Cmhc 510 - Exam 4 - Strategic Family Systems

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Who are the two biggest advocates of this perspective?

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Joe Haley; Cloe Madanes

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Like structural therapists, strategic therapists are interested in...

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family hierarchy

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Power within the family is an essential way of understanding

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symptomatic presentations

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What is the difference between strategic and structural therapists?

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strategic therapists pay more attention to the repetitive patterns of communication and behavior within the family

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the strategic therapists believe the way to change is to

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design specific tasks for each individual problem

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strategic therapists are interested in the

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repetitive sequences of interaction that are seen in families and dyads

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what are the two levels of communication?

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digital and analogic

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what is digital communication?

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occurs when statements have only one meaning; a sort of yes/no or on/off situation

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what is anagogic communication?

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statements can have meanings on multiple levels

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hierarchies involve

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power

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strategic therapists don't have a formal theory of

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personality

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strategic therapists define dysfunction as

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rigid, repetitive interactive behavior

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problems in families result from

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problematic hierarchies

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If there is a problem child in a family, then someone has

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crossed a generational boundary and become too involved with a child

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The closest thing to a model of health for strategic is

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clear hierarchy within the system

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no formal __________ or _________ is used in strategic therapy

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assessment; diagnosis

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the strategic therapist assesses the family through observation of

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interaction

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Observation of interactions will provide information about

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hierarchies and where they might be dysfunctional

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strategic therapy is generally ________

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brief

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the therapist is very ______ and _________

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active and directive

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the focus of counseling is generally on

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the present

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The goal of the strategic therapist is very simple and straightforward: To

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resolve the presenting problem

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the problem should be something one can

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count, observe, measure, or in some way know one is influencing

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the strategic therapist ultimately wants people to

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behave differently

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insight is of __________ value to the strategic theorist

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little

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what is a directive technique?

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the therapist issues directives to the family, usually hw

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directives are used to

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accomplish the therapeutic goal of getting people to behave differently

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two kinds of directives are used in strategic therapy:

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Direct/straightforward and indirect/paradoxical

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directives must be

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clear, precise, and understood by all members of the family

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which members of the family should have a part in the task?

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all

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someone in the family should be made responsible for

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reporting on the family's performance

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sometimes changing the way the client perceives the problem is

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helpful

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straightforward directives are often used to

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rearrange family hierarchy

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what are the techniques of strategic?

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reframing, working with hierarchical problems, pretend directives, and directives

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what are pretend directives?

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acting out the symptom