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36 Cards in this Set
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Accomidation |
elements of a system tend to adjust to coordinate their functioning; people may have to work at it.
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Boundary |
emotional barriers that protect and enhance the integrity of individuals, subsystems, and families.
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Cross-generational coalition |
an inappropriate alliance between a parent and child who side together against a third member of the family.
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disengagement |
psychological isolation that results from overly rigid boundaries around individuals or subsystems in a family.
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enactment |
an interaction stimulated in structural family therapy in order to observe and then change transactions that make up family structure.
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enmeshment |
loss of autonomy due to a blurring of psychological boundaries.
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family structure |
the functional organization of families that determines how family members interact.
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hierachy |
structural organization in which there is a clear executive subsystem, in families usually (but not always) the parents.
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intensity |
Minuchin's term for challenging maladaptive interactions using strong affect, repeated intervention, or prolonged pressure.
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joining |
accepting and accommodating to families in order to gain their trust and circumvent resistance.
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reframing |
relabeling a family's description of behavior to make it more amenable to therapeutic change; for example, describing someone as "having a strong voice" rather than "domineering."
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shaping competence |
reinforcing positives rather than confronting deficiencies.
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structure |
recurrent patterns of interaction that define and stabilize the shape of relationships.
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subsystem |
smaller units in families, determined by generation, gender, or function.
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complaintants |
a client who complains about a problem, but thinks that someone else has to solve it.
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compliments |
often phrased as questions – “Wow, how did you do that?” – to call attention to what clients have already managed to accomplish.
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coping questions |
questions like “How did you manage that” designed to draw attention to resilience.
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customer |
a client who not only complains about a problem but is motivated to resolve it.
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exception |
De Shazer’s term for times when clients are temporarily free from their problems; focusing on exceptions helps clients build on successful problem-solving skills.
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formula first session task |
asking clients at the end of the first session to think about what they do not want to change about their lives as a result of therapy; this focuses them on existing strengths.
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miracle question |
asking clients to imagine how things would be if they woke up tomorrow and their problems were solved; used to help clients identify goals and potential solutions.
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problem talk |
focusing on problems and trying to discover their causes, which solution-focused therapists see as counterproductive.
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reframing |
relabeling a family's description of behavior to make it more amenable to therapeutic change; for example, describing a child as "disobedient" rather than "hyperactive."
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scaling questions |
clients are asked to rate how much they want to resolve their problems, how bad the problem is, how much better it is, and so on; used to break change into small steps.
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solution talk |
conversations about dealing effectively with problems.
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visitor |
someone who’s not really interested in therapy, doesn’t see that they have a problem or that they need to change; such people usually only come to therapy, reluctantly, at someone else’s insistence.
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deconstruction |
exploring meaning by unpacking taken-for-granted categories and assumptions, making possible new and sounder constructions of meaning. |
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dominant story |
a term used to describe one’s principal (helpful or hindering) view of the world. |
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externalization |
a technique used to separate clients from their symptoms, and thought to enable them and those around them to discover times when they have overcome their problems. |
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hermeneutics |
the activity of understanding achieved through the interpretation of narrative. |
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mapping the influence of the problem |
getting the story of the toll the problem has taken on the clients. |
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mapping the family members influence of on problem |
tracking the ways the clients have been able to deal with the problem. |
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relative influence questions |
questions designed to explore the extent to which the problem has dominated the client versus how much he or she has been able to control it. |
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social constructionalism |
a perspective that knowing and knowledge are socially constructed through language and discourse and are context dependent. |
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reflecting team |
Tom Andersen’s technique of having the observing team share their reactions with the family following a session.
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unique outcome |
Michael White’s term for times when clients acted free of their problems, even if they were unaware of doing so; identified to help clients challenge negative views of themselves.
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