adlerian most likely to use when disclosing a mistaken goal to children

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could it be (offering a tentative idea for consideration)

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What questing might an Adlerian ask the family to determine what the mistaken goals of children might be?

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when was the last time a specific problem occurred, in the midst of the misbehavior how did the parent feel, what did the child do in response to parental correction/intervention

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A child refuses to eat her breakfast and her father does nothing, letting her go to school hungry, She gets hungry at 10, 2 hours before lunch. This is an example of

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a natural consequence

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Parents get discouraged too. One intervention a therapist might use to lessen the stress parents feel is...

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normalizing family experiences

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Satir considered herself as a

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feminist who believed in naval equality and made very few distinctions in her practices with men and women

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Among other things, Satir therapists,

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take the family's history and note past achievements, show that pain and the forbidden are acceptable to explore, create a setting in which people can risk looking clearly and objectively at themselves

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Staying present and focusing and meaning during this stage in Satir's process of change. The key is not to rush not to encourage big decisions, and stay with the process. The stage of change is

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chaos

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Satir believed that it was possible for parents to

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be a team and going with a child to provide the nuturance needed for growth and development

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Satir employed what during career in work with families and large groups?

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she did touch, psychodramatic experiences, pyshical scultping

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What would lead the symbolic-experiential therapist to shift to less overt interventions in family therapy?

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the expressions and interactions of family members seems to be more authentic

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Many feminist family therapists saw in Whitaker...

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a male therapist who recognized the problems with stereotyped roles and expectations and was willing to play with patriarchy to undermine it

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Whitaker observes that depression is part of a family process, and in most cases seems to sap the strength out of most. He brings batacas, and soft foam rubber bats and asks the family to fight with them. This is an example of

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playing with violence

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When Whitaker would hear family members express a position that kept them stuck he was most likely to say something even more outrageous. This is called...

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seeding the unconsious

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Symbolicc experiential therapists rely more on

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authentic use of self in therapy than on techniques and interventions

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What is the foundation for most interventions?

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Intuition based on many years of experience and or with the safety net of a co-therapist

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This is a symbolic-experiental therapy as its own communication

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silence

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A multigenerational approach looks...

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for problem patterns across at least 3 generations and focuses on the difficulties associated with triangulation and failure to achieve a differentiated self.

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For Bowen a well articulated theory is

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essential in remaining emotionally detached as a family therapist

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Adlerians believe that human beings are

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social, purposeful, subjective, and interpretive in their approaches to life

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Adlerian family therapy seeks to

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unlock patterns and support more effective leadership and relationships

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Satir's human validation process stresses

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enhancement and validation for self-esteem, family rules, congruence versus defensive communicating patterns, and sculpting

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Negative feedback loops are...

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loops within the family system that deter changes or precent them from happening

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Positive feedback loops...

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initiate or allow change

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Family systems are not closed, rather it's a living, open entity that can grow and develop

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True

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What is triangulation?

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under stressful situations, two people may recruit a third person into the relationship to reduce the anxiety and gain stability

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Bowen adopted Toman's birth orders and Toman believed that position

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determines power relationships

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Basic assumption in Adlerian therapy is that

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both parents and children often become locked in repetitive, negative interactions based on mistaken goals that motivate all parties involved.

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With the human validation process model, techniques are always secondary to the relationship

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true

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Family members who use placating behaviors as a style to deal with stress pay the price of sacrificing themselves in attempt to please others. This is

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placating behaviors

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These people tend to function much like a computer. They strive for complete control over themselves, others and their environment. This is

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super reasonable

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This increases family members awareness of how they function and how they are viewed by others in the system.

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Family scuplting

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Enables clients to explore significant events in three generations of family life.

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Family reconstruction

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Psychodramatic process that helps individuals acknowledge and integrate multiple aspects of the self.

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Parts Parties

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Symbolic-experiential family therapy doesn't focus on the here and now

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false

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This is experienced when one falls in love with another and the other is invested with desired attributes and capacities far beyond what any given person could possibly have

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delusion of intamacy

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The desire for one ness

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illusion of intimacy

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Individuals must break through the illusion of intimacy and wrestle fully with the dialectic of individuation and belonging

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Fact of Intimacy

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This is used to direct clients to continue what they are doing rather than try to give it up

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Paradox

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These are contradictory messages from which an individual cannot escape

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Double message

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If a kind of "meta-event" with the power of a psychological orgasm occurs within the therapy session, then stimulating it, to evolve into a full blown crisis is one way to release the family into a great sense of becoming

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evolving a crisis

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Whitaker's process of taking family members inference far beyond anything the family member normally would consider

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Seeding the unconsious

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Expose and then alter the dysfunctional relationship process in the family system

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relationship experiments

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This helps people identify triggers to emotional reactivity, look for alternative responses and anticipate desired outcomes.

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coaching

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Clear and concise statements of the personal opinion and belief that are offered without emotional reactivity

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I-Positions

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Usually implemented through the use of film or videotape

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Displacement stories

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In the US, when did family therapy develop into a field of therapy?

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in the 1970's

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Who is credited with introducing the concepts of cybernetics to understanding family systems?

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Gregory Bateson

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If a son uses drugs and is cause and the dad leaves it, this is what kind of loop?

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Positive

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If a family on the verge of divorce bans together this is a

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negative feedback loop because the behavior deterred the change

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This is superficial changes through which the family system essentially remains the same

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first order change

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transformational changes in the family system that endure and make a real difference

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second order change

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This focuses on the present and would ask therapists to breath in and out and focus on themselves. If we attend to something, we attach meaning to it.

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Satir's hanging hats

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What are examples of emotional cutoffs

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disengagement, enstrangement

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1. A person who can remain calm in the midst of a family crisis and observe what is going on both systemically and internally and who can use reason to overcome emotional reactivity is said to have

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differentiation of self

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2. The process of _______ involves a deconstruction or separation of interactions in which two people in a relationship have pulled a third into it.

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triangulation

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3. The tendency of those with unresolved family issues and an undifferentiated self to couple with someone similar and keep the problems going from one generation to the next is called

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multigenerational transmission process.

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4. Clear and concise statements of personal opinions or beliefs offered without emotional reactivity are called

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"I" statements.

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5. Bowen called the process of two groups in any society that join together to maintain power at the expense of a third

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Societal Projection or Societal Regression.

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1. When a child hears an accurate and concrete disclosure of a mistaken goal or notion and responds with a smile and a twinkle in the eyes, the child is said to give a

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recognition reflex. [recognition reflex]

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2. Any values, beliefs, convictions, or positions held in common by both parents become ______, and the children can choose to accept them or not

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family values

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3. The conjunction of all family forces—the climate of relationships that exists between people—is called

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family atmosphere

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4. The right to be valued and respected as a human being even though each person in the world is different is called the right to

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social equality

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5. The first mistaken goal in which practically all children engage aims at getting parents to stop what they are doing and ______ to them.

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pay attention

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1. The Adlerian concept related to ethical and functional behavior, the ability to be as concerned about others as you are about yourself, is called a

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community feelings.

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4. Kitchener's approach to applying principle ethics is called

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Critical-Evaluation Model.

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