Theory Flashcards
problem solving process
Engagement Assessment Planning Intervention Evaluation Termination
systems theory
system is a theory that works together
- larger context (families, community, society, etc)
- whole system changes when one does
- tend towards equillibrium
closed system
uses up energy and dies
differentiation
becoming specialized in structure and function
entropy
closed, disorganized, stagnant
equifinality
arriving at same end from different beginning
input
obtaining resources from the environment that are necessary to attain goals of the system
negative entropy
exchange of energy and resources
suprasystem
an entity that is served by a number of component systems organized in interacting relationships
throughput
energy that is integrated into the system so it can be used by the system to accomplish its goals
negative feed back looks
maintain stability / homeostasis
positive feed back loops
patterns of interaction that facilitate change or movement towards growth
hierarchies in families
how families organize themselves into smaller units or subsystems that comprise the larger family system
-when members or tasks associated with these subsystems get blurred, families often have difficultues (e.g. child becomes involved in marital issues)
interdependence
(family systems)
-what happens to one family member or what one family member does influences other family members
family therapy
social roles and interpersonal interaction are the focus of treatment
-Goal: new communication patterns
strategic family therapy
active role; brief; directive; task centered
- SW formulates problem in solvable, behavioral terms
- SW takes responsibility for directly influencing people
-tx focuses on altering feedback cycle
first order changes
(strategic) superficial behavioral changes within a system that do not change the structure of the system
second order changes
(strategic fam therapy) changes to the systematic interaction pattern so the system is reorganized and functions more effectively
relabeling
(strategic family therapy) changing label attached to person or problem from negative to positive
paradoxical directive
prescribe the symptomatic behavior so client realizes he or she can control it (uses strength of resistance to change )
structural family therapy
(minuchin) streses importance of family organization
- interpersonal boundaries define members and promote differentiation + autonomous functioning
ex) dysfunction often results from rigid enmeshment or disengagement
- boundaries must be permeable enough to maintain well-functioning open system
- hierarchical organization in families maintained by generational boundaries
restructuring
(structural family) based on observing and manipulating interactions within therapy (enactments)
family structure
invisible set of functional demands organizing interactions among members
behavioral theories
operant conditioning (skinner)
-stimuli precede behaviors which in turn are followed by consequences
punishment - always aim to decrease behaviors
reinforcement - always to increase behaviors
respondant conditioning (pavlov)
- pair neutral stimuli with involuntary stimulu
e. g. dog, food, bell
