Mft stuvia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Austism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) - ANSWERSa disorder that appears in childhood ( between 0-5 ) and is marked by significant deficiencies in communication and social interaction, and by rigidly fixated interests and repetitive behaviors. ( i.e. Infant not making eye contact, child not participating in companion play or very limited, repetitive speech, hand flapping, difficulty with transitions, and hypo/hyper sensitivity to sensory input) Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder - ANSWERSPersi...

Classical Conditioning: - ANSWERSA learning paradigm studied and practiced in a laboratory or other controlled environment in which a stimulus called the unconditioned stimulus (US) which naturally elicits an unconditioned response (UCR), is paired with a neutral stimulus that does not initially elicit a response. Through the repeated pairings, the neutral stimulus (now the conditioned stimulus - CS) begins to elicit the desired response (now the conditioned response - CR). Coercion (Aversive...

Experiential Therapists - ANSWERSWould exhibit empathy and facilitate expression of feelings to help build a therapeutic relationship Parent Child Relational Problem - ANSWERSGiven when the focus of attention is a pattern of interaction between parent and child, such as poor communication and the behavior impair family functioning. Undifferentiated family ego mass - ANSWERSBowenian Term referring to intense interdependency resulting in lack of differentiation Splitting - ANSWERSDefense ...