Couples and Family Counseling Flashcards
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Which family therapy approach is most appropriate when working with families from collectivist cultures that prioritize family over individual goals?
Answer: Culturally adapted family therapy that honors collectivist values while addressing presenting problems
Culturally adapted family therapy respects collectivist values by incorporating the family's cultural framework into treatment goals, rather than imposing Western individualistic norms.
Intergenerational family therapy, associated with Murray Bowen, uses the genogram to:
Answer: Map emotional and relational patterns across multiple generations to identify transmission of dysfunction
The genogram in Bowenian therapy maps relational patterns, triangles, cutoffs, and other emotional processes across at least three generations to identify intergenerational transmission.
In the context of divorce counseling, which research finding is most relevant to minimizing harm to children?
Answer: The level of ongoing parental conflict is the strongest predictor of child adjustment following divorce
Research consistently shows that ongoing parental conflict — not divorce per se — is the strongest predictor of poor child adjustment. High-conflict co-parenting is more harmful than low-conflict divorce.
Milan systemic family therapy introduced which concept to describe hidden rules and beliefs that govern family behavior across generations?
Answer: Family myths
The Milan team (Selvini-Palazzoli et al.) described 'family myths' as the set of unspoken rules, beliefs, and narratives that organize family life and maintain dysfunctional patterns across generations.
When working with same-sex couples, a counselor should primarily recognize that:
Answer: Same-sex couples face similar relationship dynamics as heterosexual couples plus unique stressors from minority stress and societal stigma
Same-sex couples share core relationship dynamics with heterosexual couples but face additional stressors related to minority stress, internalized homophobia/transphobia, lack of legal protections (in some areas), and family-of-origin issues.
The practice of 'joining' in structural family therapy refers to:
Answer: The therapist establishing rapport and allying with the family system to gain the standing needed for structural change
Joining is Minuchin's term for the process of establishing rapport, credibility, and therapeutic alliance with the family before attempting to challenge or restructure the system.