Strategic Family Therapy Practice Flashcards

Action-oriented flashcards covering contributors, key terminology, intervention styles, and stages of Strategic Family Therapy based on lecture notes.

The major contributors to Strategic Family Therapy include _____, _____, and _____.

Haley; MRI; Madanes

The Milan Model is considered one of the major _____ therapy models.

Strategic

Strategic Family Therapy views relationships as struggles for _____.

Power

Family members compete to define or redefine the _____.

Relationship

The three major strategic models are MRI, Haley/Madanes, and the _____ Model.

Milan

Strategic Family Therapy focuses on the participants involved in the _____.

Problem

Treatment in Strategic Family Therapy is generally _____ -term.

Brief

Strategic Family Therapy is considered an action-oriented, _____-term approach.

Brief

A questioning technique used to explore family interactions is called _____ questioning.

Circular

Maintaining impartiality among family members is called _____.

Neutrality

Developing tentative explanations about family functioning is called _____.

Hypothesizing

A relationship in which partners have different but fitting roles is called _____.

Complementary

A communication pattern involving contradictory messages is called a _____ bind.

Double

Small changes that occur within an existing system are called _____ -order change.

First

Communication about communication is called _____.

Metacommunication

A therapeutic intervention that appears contradictory is called a _____ communication/prescription.

Paradoxical

Assigning a positive meaning to problematic behavior is called positive _____.

Connotation

Instructing clients to continue the problematic behavior is called prescribing the _____.

Symptom

Changing the label attached to a behavior is called _____.

Relabeling

Fundamental changes in the family system are called _____ -order change.

Second

A relationship in which both parties compete for equal power is called _____.

Symmetrical

The Strategic therapist takes an active, _____ role.

Take-charge

The Strategic therapist is highly _____ and directive.

Active

Strategic therapists focus heavily on _____ dynamics within relationships.

Power

The therapist designs interventions to produce rapid _____.

Change

Strategic therapy focuses on alleviating current _____.

Symptoms

Change occurs by altering family transactions and _____.

Organization

Strategic therapists view excessive _____ as potentially counterproductive.

Insight

Insight may increase client _____.

Resistance

Strategic therapy emphasizes behavioral change through _____.

Action

Strategic therapy examines how communication is used to gain _____.

Control

Symptoms are viewed as _____ rather than intrapsychic.

Interpersonal

Pathology develops when struggles for _____ produce symptomatic behavior.

Control

Problem behaviors are maintained through dysfunctional interaction _____.

Patterns

The first step in the beginning stage of treatment is identifying the presenting _____.

Problem

The first phase of treatment is the _____ stage.

Social

The second phase of treatment is the _____ stage.

Problem

The third phase of treatment is the _____ stage.

Interaction

The fourth phase of treatment is _____ setting.

Goal

In the middle stage of treatment, Strategic therapists commonly use direct _____ and tasks.

Assignments

Straight directives are designed to produce behavioral _____.

Change

Paradoxical directives are used to alter dysfunctional _____.

Behavior

The Milan approach frequently uses _____ questioning.

Circular

Maintaining therapist _____ is an important Milan technique.

Neutrality

Treatment ends when the presenting _____ has been resolved.

Problem

Termination occurs after successful behavioral _____.

Change

Strategic Family Therapy generally concludes once goals have been _____.

Met

Strategic therapy aims to create change through action-oriented _____.

Directives

Paradoxical _____ are commonly used to promote change.

Interventions

Strategic therapists seek rapid symptom _____.

Relief

Treatment focuses on changing family interaction patterns rather than increasing _____.

Insight