Approaches In Family Therapy

Front 1

Humanistic/Experiential Approach

Back 1

Human nature is basically good and repression of self-expression leads to dysfunction

Front 2

Humanistic approach view on cause of problems

Back 2

emotional suppression

Front 3

Psychoanalytic

Back 3

Don't forget the individual and the unconscious.
Basic Idea: early individual development and resulting personality structure, and deep unconscious issues play a deep role in system and family relationships.

Front 4

Freudian Concepts

Back 4

Drives:unconscious sexual and aggressive wishes
Defenses vs. forbidden wishes becoming conscious
Dreams and symptoms are unconscious leaking through
Id, Ego, and Superego
Psycho-sexual Stages
Transference

Front 5

Psycho-sexual Stages

Back 5

Oral
Anal
Latency

Front 6

Object Relations

Back 6

Early relations are basis for later ones.

Front 7

Object

Back 7

Our internalized

Front 8

Unconscious Contracts

Back 8

b/w partners and/or parent and child
Make conscious and help refigure

Front 9

Projective Identification

Back 9

when one person acts out another person's issues.
"I see in you what I don't like in myself"
"I get you to act out in a way that confirms this perception."
"You collude by acting in a way that confirms my perceptions."

Front 10

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Back 10

Initially used primarily in parent skills training (behavior mod), communication skills, and sex therapy

Front 11

CBT Basic Idea

Back 11

Family relationships are based on reinforcement of positives and/or problems and learned distorted beliefs.

Good communication and conflict resolution key.

Symptoms and solutions are learned and maintained through reciprocal reinforcement.

Front 12

CBT Goal

Back 12

alter the reinforcement strategies in the family and family members' cognitive schemas.

Behavior/thought is problem- use reinforcement strategies to change.

Effective rewards shape behaviors gradually.

Skills-building

Front 13

Contingency
(Contracting)

Back 13

I'll do this if you do that.
Negotiate with therapist's help

Front 14

Good Faith
(Contracting)

Back 14

Both agree without contingency

Front 15

Uncovering Chains

Back 15

Identifying chains of behavior, thoughts, feelings that triggers behavior, thoughts, feelings, etc. in a family by asking "what happens next?" and "what did you think, feel, do next?"

Front 16

Changing beliefs

Back 16

discuss origin and challenge present validity
Reasoning out the need to change

Ask how family members would act if decided to adopt a new belief.

Front 17

Sex Therapy

Back 17

If thorough assessment determines reason is lack of information, poor technique, or poor communication, use sex therapy

Front 18

Teach sensate focus

Back 18

helps reduces anxiety about performance, relax and enjoy nonsexual touching, gradually move to sexual touching, communicate about what like/don't like.