1. Emotionally focused family therapy:
2. The basic goal of EFFT is:
3. The format for EFFT sessions is:
4. EFFT therapist skills include:
5. List three examples of when attachments may compete in families:
6. The positions of pursue/withdraw are different in families than in couples primarily because:
7. List three comments you could make that would validate these parents without invalidating the children.
8. List three comments you could make that would validate these children without invalidating the parents.
9. How would you formulate the negative interactional cycle?
10. What interventions would you use in the beginning session with this family? (more than one correct answer)
11. How would you intervene to begin to access this father’s primary emotion and how would you frame the emotions in attachment terms?
HintFather: “There is a lot of heaviness in our home. I need to use a harsh response because he asks for it. A simple request and he doesn’t listen; the only way I can get his attention is to come down hard. And come down hard I do. It’s the only way I get him to respond.”
12. How would you begin to access this son’s underlying emotions and how would you frame the emotions in attachment terms?
HintDennis: (looking downcast) “It doesn’t really matter.” (sigh, long pause) “Whatever.”
13. List three comments you could make that would validate this mom without invalidating the other family members.
14. List three comments you could make that would validate this dad without invalidating other family members.
15. List three comments you could make that would validate this teenager without invalidating other family members.
16. How would you formulate the negative cycle in this family and begin to access the underlying emotions?
17. Pick which would be EFFT interventions with this family in this session? (more than one correct answer)
18. How would you intervene to begin to access this mother’s primary emotions, and how would you frame the emotions in attachment terms?
HintMom: “I don’t know what to do! The course she is taking I just don’t understand. I think she is being influenced by her boyfriend. I mean, she talks and acts like him, using the same language. She just changed her mind at the last minute—I am not sure she thought it through at all, and I am afraid she is making a mistake. It’s a lot of money.”
19. How would you intervene to begin to access this daughter’s primary emotions and how would you frame the emotions in attachment terms?
HintDaughter: “I can’t do anything right! Every time I bring anything to you—my grades, anything—it is never good enough! What did you say the last time I told you my marks? ‘How come you got a C?’ Those marks aren’t important, but all I get is criticism. No wonder I don’t want to tell you anything!”