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3005PSY WEEK 8 Study online at https://quizlet.com/_d87a3q 1. narrative therapy An approach to treatment that emphasizes the role of the stories people construct about their experience. aims to be a respectful, non-blaming approach to co...

3005PSY WEEK 8 Study online at https://quizlet.com/_d87a3q 1. narrative therapy An approach to treatment that emphasizes the role of the stories people construct about their experience. aims to be a respectful, non-blaming approach to coun- selling wtih a unique way of conceptualising problems 2. 2 principles of maintain a stance of curiosity narrative therapy asking questions to which you genuinely don't know an- swers 3. social construc- how we talk about problems is shaped by ways to we learn tivism to talk about problems 4. 2 propositions w 1. whatever there is makes no requirements about how we social construc- talk about it tivism most people want to center in on the 'truth' of something 2. whatever you do call a thing, however you characterise it will not be demanded from the thing itself but will grow from a set of relationships which I'm involved with 5. context of un- language makes thoughts and concepts possible but not derstanding nar- the other way around rative practive is language pre-dates concepts and provides a means of structuring the world 6. narrative therapy meanings are influential and world making for people assumes that problems emerge through stories stories provide a frame for meaning making life is multi-storied not single storied, so we can start living a different story 7. dangers of telling talking about life with a single story can define you a single story consider the person in relationship to the problem 1/5  3005PSY WEEK 8 Study online at https://quizlet.com/_d87a3q externalise the issue eg 'the depression' not 'my depres- sion' 8. danger of a sin- in reading western books she thought stories had to have gle story take- the themes she read, eg being foreign, white, etc aways when you use a single story, you can limit how something can be power is the ability to tell someone else's story and make it definitive of them but this robs ppl of dignity telling a different story can build them back up 9. core compo- how ppl tell stories of their lives nents of narra- humans are interprative beings tive therapy we seek to make meaning of daily life events when we give value to certain things we may devalue others we have ideas of how we want the future to look individual/community stories 10. dominant and goal is to renegotiate between these 2 domains, goal is to marginalised replace marginalised stories w dominant ones narratives 11. alternative sto- Stories that are give a competing understanding of reality ries 12. goal w clients is provide a space for emergence of alternative stories (aka to preferred stories) broader social context and power relations also impact stories 13. marginalized sto- aspects of personality that get omitted but are still just as ries important 14. 2/5  3005PSY WEEK 8 Study online at https://quizlet.com/_d87a3q Thick and Thin thin: not whole experience/story Description thick: considers more aspects 15. problem saturat- From narrative therapy, constructing a story about one- ed stories self by emphasizing problematic experiences and ignor- ing competencies. Individuals and families then function under the influence of such problem filled stories. 16. the goal with al- seek them and and as they are identified move toward ternative stories them 17. theme descrip- can be provided by someone else eg attention seeking tions 18. tactics of power theme descriptions and conclusions that prepare for and control scene occurring now how problems control your life 19. with thicker de- we focus on acts of resistance as well as positive qualities scriptions eg how they survived so well 20. Criticisms of Nar- long approach rative Therapy re-authoring takes time not necessarily suitable for short term clients 21. narrative therapy good intentions assumes people influenced by context and dominant narratives around have them blame is not on the person problem is not within the person it's outside the person people are not their problems ppl can develop alternative, preferred, and empowering stories have good capabilities 22. when people they are more capable of developing alternatives on their seperate from the own influence of the goal isn't problem solving, the goal is to put the person problem in a new context so they can deal with their problems differently 3/5  3005PSY WEEK 8 Study online at https://quizlet.com/_d87a3q 23. deconstruction unpacking the problem 24. stories consist of events that are linked in a sequence across time according to a plot 25. multiplicity of multiple stories occurring at once stories 26. dominant story set of understandings widely infused into day to day life that reflects reality 27. narrative prac- a process of reauthoring the story of your life tice 28. therapist goal invite client to describe experience w new language create space for new narrative to emerge 29. therapist role curios and not knowing 30. therapeutic rela- characterised by collaboration tionship therapist acknowledges power but treats clients as experts in their own life poses questions and challenges to reveal maladaptive behavior client is given opportunity to rewrite life story 31. procedures questions w respectful intentions externalising and deconstructing search for unique outcomes alternative stories 32. externalizing a way of speaking as if the problem is a seperate entity convos from person objectify it disempower it decrease guilt and blame 4/5  3005PSY WEEK 8 Study online at https://quizlet.com/_d87a3q opens pathways for action promotes cooperative effort 33. empty chair tech- A role-playing intervention in which clients play conflicting nique parts. This typically consists of clients engaging in an imaginary dialogue between different sides of themselves. describe how problem persona dictates clients ac- tions/feelings 34. mapping influ- Process of eliciting from the client a detailed descriptions ence of the problems effect and influence on client's relation- ships (Narrative Therapy) understand power of dominant story understand meaning, impact, expose what supports it explore the experience eg how much of your life is controlled by the depression 35. unique outcomes look for exceptions to circumstances 36. thickening/new open room for counterplots alternative challenge totalizing dominant stories stories use supportive others to discover true person 37. documenting evi- can occur through letters, documents to acknowledge, dence news documents, rites of passage 5/5