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Who are the two biggest advocates of this perspective? |
Joe Haley; Cloe Madanes |
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Like structural therapists, strategic therapists are interested in... |
family hierarchy |
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Power within the family is an essential way of understanding |
symptomatic presentations |
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What is the difference between strategic and structural therapists? |
strategic therapists pay more attention to the repetitive patterns of communication and behavior within the family |
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the strategic therapists believe the way to change is to |
design specific tasks for each individual problem |
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strategic therapists are interested in the |
repetitive sequences of interaction that are seen in families and dyads |
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what are the two levels of communication? |
digital and analogic |
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what is digital communication? |
occurs when statements have only one meaning; a sort of yes/no or on/off situation |
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what is anagogic communication? |
statements can have meanings on multiple levels |
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hierarchies involve |
power |
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strategic therapists don't have a formal theory of |
personality |
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strategic therapists define dysfunction as |
rigid, repetitive interactive behavior |
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problems in families result from |
problematic hierarchies |
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If there is a problem child in a family, then someone has |
crossed a generational boundary and become too involved with a child |
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The closest thing to a model of health for strategic is |
clear hierarchy within the system |
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no formal __________ or _________ is used in strategic therapy |
assessment; diagnosis |
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the strategic therapist assesses the family through observation of |
interaction |
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Observation of interactions will provide information about |
hierarchies and where they might be dysfunctional |
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strategic therapy is generally ________ |
brief |
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the therapist is very ______ and _________ |
active and directive |
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the focus of counseling is generally on |
the present |
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The goal of the strategic therapist is very simple and straightforward: To |
resolve the presenting problem |
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the problem should be something one can
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count, observe, measure, or in some way know one is influencing |
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the strategic therapist ultimately wants people to |
behave differently |
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insight is of __________ value to the strategic theorist |
little |
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what is a directive technique? |
the therapist issues directives to the family, usually hw |
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directives are used to |
accomplish the therapeutic goal of getting people to behave differently |
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two kinds of directives are used in strategic therapy: |
Direct/straightforward and indirect/paradoxical |
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directives must be |
clear, precise, and understood by all members of the family |
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which members of the family should have a part in the task? |
all |
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someone in the family should be made responsible for |
reporting on the family's performance |
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sometimes changing the way the client perceives the problem is |
helpful |
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straightforward directives are often used to |
rearrange family hierarchy |
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what are the techniques of strategic? |
reframing, working with hierarchical problems, pretend directives, and directives |
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what are pretend directives? |
acting out the symptom |