MFT Exam: Chapter 1 History of MFT Study Guide Questions and Correct Answers.
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How did the field of marriage and family therapy evolve? - ANS- Changing social
dynamics after WWII
- family roles became less predictable and options for individuals increased creating more
interpersonal tension
- divorce ...
MFT Exam: Chapter 1 History of MFT Study Guide
Questions and Correct Answers.
How did the field of marriage and family therapy evolve? - ANS- 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
Goldenberg & Goldenberg five factors that contributed to the evolution of family therapy. -
ANS1) 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
Before the evolution of family therapy, which model dominated the field of psychology? -
ANSPsychoanalytic theory
Why did clinicians break away from the psychoanalytic model, moving towards family
therapy models? - ANSClinicians discovered the powerful influence of the family on
treatment outcomes and identified problems that seemed more likely to be resolved by
treating the whole family.
According to Nichols and Schwartz, which developments attributed to the growth of family
therapy models? - ANS- clinical and research developments in hospital psychiatry
, - group dynamics
- interpersonal psychiatry
- the child guidance movement
- research on schizophrenia
- marriage counseling
Who founded psychoanalysis? - ANSSigmund Freud
What is psychoanalysis? - ANSFreud's theory about the individual as he/she negotiated
the stages of psychosexual development. The theory focuses on individuals but
acknowledges the importance of the family.
Freud and his followers believed that to have contact with anyone other than the patient
would contaminate the therapy
What were two important observations during the research into the causes of
schizophrenia during the 1950s? - ANS1) When the patients got better, someone else in
the family got worse.
2) Although patients improved in the hospital, they often deteriorated when they returned
home.
General Systems Theory - ANSResearchers 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
Who initiated the Child Guidance Movement? - ANSAlfred Adler in the early 1900s
Alfred Adler Concepts - ANS- 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
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