psychotherapy lecture 6 | Quizlet

family life cycle

explains how families develop and adapt over time. they are influences by stressors

vertical stressors

influences that are transmitted across generations

horizontal stressors

transitions that families experience during their life cycle.

multi family therapy

a group psychotherapy approach that treats multiple families dealing with similair issues at the same time. families will learn from each other

emotionally focused therapy

help insecurely attached people in a relationship to identify negative interaction patterns, and build secure emotional bonds