Psychology Family Therapy 5
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- Experiential Therapist Role
- therapist use thier own personality, must be open, spontaneous, empathic, sensitive and demonstrate caring and acceptance
- Expeirential Therapy goal
- help family members become more aware of their needs and feelings
- basic premise of experiential therapy
- emphasize freedom to express, feel, be who you are
- Experiential Therapist Role
- therapist must be willing to share and risk, be genuine and increase stress within family and its members
- Premise of Experiential Family Therapy
- individuals in families are not aware of their emotions or if they are, they suppress them, family members avoid each other and occupy themselves with other activities
- Experiential Theory
- assumes people are basically good, (if you believe people are evil you will not want to lower your defenses)
- 3 stages of therapy for Satir
- making contact, creating chaos, intergration
- Expeirential Therapist Role
- therapist must deal with regression therapeutically and teach family members new skills in clearly communicating their feelings
- communication stance
- family members are asked to exaggerate the physical positionn of their respective roles
- I Statements
- expressions of feelings in a personal and responsible way and encourages others to express their opinions
- expeirential therapy goal
- unlocking defenses, enhancing self esteem and recover potential for expeirence,
- creating chaos
- heighten emotions
- Satir - Experiential Therapy
- emphasis on expanding experience, flexibility and freedom