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Mental Research Institute (MRI) assessement technique
Assessment focuses n the symptom(s) and does not look at history. Looks for
instances of circular causality and determines sequences of symptom
maintaining behaviors
Who are the theorists associated with MRI?
Watzlawick, Wekland, Fisch, Jackson and Sluzki
, sensate focus exercises
exercises designed to reduce anxiety and teach mutual pleasuring through
non-genital touching in non-demanding situations
attachment
seeking closeness in the face of stress
Anxiously attached children
have overly protective and intrusive parents
Avoidantly attached children
have emotionally unavailable parents. The child will make initial attempts at
seeking comfort from his or her caregiver, but when it becomes apparent that
the caregiver will not respond, the child eventually gives up
complimentarity
refers to the reciprocity that is the defining feature of every relationship
process/content
Focus on "how" people talk rather than "what" they talk about; the most
productive shift a family therapist can make; focusing on the underlying
processes that are contributing to the content is key
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