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Who founded the Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute?

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Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy

Class 3 Notes p. 1

1
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Who is ther founder of Contextual Therapy?

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Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy

2
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The I/Thou concept is characterized by:

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Openness reciprocity, and a deep sense of personal involvement in “thou”.

Class 3 Notes p. 2

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Contextual therapy indicates that we do not come into the world as blank slates. Why?

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  • each of us is connected to our roots - past generations.
  • intergenerational concerns are emphasized
  • each of us is a byproduct of were we came from.

Class 3 Notes p. 4

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Why are we loyal to our family of origan?

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Because of what we have received from them and/or what they did for us.
Class 3 Notes p.5

5
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How do loyalties connect is to our family of origin and previous generations.

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They create a bond with our family-of-origin and previous generations.
Class 3 Notes p.4

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What is the result when persons have experience a high degree of “fairness” in their family of origin.

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Their respective ledgers will be balanced.

Class 3 Notes p.5

7
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What is a ledger like?

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A interpersonal relational account book of what has been given, to what degree, and to whom.

Class 3 Notes p.6
Class #3 handout p. 234

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What is the result when persons have “Balanced Ledgers”?

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They are able to build new relationships on principles that value each person’s welfare, interest, and, needs.

Class 3 Notes p.6

9
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What comprises a Family Legacy?

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The expectation that children grow up with which are transmitted to them by their family of orgin.

Class 3 Notes p. 6

10
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Define “Merit”.

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Those actions that one does in consideration of the welfare, interest and needs of others.

Class 3 Notes p. 8

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What are three benefits of a “Balanced Ledger”?

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  • Permits couples to build new families that do not have excessive loyalty issues.
  • Considers each other’s welfare, interest and needs
  • Lead to healthy functional relationships
  • Balanced Ledgers formed by fairness and caring permit spouses to acquire merit and collect debt
  • They don’t have uncollected debt influencing interactions and transactions

Class 3 notes p. 8

12
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What is compromised when only one person’s interest are considered?

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Fairness and loyalty

Class #3 Notes p. 9

13
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What problems can an unbalanced ledger create?

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  • unhealthy dysfunctional relationships
  • mistrust
  • excessive loyalty issues in families
  • cause family members to ignore each other’s welfare, interest and needs
  • uncollected debt to influence family member’s interactions and transactions.

Class 3 notes p.9

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When are relationships Trustworthy?

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When each person’s interest are taken into consideration.

Class #3 Notes p. 9

15
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How can a ledger become unbalanced?

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When only one person’s interest are considered.

Class #3 Notes p. 10

16
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Define: Entitlement and Indebtedness.

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Entitlement - What I’m owed by others
Indebtedness - What I owe to others

Class #3 Notes p.10

17
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What is said about Mutuality and Trustworthyness?

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It is the fundamental building block of family and social relationships.
Class #3 Notes p. 11

18
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What can cause a child to become symptomatic?

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When a child is encumbered with unfair debt beyond their years and his/her trust resources are depleted.
Class #3 Notes p.12

19
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How can it be determined if a family ledger is in balanced?

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When it is negotiated and decided by all family members.

Class #3 Notes p. 10

20
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Define Destructive Entitlement.

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The experience of not being cared for by one’s parents (being mistreated, neglected, or exploited - emotional or physical abuse).
Class #3 Notes p.12

21
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What is the consequence of Destructive Entitlement?

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Future relationships are potentially compromised.
Individuals end up trying to, collect uncollected debts from the wrong people.
Class #3 Notes p. 12- 13

22
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What is a Revolving Slate?

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How patterns are repeated form one generation to the next. They are struggled against but there unconscious binding legacies which prevent avoiding the pattern.
Class #3 Notes p.13

24
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Define Split familial Loyalty

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When children are placed in the middle of a couple’s conflict and forced to choose.
Class #3 Notes p. 13