MFT Exam 2023
Classical Conditioning: - ANS-A learning paradigm studied and practiced in a laboratory
or other controlled environment in which a
... [Show More] stimulus called the unconditioned stimulus
(US) which naturally elicits an unconditioned response (UCR), is paired with a neutral
stimulus that does not initially elicit a response. Through the repeated pairings, the
neutral stimulus (now the conditioned stimulus - CS) begins to elicit the desired
response (now the conditioned response - CR).
Coercion (Aversive Control): - ANS-From behavioral family therapy, one person uses
aversive stimuli to control the behavior of another.
Coaching - ANS-In Bowenian therapy (used by other models as well), the use of an
objective person, such as the therapist, to guide a family member to interact with other
members in new ways and prevent the family from seducing the person back into older,
dysfunctional behaviors. The therapist takes an educative role, rather than an emotional
one.
Sibling Position: - ANS-Bowen theory incorporates the research of psychologist Walter
Toman as a foundation for its concept of sibling position. Bowen observed the impact of
sibling position on development and behavior in his family research. However, he found
Toman's work so thorough and consistent with his ideas that he incorporated it into his
theory. The basic idea is that people who grow up in the same sibling position
predictably have important common characteristics. For example, oldest children tend to
gravitate to leadership positions and youngest children often prefer to be followers. The
characteristics of one position are not "better" than those of another position, but are
complementary. For example, a boss who is an oldest child may work unusually well
with a first assistant who is a youngest child. Youngest children may like to be in
charge, but their leadership style typically differs from an oldest's style. (From the
Bowen Center website)
Cognitive Behavior Family Therapy (CBT): - ANS-Therapies based on both behavioral
techniques, which grew out of scientific, laboratory experiments, and on the cognitive
therapy models. People learn to modify behaviors both by altering the reinforcement
contingencies and/or changing the cognitions that influence their behaviors and
interactions.
Cognitive Maps: - ANS-Mental models by which incoming information is perceived,
understood, transformed, and stored, together with a corresponding repertoire of
behavioral options. Maps are based on the integration of experiences. Each part of the
cognitive map - i.e., input and output - forms the individual's internal representation of
reality. Cognitive maps shape actions and communication. They may be flexible, able to
change and expand cumulatively with new information and experiences, or they may be
rigid and limiting. Maps have both language and spatial aspects with a private
vocabulary and imagery that determines how incoming communication is interpreted.
Collaborative Language Family Therapy: - ANS-From Goolishian and Anderson, a
model of family therapy based on the idea that problems are maintained in the family's
language and may be resolved by changes in their use of language. The therapist asks
questions from a not knowing stance, designed to draw out the client's own views of the
problem. The problem is "dissolved" as new meanings and actions evolve.
Communication Theory: - ANS-Originated by the MRI group, the study of the process by
which verbal and non-verbal information is exchanged within a relationship.
Communication can be analogic which has little structure, but is rich in content, or digital
which is verbal communication perceived and interpreted based on meaning. (see
various types of communications: Haptic; Kinesthetic; Paralinguistic; and Streptic).... [Show Less]