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MFT Chapter 1 History Questions andAnswers
According to Nichols & Shwartz, what is the primary residual influence of group therapy
on family therapy? - ANSWER-The process/content distinction
According to Nichols and Schwartz, which developments attributed to the growth of
family therapy models? - ANSWER-- clinical and research developments in hospital
psychiatry
- group dynamics
- interpersonal psychiatry
- the child guidance movement
- research on schizophrenia
- marriage counseling
According to Nichols and Shwartz, what was the single most important factor in the
transformation of the field? - ANSWER-Family therapy was one of many social sciences
turned upside down by the postmodern revolution. This idea challenged the
philosophical foundation of MFT
Alfred Adler Concepts - ANSWER-- Broadened the understanding of psychological
problems from a intrapsychic view to include the social context
- First to believe that treating children might be the best way to prevent the development
of mental problems
- Found that people were motivated by a need to overcome feelings of inferiority
- Behavior is consistent with a person's style of life which could be functional or
dysfunctional
Bateson received a Macy Foundation grant and was joined by Don Jackson to research
what? - ANSWER-Schizophrenic communication
- wrote the paper "towards a theory of schizophrenia" in 1956
Before the evolution of family therapy, which model dominated the field of psychology? -
ANSWER-Psychoanalytic theory
Beginning in the late 1980s, which family therapy theorists revolutionized feminism? -
ANSWER-Virginia Goldner, Peggy Penn, Marion Walters, and Olga Silverstein.
Conductors vs. reactors - ANSWER-- Created by Beels
Conductors tended to initiate interactions in therapy, reactors would be more likely to
respond to others
Cybernetics - ANSWER-The study of how systems are controlled and how information
feedback loops work.
, Differentiation of Self - ANSWER-- Created by Bowen
Refers to autonomy from one's family, but more specifically to the ability to differentiate
between one's thoughts and feelings
Family Boundaries - ANSWER-- Created by Minuchin
Suppositional lines both between family subsystems and also between the family and
the wider community
General Systems Theory - ANSWER-Researchers were discovering that a whole group
has properties and characteristics that emerge from the group itself, beyond those of its
individual members. Once working with families, this concept became equally applicable
Goldenberg & Goldenberg five factors that contributed to the evolution of family therapy.
- ANSWER-1) the extension of psychological treatment, eventually including work with
whole families.
2) the introduction of general systems theory
3) The investigation of the family's role in the development of schizophrenia in one of its
members
4) The development of the fields of child guidance and marital counseling.
5) The increased interest in clinical techniques such as group therapy
Group therapists - ANSWER-- Made distinction between what the groups discussed
(content) and how they discussed it (process).
- This became important in family therapy to attend to the 'ways' families discussed their
problems as to 'what' problems were being reported
How did the field of marriage and family therapy evolve? - ANSWER-- Changing social
dynamics after WWII
- family roles became less predictable and options for individuals increased creating
more interpersonal tension
- divorce rates increased
- the world entered the atomic age and anxiety reached levels that made it difficult for
the family to cope as a system
- became more accepting of professional help
- some clinicians believed that individual psychological problems could be better
resolved within the context of the family
How do problems evolve according to the MRI model? - ANSWER-Problems are
maintained by feedback loops that attempt to correct for deviations from normal family
behavior
How does Don Jackson view the roles in a marital relationship? - ANSWER-According
to Jackson, the roles that spouses develop do not stem primarily from gender
differences, but emerge in the relationship as a result of a series of quid pro quo or
mutual exchanges
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