acquired culture - ANSWER
bowen systems theory - ANSWER developed to help persons differentiate
themselves from their families of origin
structural family therapy - ANSWER focuses on creating healthy boundaries
strategic therapy - ANSWER variety of forms employed in a variety of ways
battle for initiative - ANSWER - motivation to make needed change
- counsellor lets family win
circular causality - ANSWER main concept in systems theory; the idea that
events are related through a series of interacting feedback loops
battle for structure - ANSWER - establish the parameters under which
counselling is conducted
- counsellor must win
circular questions - ANSWER - focus attention on couple or family
connections and highlight differences between members
- way to broadly define or clarify what is happening in the couple or family
coalitions - ANSWER - part of structural family therapy
- alliances between specific members against a third party
communication - ANSWER family counselling; attend to content (factual
information) and relationship (how the message is to be understood)
, cross-generational alliances - ANSWER - part of structural family therapy
- alliances between family members of two different generations
cutoff - ANSWER - part of Bowen systems theory
- physical or psychological avoidance
detriangulation - ANSWER - part of Bowen systems theory
- the process of being in contact and emotionally separate with others
differentiation - ANSWER - focus of Bowen systems theory
- distinguishing one's thoughts from one's emotions and oneself from others
differentiation of self - ANSWER - part of Bowen systems theory
- the ability of a person to distinguish between subjective feelings and objective
thinking
double blind - ANSWER a person receives two contradictory messages at the
same time and, unable to follow both, develops physical and psychological
symptoms as a way to lessen tension and escape (schizophrenia)
enmeshment - ANSWER family environments in which members are overly
dependent on each other or are undifferentiated
equifinality - ANSWER family counselling; the same origin may lead to
different outcomes, and the same outcomes may result from different origins
family adaptability - ANSWER ability to be flexible and to change
family cohesion - ANSWER emotional bonding
family dance - ANSWER the way a family typically interacts on either a verbal
or nonverbal level
family life cycle - ANSWER the stages a family goes through as it evolves
over the years
bowen systems theory - ANSWER developed to help persons differentiate
themselves from their families of origin
structural family therapy - ANSWER focuses on creating healthy boundaries
strategic therapy - ANSWER variety of forms employed in a variety of ways
battle for initiative - ANSWER - motivation to make needed change
- counsellor lets family win
circular causality - ANSWER main concept in systems theory; the idea that
events are related through a series of interacting feedback loops
battle for structure - ANSWER - establish the parameters under which
counselling is conducted
- counsellor must win
circular questions - ANSWER - focus attention on couple or family
connections and highlight differences between members
- way to broadly define or clarify what is happening in the couple or family
coalitions - ANSWER - part of structural family therapy
- alliances between specific members against a third party
communication - ANSWER family counselling; attend to content (factual
information) and relationship (how the message is to be understood)
, cross-generational alliances - ANSWER - part of structural family therapy
- alliances between family members of two different generations
cutoff - ANSWER - part of Bowen systems theory
- physical or psychological avoidance
detriangulation - ANSWER - part of Bowen systems theory
- the process of being in contact and emotionally separate with others
differentiation - ANSWER - focus of Bowen systems theory
- distinguishing one's thoughts from one's emotions and oneself from others
differentiation of self - ANSWER - part of Bowen systems theory
- the ability of a person to distinguish between subjective feelings and objective
thinking
double blind - ANSWER a person receives two contradictory messages at the
same time and, unable to follow both, develops physical and psychological
symptoms as a way to lessen tension and escape (schizophrenia)
enmeshment - ANSWER family environments in which members are overly
dependent on each other or are undifferentiated
equifinality - ANSWER family counselling; the same origin may lead to
different outcomes, and the same outcomes may result from different origins
family adaptability - ANSWER ability to be flexible and to change
family cohesion - ANSWER emotional bonding
family dance - ANSWER the way a family typically interacts on either a verbal
or nonverbal level
family life cycle - ANSWER the stages a family goes through as it evolves
over the years
