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In focusing on the failure to arrive at cooperative roles, Theodore Lidz identified two types of marital discord. What are they?

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Marital Schism (open conflict) - couples undermine each other and compete openly for their children’s effection.

Marital Skew (pathological balance) - serious character flaws in one partner who dominates the other. One passive and dependent - the other appears to be a strong parent but in fact is a pathological bully.

Nichols p. 15 & 27

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Define the terms Pseudomutality, Pseudohostitly and Rubber Fence coined by Lyman Wynne.

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Pseudomutality - a facade of harmony. So committed to togetherness that’s there’s no room for separate identities.

Pseudohostitly - like bickering of situation-comedy families than real animosity. Distorts communication and impairs rational thinking. Undermines intimacy and masks deeper conflict.

Rubber Fence - an invisible barrier that stretches to allow limited extra-familial contact but springs back if that involvement goes, too far.

Nichols p. 15

3
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Who are the 3 pioneers of Family Therapy?

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  1. John Elderkin Bell
  2. Murray Bowen
  3. Don Jackson

Nichols p. 17-21

4
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Which pioneer family therapist began seeing families in the 50s but did not publish ideas for decades - didn’t establish an important clinical center or training program and was credited with being one of the first to treat families?

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John Elderkin Bell

Nichols p. 17

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What are John Elderkin Bell’s three predictable stages of family groups?

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Stage 1. Child-centered stage - child encouraged to express their wishes and concerns.

Stage 2. Parent-centered stage - focuses on softening the harshness of parental criticism in order to focus on problem solving.

Stage 3. Family-centered stage - therapist equalized support for the entire family, while assisting in improving their communication and work out solutions to their problems.

Nichols p. 18

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What contributions did Gregory Bateson make to Family Therapy?

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  • Scientific leader of the Palo Alto Project that studied the nature of communication
  • studied the nature of communication in families who had a schizophrenic member
  • from his work emerged the concepts of homeostasis, double bind, and the identified patient.
    M&F Class notes p. 8-9
7
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What are 3 important facts about Don Jackson?

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  1. He was associated with the Palo Alto Research Project I. 1954
  2. He stubbled in FT as a result of becoming interested in helping the people that he was researching.
  3. He was a part of the Mental Health Research Institute (MRI).
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What sophisticated and complete FT theory is Murray Bowen associated with?

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Triangulation

9
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How does Gregory Bateson define a “Double Bind” ?

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A person in an important relationship in which escape is not feasible and response is necessary. Person receives 2 related but contradictory messages, conveyed on different levels, but finds it difficult to recognize or comment on the inconsistency.
Nichol p.14