1. Describe the differences between primary and secondary emotions.
Primary emotions are the first emotions a person feel. They are usually surface emotions. Secondary emotions are felt at a deeper level. Primary emotions are usually masked. Secondary emotions begins the unmasking. Primary emotions is the first emotion after an event, like a surprise. Secondary emotions can be long term, like regret.
2. Of all the family therapies that you learned about this semester, which one resonates with you the most and why? How could you implement this theory into your practice with families? Solution-Focused and Solution-Oriented Therapy resonates with me the most out of all the family therapies. I like these theories because they are brief. I like using the scaling and the miracle question techniques in solution-focused. I like solution-oriented because it focus on changing the doing of the problem, and changing the …show more content…
Give an example of de Shazer 's use of embedded messages in therapy.
Shelia came to therapy because she is overweight and can stop eating. The therapist says to Shelia when you get up tomorrow morning maybe you want be as hungry as usually. You might decide you don’t want to each that much. Although you’ll not that hungry, but you need to eat breakfast you say to yourself I am not all that hungry I think I will just have something healthy. You decide you will just have some fruit or maybe a bowl of oatmeal.
6. What is joining in structural family therapy?
As the therapist align themselves with the family it is considered to be joining the family. By joining the family the therapist becomes a part of the family. Joining is the process of building and maintaining a therapeutic alliance. The therapist join the family as a leader to help transform the organization of the family through interventions. Joining is coming along the side of the family to help bring about change.
7. Explain the importance of co-therapists in Whitaker’s
Primary emotions are the first emotions a person feel. They are usually surface emotions. Secondary emotions are felt at a deeper level. Primary emotions are usually masked. Secondary emotions begins the unmasking. Primary emotions is the first emotion after an event, like a surprise. Secondary emotions can be long term, like regret.
2. Of all the family therapies that you learned about this semester, which one resonates with you the most and why? How could you implement this theory into your practice with families? Solution-Focused and Solution-Oriented Therapy resonates with me the most out of all the family therapies. I like these theories because they are brief. I like using the scaling and the miracle question techniques in solution-focused. I like solution-oriented because it focus on changing the doing of the problem, and changing the …show more content…
Give an example of de Shazer 's use of embedded messages in therapy.
Shelia came to therapy because she is overweight and can stop eating. The therapist says to Shelia when you get up tomorrow morning maybe you want be as hungry as usually. You might decide you don’t want to each that much. Although you’ll not that hungry, but you need to eat breakfast you say to yourself I am not all that hungry I think I will just have something healthy. You decide you will just have some fruit or maybe a bowl of oatmeal.
6. What is joining in structural family therapy?
As the therapist align themselves with the family it is considered to be joining the family. By joining the family the therapist becomes a part of the family. Joining is the process of building and maintaining a therapeutic alliance. The therapist join the family as a leader to help transform the organization of the family through interventions. Joining is coming along the side of the family to help bring about change.
7. Explain the importance of co-therapists in Whitaker’s