MFT LICENSING EXAM: STUDY GUIDE:A+ Guide
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Alfred Adler is known as the... - ANSWERFather of Individual Psychology
Alfred Adler started working with... - ANSWERFamilies in 1920's Vienna, Austria
During his work in individual psychology, Adler believed the individual could not be
understood outside the... - ANSWERSocial context with in which they live
Alfred Adler believed people seek significance by belonging to a ... - ANSWERSocial
system
The Ideal Self forms self perceptions and interactions and was developed by -
ANSWERAlfred Adler
Rudolf Dreikurs - ANSWERBrought Adlerian ideals to America
Adlerians first view dysfunction as a result of discouragement and _____ ____ _____
within the family. - ANSWERFaulty private logic
Adlerians second view of dysfunction is that both parents and children are
entrenched in... - ANSWERNegative patterns of interaction based on mistaken goals
Adlerians third view of dysfunction is that it is a product of ______ and ______
parenting styles. - ANSWERAutocratic; permissive
The Adlerian therapist's role is to develop a therapeutic relationship based on... -
ANSWERMutual respect or equality and cooperation.
Adlerian therapists assume the roles of... - ANSWEREducator and collaborator
In Adlerian therapy the client's role is to... - ANSWERExplore the family's private logic
and gain insight into faulty assumptions
Private Logic is how... - ANSWERFamily members perceive themselves and one
another (Adler)
In Adlerian therapy, the therapeutic goals are to... - ANSWERRe-orient the family
thinking
Murray Bowen created TFT, which is known as... - ANSWERTransgenerational Family
Therapy
Murray Bowen was interested in the _______ relationship between schizophrenic
children and their mothers. - ANSWERSymbiotic
, TFT was applied to less dysfunctional populations at... - ANSWERGeorgetown
University in 1959
In TFT, anxiety drives cycles of... - ANSWERCloseness and distance between family
members (Bowen)
One definition of differentiation is the ability to... - ANSWERDistinguish and separate
thoughts from feelings in regards to family interaction
A second definition of differentiation is the ability to... - ANSWERWithstand anxiety
in the relationship and to choose autonomous behavior
Murray Bowen believed anxiety among family members increased when... -
ANSWERFamilies transitioned through family life cycles (or developmental stages)
In Bowenian therapy, the goal of TFT is to... - ANSWERDecrease anxiety and increase
differentiation on self
Bowenian therapists view dysfunction as... - ANSWERA Result of individual's inability
to deal with anxiety felt as a result of the mother-child relationship cycles
Emotional Fusion is a need for... - ANSWERExcessive attachment and anxiety or by
isolating behavior (Bowen)
Symbiosis is when the individual demonstrates _____ ______. - ANSWERClinging
Behavior (Bowen)
In TFT, the therapist will identify ______ has occurred if the individual has "escaped"
the combative and anxiety provoking behaviors in the family - ANSWEREmotional
Cut Off
When anxiety builds between to persons, and a third persons becomes automatically
involved, this is known in TFT as... - ANSWERTriangulation
Bowenian therapists view dysfunction as behavior disorders that result from... -
ANSWEREmotional fusion, which can be transmitted from generation to generation
An example of multi-generational transmission is when... - ANSWERAn individual
marries someone with the same level of differentiation as themselves (Bowen)
Bowenian therapist's role is to ______ _____ _____ instead of encouraging family
dialogue - ANSWEREncourage self esteem
In TFT, the presence of the ______ ______ is not a requirement - ANSWERFamily
members
Solution
Alfred Adler is known as the... - ANSWERFather of Individual Psychology
Alfred Adler started working with... - ANSWERFamilies in 1920's Vienna, Austria
During his work in individual psychology, Adler believed the individual could not be
understood outside the... - ANSWERSocial context with in which they live
Alfred Adler believed people seek significance by belonging to a ... - ANSWERSocial
system
The Ideal Self forms self perceptions and interactions and was developed by -
ANSWERAlfred Adler
Rudolf Dreikurs - ANSWERBrought Adlerian ideals to America
Adlerians first view dysfunction as a result of discouragement and _____ ____ _____
within the family. - ANSWERFaulty private logic
Adlerians second view of dysfunction is that both parents and children are
entrenched in... - ANSWERNegative patterns of interaction based on mistaken goals
Adlerians third view of dysfunction is that it is a product of ______ and ______
parenting styles. - ANSWERAutocratic; permissive
The Adlerian therapist's role is to develop a therapeutic relationship based on... -
ANSWERMutual respect or equality and cooperation.
Adlerian therapists assume the roles of... - ANSWEREducator and collaborator
In Adlerian therapy the client's role is to... - ANSWERExplore the family's private logic
and gain insight into faulty assumptions
Private Logic is how... - ANSWERFamily members perceive themselves and one
another (Adler)
In Adlerian therapy, the therapeutic goals are to... - ANSWERRe-orient the family
thinking
Murray Bowen created TFT, which is known as... - ANSWERTransgenerational Family
Therapy
Murray Bowen was interested in the _______ relationship between schizophrenic
children and their mothers. - ANSWERSymbiotic
, TFT was applied to less dysfunctional populations at... - ANSWERGeorgetown
University in 1959
In TFT, anxiety drives cycles of... - ANSWERCloseness and distance between family
members (Bowen)
One definition of differentiation is the ability to... - ANSWERDistinguish and separate
thoughts from feelings in regards to family interaction
A second definition of differentiation is the ability to... - ANSWERWithstand anxiety
in the relationship and to choose autonomous behavior
Murray Bowen believed anxiety among family members increased when... -
ANSWERFamilies transitioned through family life cycles (or developmental stages)
In Bowenian therapy, the goal of TFT is to... - ANSWERDecrease anxiety and increase
differentiation on self
Bowenian therapists view dysfunction as... - ANSWERA Result of individual's inability
to deal with anxiety felt as a result of the mother-child relationship cycles
Emotional Fusion is a need for... - ANSWERExcessive attachment and anxiety or by
isolating behavior (Bowen)
Symbiosis is when the individual demonstrates _____ ______. - ANSWERClinging
Behavior (Bowen)
In TFT, the therapist will identify ______ has occurred if the individual has "escaped"
the combative and anxiety provoking behaviors in the family - ANSWEREmotional
Cut Off
When anxiety builds between to persons, and a third persons becomes automatically
involved, this is known in TFT as... - ANSWERTriangulation
Bowenian therapists view dysfunction as behavior disorders that result from... -
ANSWEREmotional fusion, which can be transmitted from generation to generation
An example of multi-generational transmission is when... - ANSWERAn individual
marries someone with the same level of differentiation as themselves (Bowen)
Bowenian therapist's role is to ______ _____ _____ instead of encouraging family
dialogue - ANSWEREncourage self esteem
In TFT, the presence of the ______ ______ is not a requirement - ANSWERFamily
members
