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1
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Jay __________ was influenced by the ____________ and ___________ schools of family therapy in developing Strategic Family Therapy.

A
  • Haley
  • Communication/interaction
  • Structural
2
Q

Psychiatrist Milton ___________ used ________ techniques to increase his ability to manipulate a client and control the course of therapy as well as __________ directives that use the client’s resistance to change his behavior.

A
  • Erickson
  • Hypnotic
  • Paradoxical
3
Q

Maladaptive behavior is underpinned by the use of __________ to exert _________ in a relationship.

A
  • Communication
  • Control
4
Q

A symptom is a __________, adaptive to the current social situation, for controlling a relationship when other strategies have failed.

A

Strategy.

5
Q

The focus in Strategic Family Therapy is on __________ current symptoms by ___________ a family’s transactions and ___________, especially its ____________ and generational boundaries.

A
  • Alleviating
  • Altering
  • Organization
  • Hierarchies
6
Q

Strategic Family Therapy involves ________ stages.

A

Four.

7
Q

Stage 1 is the _________ stage, during which the therapist observes the family’s interactions and encourages involvement of all family members.

A

Social.

8
Q

Stage 2 is the __________ stage, in which the therapist gathers information about the reasons why the family came to therapy.

A

Problem.

9
Q

Stage 3 is the __________ stage, during which family members discuss the identified problems and the therapist gathers information.

A

Interaction.

10
Q

The session ends at Stage 4, __________, in which the therapist and family members agree on treatment goals.

A

Goal-setting.

11
Q

In Strategic Family therapy, the therapist is _______, takes charge, and utilizes a variety of techniques tailored to the family and its problems.

A

Active.

12
Q

_________ are a type of paradoxical intervention used by Strategic Family therapists. They are unpleasant tasks the client must perform whenever the symptom occurs.

A

Ordeals.

13
Q

Paradoxical Intervention 2: __________ - encouraging the family not to change.

A

Restraining.

14
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Paradoxical Intervention 3: __________ - exaggerating the severity of a symptom.

A

Positioning.

15
Q

Paradoxical Intervention 4: __________ - relabeling a symptom to give it a more positive meaning.

A

Reframing.

16
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Paradoxical Intervention 5: __________ instructing a family member to deliberately engage in the symptom.

A

Prescribing the symptom.

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