10 Questions
In Structural Family Therapy, what is the role of the therapist in relation to the family structure?
To perturb the system if the structure is too rigid or too diffuse
What is the concept in Structural Family Therapy that refers to rules of who interacts with whom, how, and when?
Roles
According to Structural Family Therapy, what is the primary focus of changing to bring about the client's experience change?
Changing the family structure
What is the goal of termination in Structural Family Therapy when the problem is gone?
To facilitate second order change where the structure has changed
What kind of assessment technique involves observing family interaction patterns through role-play?
Enactment
What concept suggests that symptoms help the family system survive?
Cybernetics
What is the role of attempted solutions in a family system?
They maintain problems and become problems themselves
In strategic therapy, what is the primary goal related to change?
Perturb the system with second order change
What concept emphasizes that people are always communicating, even when they are not speaking?
You cannot not communicate
Which concept focuses on the difference that makes a difference in perturbing the family system?
Need to perturb system
Test your understanding of the key concepts, assumptions, and leaders of structural family therapy, including the impact of family structure and boundaries on the therapeutic process.
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