Cybernetics Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

MFT Final Exam Question and answers correctly solved 2023/2024Family therapy - correct answer first created to treat schizophrenia. A way of thinking in systemic relational terms. A set of strategies for intervening with individuals, couples, families, and other systems. Widely used since 1950's Not defined by a number Systems approach forges collaborative relationships Psychotherapeutic approach focuses on interactions Heart of the approach is systems theory Systems theory - c...

LMFT exam questions & answers 2023/2024 3 primary phenomena that emerged into MFT - ANSWER-Psychoanalysis, group therapy, and race to cure schizophrenia (and Bateson's research of family communication) Betrand Russell - ANSWER-Theory of logical types (to define hierarchies based on level of abstraction) Norbert Weiner - ANSWER-Cybernetics - Family has feedback loops(ongoing) to self-correct a family system refined Shannon-Weaver Model of Communication by adding two new features: fee...

Bowen Systems Therapy correct answers A form of transgenerational family therapy, founded by Murray Bowen, that views patterned behavior as being innate in all of nature Collaborative Language Systems correct answers A postmodern approach to family therapy, founded by Harlene Anderson and Harry Goolishian, that views families as language-and-meaning-generating systems. Focus on conversation and collaboration between therapist and client Contextual Family Therapy correct answers A form of t...

A System CORRECT ANSWER A unit bounded by a set of interrelated elements and which exhibits coherent behaviors Activating Constructive Anxiety CORRECT ANSWER Therapist's effort to reframe symptoms as efforts toward building competence by focusing on the positive attributes of anxiety as a means toward self-growth (Symbolic Experiential) Affective Confrontation (Experiential) CORRECT ANSWER The therapists intentional confrontation with the family where he or she will directly and openly sh...

Psuedomutality - Answer- describes a systemic pretense of harmony and closeness that hides conflict and interferes with intimacy (Lyman Wynne, 1940s) Psuedohostility - Answer- Arguing and bickering that hides "pathological alignments" in families A volatile and intense way of disguising and distorting both affection and splits Prevents open communication and quality relationships (Lyman Wynne, 1940s) Rubber-Fence Boundary - Answer- Families are seemingly yielding, but are in fact nearl...

MFT exam questions (terms) & answers 2023/2024 Spectatoring - ANSWER-"From Masters & Johnson - When sexual dysfunction results from preoccupation with your performance" Continuous Reinforcement Schedule - ANSWER-Every CORRECT response is reinforced Robber's Cave Study - ANSWER-showed that two hostile groups could b emade to get along well and even be friends if they had a superordinate goal to work together for Adler's biggest theory - ANSWER-Influence of birth order on core ...

ABC-X Family Crisis Model (Ans- Rueben Hill's model used to explain whether or not a stressful event would result in crisis in some families but not in other's. A=stressor B=family's crisis- meeting resources C=family's definition of the stressor X=the crisis Accommodation (Ans- Describes a variety of engagement techniques such as joining, used principally by Structural Family Therapists in which the therapist adapts themselves to the family's style of interacting. Accultura...

Psuedomutality (Ans- describes a systemic pretense of harmony and closeness that hides conflict and interferes with intimacy (Lyman Wynne, 1940s) Psuedohostility (Ans- Arguing and bickering that hides "pathological alignments" in families A volatile and intense way of disguising and distorting both affection and splits Prevents open communication and quality relationships (Lyman Wynne, 1940s) Rubber-Fence Boundary (Ans- Families are seemingly yielding, but are in fact nearly impe...

3 primary phenomena that emerged into MFT correct answers Psychoanalysis, group therapy, and race to cure schizophrenia (and Bateson's research of family communication) Betrand Russell correct answers Theory of logical types (to define hierarchies based on level of abstraction) Norbert Weiner correct answers Cybernetics - Family has feedback loops(ongoing) to self-correct a family system refined Shannon-Weaver Model of Communication by adding two new features: feedback is an essential fe...

Family therapy correct answers first created to treat schizophrenia. A way of thinking in systemic relational terms. A set of strategies for intervening with individuals, couples, families, and other systems. Widely used since 1950's Not defined by a number Systems approach forges collaborative relationships Psychotherapeutic approach focuses on interactions Heart of the approach is systems theory Systems theory correct answers Comes out of mid 20th century biology, physics, ch...