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E.Overview F Therapy
Family Therapy History, Applications, and Formats
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -Conjoint therapy | Both members of the couple or entire family are seen at the same time by the same therapist. |
| -Concurrent family therapy | One therapist sees all family members in individual sessions. |
| -Collaborative family therapy | A different family therapist sees each family member but the therapists meet periodically to discuss their clients and the family as a whole. |
| -Network family therapy | The therapist woks with the entire “network” of significant people (friends, neighbors, family). |
| Multiple couple or family therapy | Several couples or families meet as a group with a therapist. |
| What is General Systems Theory and how is a family an “open system”? | It views a system as being maintained by the mutual interaction of its components. Thus, one should study components in context. A family is an “open system” in that it receives feedback from and gives feedback to its environment. |
| How does general systems theory relate to families? | A family can’t be understood without knowing how it functions as a whole. Each organ is part of a person, which is part of a family, which is part of a neighborhood, which is part of a town. If any part of a system changes, the whole system reflects it. |
| A concept in general systems theory is Homeostasis, which states | Because a system requires stability and equilibrium, a change in the system will be met by members with attempts restore equilibrium. For instance, Dad will give feedback to correct his daughter who comes back too late. |
| How can homeostasis work in families to perpetuate disturbance? | If a family’s system requires a problem at all times for equilibrium, then homeostasis states that if a problem with a family member is fixed, the disturbance will appear elsewhere in the family. This symptom bearer is called the Identified Patient. |
| What is Cybernetics and how does its concept of a “feedback loop” help family therapy? | It helps us understand how families communicate, teaching that the pattern of communication in a family system is circular, not linear. Each person may change and may affect any of the other members, who may then use feedback to affect other members. |
| How do Negative and Positive feedback loops affect a family system? | In order to restore stability, members may give negative feedback, which reduces deviation and returns equilibrium. Positive feedback causes change or disruption in the system, which may or may not be helpful for the family. |
| How does Circular Causality emphasize process over content in understanding the root of a problem? | A symptom is a part of an ongoing circular feedback loop rather than a linear sequence of events. In family therapy, as members describe events, a therapist focuses on the processes of the family interactions to understand the circularity in the present. |
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