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MFT Licensing Exam: Domain 1, Deck 1: The Practice of Systemic Therapy 2024
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Adlerian Therapy - Theory of Change - ✔Change occurs by increasing client's self-awareness, and challenging and modifying his or her fundamental premises , life goals, and basic concepts. Adlerian Therapy - Therapists' Role - ✔- Accepting, encouraging, respectful, optimistic
Preoccupied/Anxious Attachment: client dreads abandonment and fosters anger/hurt at parents. Can be overly dependent Dismissive/Avoidant Attachment: client dismisses importance of love and connection - and emotions, in general. Does not like looking inward - can be shallow. Independent an intolerance of others showing heightened emptions Fearful/Avoidant Attachment: usually has history of trauma and/or loss. Fearful or believe they are unworthy of love. Mistrustful, uncomfortable with emotional closeness Attachment - based therapy - Phases of Treatment/Interventions - ✔Beginning: forging personal relationship with client. Collaboratively determine client's attachment style Middle: Disruptions explored (relational). Teach clients self-reflection. End: Repair occurs during late-middle phase and end of treatment. Therapist helps create new reality of painful events for the client in order to get rid of unwanted emotions and reactions. behavioral therapy - ✔focuses on changing behavior by identifying maladaptive behaviors, replacing them with appropriate behaviors, and using rewards or other consequences to make the changes Behavioral Therapy - Role of the Therapist - ✔Therapist identifies maladaptive behaviors as well as what causes these behaviors. Feelings and client's history are not a main focus of treatment Behavioral Therapy - Key Concepts - ✔Positive Reinforcement: occurs when a behavior is followed by a stimulus that is rewarding - increasing frequency of that behavior Negative Reinforcement: occurs when a behavior is followed by the removal of an aversive stimulus. Ex wife nags husband until he does something, then nagging stops Positive Punishment: when a behavior is followed by a stimulus, such as shock, spanking, loud noise and the behavior decreases Negative Punishment (penalty): occurs when behavior is followed by removal of stimulus (ex. taking away a child's toy following undesirable behavior) Token Economy: token is given for a desired behavior. tokens can be exchanged for power, prestige, etc. Shaping: increasingly accurate approximations of a desired response are reinforced - operant conditioning(?) Behavioral Therapy - Treatment Goals - ✔- Identify the problem, monitor behavior, reinforce desired behavior
✔Congruence - therapist is transparent with feelings thoughts and beliefs - does not hide behind professional facade Unconditional positive regard - complete, nonjudgmental, respect/acceptance of client Empathy Self-actualization Locus of Control - client is able to take control of their life Non-directive therapy - clients lead discussion cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) - ✔- treatment focused on examining relationship between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
✔Not Knowing position by therapist - no preconception, no hypothesis, no directives or dx Problem-determined system - agreement to look at problem in a certain way Dissolved - problems not solved, they are dissolved when a new meaning is applied Family therapy REFLECTIVE TEAM Reflexive questions - constructed by tx to help client reflect on problem perception and to consider other options Presenting problems are socially constructed through language and becomes a narrative that client has agreed to believe.