RTS Marriage and Family Therapy Communication

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

FINAL EXAM HELP PART 2

FAMILY SYSTEMS EXAM HELP

* Bolded terms need clarification from Dr. Hurley
accommodation	Elements of a system automatically adjust to coordinate their functioning: people may have to work at it.
alliance	cooperative arrangements between two parties, not formed at the expense of a third. (positive, different than coalition)
black box metaphor	The idea that because the mind is so complex, it’s better to study people’s input & output (behavior, communication) than to speculate about what goes on in their minds.
blended families	Separate families united by marriage; stepfamilies
boundaries	Emotional & physical barriers that protect & enhance the integrity of individuals, subsystems, & families
circular causality	The idea that actions are related through a series of recursive loops or repeating cycles
circular questioning	A method of interviewing that asks questions that highlight differences among family members.
coalition	An alliance between two persons or social units against a third
communications theory	The study of relationships in terms of the exchange of messages (verbal and nonverbal).
complementarily	the reciprocity that is the defining feature of any relationship
complementary relationships	Relationship based on differences that fit together, where qualities of one make up for lacks in the other; one is a one-up while the other is one-down
concurrent therapy	treatment of two or more person seen separately by different therapists
conjoint therapy	two or more people are seen together by the same therapist.
constructivism	Reality is subjectively constructed by people. Knowledge is a product of the way our imaginations are organized - Kant. Therapists can be guilty of this, defining their own reality of the clients situation.
cross-generational coalition	An inappropriate alliance between a parent and child, who side together against a third member of the family.
culture	Common patterns of bx & experience derived from settings in which people live
cybernetics	The study of feedback mechanisms in self-regulating systems. (e.g. levels and orders of change, feedback loops) Focuses on: Family rules, negative / positive feedback, sequences of family interactions.
differentiation of self	The psychological separation of intellect & emotions,, & independence of self from others; opposite of fusion. (the is a healthy trait)
directives	A therapeutic technique used by Jay Haley to become in charge of the family's treatment & get them to do something about the presenting problems
disengagement	Psychological isolation that results from overly rigid boundaries around individuals & subsystems in a family
double bind	Created when a person receives contradictory messages on different levels of abstraction in an important relationship & cannot leave or comment
emotional reactivity	Tendency to react in a knee-jerk reaction, not calmly and rationally. Feelings overwhelm thinking and drowned out individuality.
empathy
enactment	An interaction stimulated in structural family therapy in order to observe and then change transactions that make up family structure.
enmeshed	Loss of autonomy due to a blurring of psychological boundaries
equifinality	The final results are the same regardless of which part of the system begins to change first. (e.g. it doesn't matter if the husband, wife, or child changes first).
ethnicity	Common ancestry through which groups of people evolve shared values & customs
expressive leader	serving social and emotional functions (traditionally the wife)
externalization	personifying problems as external to persons
family homeostasis	tendency for family to resist change in order to maintain a steady state (to avoid change)
family life cycle	Stages of family life from separation from one’s parents to marriage, having children, growing older, retirement, and finally death
family of origin	A person’s parents & siblings; usually refers to the original nuclear family of an adult
family rule	Governs the range of behavior a family system can tolerate.
family structure	Refers to the functional organization of families that determines how family members interact
family system	The family is conceived as a collective whole entity made up of individual parts plus the way they function together
feedback loop	The core of Cybernetics and the process by which the system gets the information necessary to maintain a steady course. The return of a portion of the output of a system (see positive and negative feedback)
first-order change	Temporary or superficial changes within a system that do not alter the basic organization of the system.
function of the symptom	The idea that symptoms are often ways to distract or otherwise protect family members from threatening conflicts
general systems theory	A biological model of living systems as whole entities that maintain themselves through continuous input & output from the environment (von Bertalanffy)
group dynamics	Interactions among group members that emerge as a result of properties of group rather than merely their individual personalities (e.g. scapegoats, coalitions, alignments, splits)
hierarchical structure	Clear generational boundaries, where parents maintain control and authority.
instrumental leader	decision making and task functions (traditionally the husband)
intensity	forceful intervening by the therapist
invariant prescription	parents are directed to mysteriously sneak away together.
linear causality	one event is the cause and another is the effect. Stimulus and response.
linear causality	The idea that one event is the cause & another is the effect: in behavior the idea that one behavior is a stimulus, the other a response
marital schism	A type of marital discord. A chronic failure to accommodate each other or to achieve role reciprocity
marital skew	Serious psychopathology in one partner who dominates the other.
metacommunication	Communicating (talking) about the ways of communicating. Every message has two levels: report & command; metacommunication is a covert & often unnoticed message accompanying communication
morphogenesis	Process by which a system changes to adapt to new situations.
multiple family group therapy	Tx of several families at once in a group therapy format (Peter Laquer & Murray Bowen)
multiple impact therapy	An intensive, crisis-oriented form of family therapy developed by Robert MacGregor: family members are treated in various subgroups by a team of therapists
mystification	distorting childs experience by denying or relabeling it.
narrative therapists	help their clients reframe the way they look at things
negative feedback	How far off the mark the system is straying and the corrections necessary.
network therapy	Assisting families in crisis by gathering the whole family, friends, employers, etc. (their social network)
neutrality	balanced acceptance of family members
object relations	attitudes and beliefs of self and others formed in early childhood (from parents) that drive attitudes and beliefs in current relationships
open system	A system that sustain themselves by continually interacting with outside environment.
ordeals	paradoxical intervention in which the client is directed to do something that is more of a hardship than the symptom
paradox	A self-contradictory statement based on a valid deduction from acceptable premises. See pg. 61.
paradoxical injunction	Therapist directs the family members to continue what they are doing. If they conform then admit control, if they don't the symptoms stop.
phenomenology	An emphasis on the deep personal involvement with clients instead of dissecting people as objects
positive connotation	ascribing positive motives to family behavior in order to promote family cohesion and avoid resistance to therapy.
positive feedback	information that confirms and reinforces the direction a system is taking.
pretend techniques	playful paradoxical intervention where family members are asked to pretend engage in symptomatic behavior. (if they are pretending to have the symptom, then it can not be real).
process/content	Distinction between how members of a family or group related & what they talk about
pseudohostility	Superficial bickering that blurs deeper hostility and affection.
pseudomutuality	A façade of togetherness that masks conflict and blocks intimacy, includes an unnatural dread of separateness. There is no room for separate identifies.
psuedomutuality	A façade of togetherness that masks conflict & blocks intimacy (Wynne et al.) see pg. 23
psychodrama	A technique whereby patients act out their conflicts instead of just discussing them. One of the earliest approaches to group tx.
punctuation	Describing a sequence of interactions so that it appears one’s behavior was caused by another person. Communication therapists change the punctuation of events to free families from a linear causality framework.
reframing	relabeling behavior to shift how family members respond to it. E.g. Family thinks child is lazy, therapist reframes it as depression.
restraining	overcoming resistance by suggesting that the family cannot change
rituals	a set of prescribed actions designed to change a family's system rules
rubber fence	An invisible barrier that stretches to permit obligatory extra-familial involvement, such as going to school, but springs back tightly if that involvement goes too far
second-order change	basic change in the structure or functioning of the system. Hurley: the addition of new options to the system.
self-actualization	Our healthy instinct to do what is best for us & helps us flourish (Rogers)
shaping	reinforcing change in small steps
social constructionism	Our interpretations of the world are shaped by the social context in which we live.
solution focused therapy	the best way to solve problems is to discover what people do when they are not having the problem and then build on that
structure of interaction	Recurrent patterns of interaction that define & stabilize the shape of relationships
subsystems	Smaller units in families, determined by generation, sex, or function
symmetrical relationships	Relationships based on equality; the behavior of one mirrors that of the other or is considered parallel
system theory	studying a group of related elements that interact as a whole entity
transference	Distorted emotional reactions to present relationships based on unresolved, early family relations
triangle	the smallest stable unit of relationship
triangulation	Detouring conflict between two people by involving a third person, stabilizing the relationship between the original pair
unbalancing	the therapist joins with one person over another in an effort to break a stalemate situation.
undifferentiated family ego mass	emotional fusion within the family. Enmeshed families don't allow members to be emotionally differentiated.

The first of many helpful FINAL EXAM prompts from my wonderful second year buddy...

SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY 1

Final Examination Sample 1

Name_______________________________________

T508/808 Systematic Theology I

Final Exam

Please do not take longer than two hours to take the test. Use your own paper and staple or clip it to this sheet.

Part One: Reading Assignments

1.Indicate what percentage of the assigned reading for the course you have completed: _______________.

Part Two: Long Essays

Answer both questions. You may look at the questions and organize your material before you begin the exam. You may use your Bible, textbooks, and notes on these two questions.

1.A new convert to Christ comes to you and says that she was visited by an evangelistic team, claiming to be Christians, the previous evening who said in the course of conversation that the doctrine of the trinity was not taught in the Scriptures. They told her that the word "trinity" is not found in the Bible and that it was not until the 4th century before churches adopted belief in the trinity. This young disciple wants to know what you think about these things. How would you explain to her where such false views come from and present to her the Biblical teaching on the Trinity? Be sure to also to note the practical importance of the doctrine of the trinity.

2.A Christian friend comes to you, distressed at having found many passages in the Bible which indicate that God chooses or predestines some to salvation. This teaching of predestination is troubling to him and he has always been taught that it is wrong and that it undercuts man's free will. In a sympathetic way, show him that the Bible does teach both God's predestination and man's responsibility. Then show the pastoral application of the doctrine of predestination to us: how it gives all glory to God for salvation, strengthens the Christian's assurance, and bolsters his hope of glory.

Part Three: Short Answers

Again answer all questions. You may look at the questions and organize your material before you begin the exam, BUT, this time, you may NOT use your textbooks, and notes (you may use your Bible). Give scriptural references in all answers. Answer the questions fully but briefly (that is, in a few sentences).

1.In outline, what is the Biblical view of the image of God in man?

2.What does "total depravity" mean? Defend it from Scripture.

3.What is "immediate imputation" of Adam's sin? Defend it from Scripture.

4.What is the difference between original sin and actual sin?

5.What is the doctrine of the "inerrancy" of Scripture? Defend it biblically. What do we mean by "plenary verbal inspiration?"

Final Examination Sample 2

Duration: 2 hours

No external aids allowed Name: ________________________

E-mail:________________________

Address:_____________________

_____________________

Most of these questions requires a simple true or false answer. Others require a precise, yet concise answer. Please answer on the question sheets and return to the proctor following completion of the examination.

1. The biblical use of language for the purposes of revelation is:

anatomical

univocal

analogical

anthropological

2. Cite two principal passages elucidating the doctrine of general revelation:

_______________

3. In describing revelation we said three things: one of which was that revelation is an act of grace (because the initiative is God’s). Name the other two features:

________________

4. Which of the following activities in special revelation continues:

revelation on the stage of history

revelation in the words of Scripture

revelation in the hearts of sinners enlightening Scripture

5. Which of the following did not believe in General Revelation:

Emil Brunner

Karl Barth

Louis Berkhof

6. Name five attributes of God that are discerned in general revelation:

_________________

7. According the Romans 1, the natural man (without the Bible)

understands some of that revelation

understands all of that revelation

8. According to the Bible, the natural man without a Bible and with only general revelation to go by may come to an understanding of the way of salvation. True or False?

9. Name three forms of special revelation God used before the canon of Scripture was complete:

___________________

10. What is meant by organic inspiration?

11. What is meant by plenary inspiration?

12. Cite two passages in the New Testament which speak to inspiration:

_________________

13. Cite two human attributes of Scripture:

________________

14. Which (if any) of the following are incompatible with a doctrine of biblical inerrancy:

Textual criticism

Source criticism

Redaction criticism

15. Define the doctrine of inerrancy as applied to Scripture.

16. What is wrong with the expression: “Hear the Word of God as we find it in the Gospel of Matthew.”

17. Name two issues which have led some to a denial of inerrancy:

ii.

18. Name three things that attest to the authority of Scripture:

ii.

iii.

19. Define what we understand by the perspicuity of Scripture:

20. What did Calvin mean when he suggested that Scripture is autopiston?

21. What do we mean by the following:

God is immutable _____________________________________

God is impassible _____________________________________

God is eternal ________________________________________

22. In what passage in the Old Testament does God reveal his covenant name?

23. What do we mean by saying that “God is a spirit”?

24. Distinguish between the Latin expression:

Quid est Deus _______________________________

Qualis est Deus ______________________________

25. What do we understand by the following-

the retributive righteousness of God ______________________________

the remunerative righteousness of God ____________________________

26. Which of the following statements are true:

God exists in unity and plurality

God is One in essence

27. Which of the following are true:

God is three in essence

God is both three persons and one person

28. Is the following true of false:

The Son is eternally subordinate to the Father in his essence

The Son is eternally subordinate to the Father as the Mediator

Jesus is consubstantial with the Father

29. Give the technical term for the following:

The Father, Son and Holy Spirit are three roles performed by the One God: _______________________________

30. Distinguish the following:

economic trinitarianism __________________________

essential trinitarianism____________________________

31. Cite two passages in which the doctrine of the trinity is clearly evident:

___________________

32. Name one of the Cappadocian Fathers:

i. ________________________________

33. Distinguish homoousios and homoiousios:

i. _______________________________

ii._______________________________

34. “There was not a time when the Son was not.” Who said this?

i. __________________________

35. What does the term perichoresis mean? ____________________________________

36. Are the decrees of God singular or plural? __________________________________

37. God has foreordained whatsoever comes to pass. In chapter 3 of the Westminster

Confession, three caveats are entered at this point. What are they?

i. _______________________________________

ii. ______________________________________

iii. ______________________________________

38. Define supralapsarianism carefully and accurately:

_______________________________________________________________________

39. What indicators in chapter 3 of the Westminster Confession are there to suggest that the decree of reprobation is NOT equally ultimate with the decree of election?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

40. From the narratives of Genesis 1 and 2, name three doctrines that relate to the area of anthropology:

i. _________________________________________________

ii._________________________________________________

________________________________________________

41. What do we understand by trichoticism?

42. Distinguish between creationist and traducianist views of the origin of the soul.

43. Distinguish between the natural and moral image of God in man.

44. Name five aspects of the natural image of God in man:

i._________________________

ii._________________________

iii_________________________

iv._________________________

v. _________________________

45. In the opening chapters of Genesis, name three specific mandates that God give to man:

i. _______________________________

ii._______________________________

iii._______________________________

46. Define the covenant of grace.

47. Name three other covenants in the Bible:

i. ________________

ii.________________

iii________________

48. How do Baptists and paedo-baptists distinguish themselves within this definition of the covenant of grace?

49. Distinguish between mediate and immediate imputation of sin:

i. _________________________

ii. _________________________

50. What, according to Augustine, is the sin against the Holy Spirit?

i. _____________________________________________

Sunday, November 14, 2010

PSY 622 Interview Questions

Hey, all

I found some of these questions on my buddy file for those of you (like me) who haven't done your interview for PSY 622 yet:

Questions:

How long have you been at the church?

What is your role at the church?

How do you view scripture (literal, infallible, absolute authority)?

How do you view the Trinity?

What is the Holy Spirit’s role in the world…in people’s lives…Christians and non-Christians?

How do you incorporate Scripture and Theology? Is Theology useful?

Have you had any formal education in the field of Psychology?

How much counseling do you do as a pastor?

Is there a place for secular theory within Christian counseling?

Do you believe a pastor or counselor can use both scripture and psychology?

~Do you use Scripture when counseling?

~Do you use secular psychology when counseling? Etc.

Can lasting change occur in a person without the incorporation of Scripture?

Where do you believe Scripture fits into psychology?

What is your stance on medicating people who struggle with depression or some form of mental illness?

Would you refer a member of your congregation to a professional counselor?

Would you refer a member of your congregation to a non-Christian therapist?

Monday, November 8, 2010

Sire reading / summary groups

Here is our (Ryan and I 's)solution to avoiding lots of reading. Read the attachment to see which groups you are in. The chapter is what you will read and write a summary on for the class. Please be detailed and thoughtful in writing these as you only have to read the one chapter and write the summary. I will also post this on the blog. Email summaries and we will designate/decide upon times to discuss.

Reading and Summary Groups for The Universe Next Door (Sires)

· We recommend that everyone read the introduction and the conclusion.

Group 1: Will, Micheal, Alex- Chapter 2 “Christian Theism”

Group 2: Laurel, Stephanie- Chapter 3 “Deism”

Group 3: Shelley, Jaimie, Michelle – Chapter 4 “Naturalism”

Group 4: Branden, Jason, Pablo- Chapter 5 “Nihilism”

Group 5: Leah, Christina, Josh– Chapter 6 “Existentialism”

Group 6: Joshua, Roe- Chapter 7 “Eastern Pantheistic Monism”

Group 7: Betsy, John Q., Ryan - Chapter 8 “The New Age”

Group 8: Brittany, Katie – Chapter 9 “Postmodernism”

Group 9: Quita, Lanie- Chapter 10 “Islamic Theism”

In Him,

Betsy

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Pot Luck!

This Saturday night (tu estas invitado) you are invited to Laurel's crib (aka house).

When? This Saturday 6pm-9pm
Address: 79 Moss Woods Dr. Madison 39110
Laurel's cel: 601.951.1708

What to bring:
Food. Food, comida, food, food, comida, food!
Your "significant other", even if its your dog. Bring your kids.

Board games? Sure. Absolutely.

Corey Answers

Hey ya'll does anyone have the answers to the CBT corey quiz for today? I can't find them all...Thanks!!

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Missing Bavinck....

Hey y'all!

FOUND THE BOOK! --Thanks Branden!

Thanks--Stephanie H.