MFT Exam - Objective Facts
A flashcard deck covering key concepts in Marriage and Family Therapy, including major schools of thought, transgenerational models, and post-modern therapy.
Classical Schools
MRI Model
Strategic Family Therapy
Milan Systemic
Structural Family Therapy
Experiential Family Therapy
Emotionally Focused Therapy
Psycho-Educational
Internal Family Systems
Key Terms
Classical Schools
MRI Model
Strategic Family Therapy
Milan Systemic
Structural Family Therapy
Experiential Family Therapy
Emotionally ...
Constructivist Models
(Post-Modernism)
Solution-Focused Therapy
Narrative Family Therapy
Collaborative Family Therapy
CBT -Family Therapy
Transgenerational models
Bowenian Family Therapy
Contextual Family Therapy
Object-Relations Theory
Similarities of Strategic and Milan
Counselor aligns with parents
Hierarchy and structure very important
Unbalancing - structural therapy
Classical Schools Beginning
Classical Schools of Family Therapy. These were the first models developed from the ground up exclusively for families, promoting the practice of M...
Differences between 3 systemic schools and structural:
3 systemic Structural
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Classical Schools | MRI Model Strategic Family Therapy Milan Systemic Structural Family Therapy Experiential Family Therapy Emotionally Focused Therapy Psycho-Educational Internal Family Systems |
Constructivist Models (Post-Modernism) | Solution-Focused Therapy |
Transgenerational models | Bowenian Family Therapy |
Similarities of Strategic and Milan | Counselor aligns with parents |
Classical Schools Beginning | Classical Schools of Family Therapy. These were the first models developed from the ground up exclusively for families, promoting the practice of Marriage & Family Therapy as a distinct field of study. |
Differences between 3 systemic schools and structural: | 3 systemic Structural |
3 experiential approaches: | Symbolic-Experiential ~Humanistic psychology |
Post-Modern Therapy | Post-Modern domain of Marital & Family Therapy. Given its focus on the subjective, lived reality of each individual and guiding therapy in a way that promotes new ways of interpreting experience—both individually and collectively—concepts of Social Constructivism flow throughout this approach to therapy. |
Partner Violence | If partner violence is current and ongoing then partners should not be seen for conjoint therapy until Abuse has ended. They should do separate group therapy until Abuse stops. |
Chemical and alcohol dependence: | If chemical or alcohol dependency is an issue then family therapy is appropriate cocurrently with having the person addicted go to an addiction program/group. |
History of MFT: | History of MFT Marital Schism: The parents are overly focused on their own problems which harms the marriage, the individuals, and the children. Marital Skew: One parent dominates the family, and the other is dependent. Pseudomutuality:Describes a systemic pretense of harmony and closeness that hides conflict and interferes with intimacy. Pseudohostility: A volatile and intense way of disguising and distorting both affection and splits. Rubber-Fence Boundary: The families are seemingly yielding, but are in fact nearly impermeable to information from outside systems. Tickling the Defenses: This denoted his famous phrase for teasing, provoking, and stimulating members of the family to open up and say what is really on their minds. |