Miley's Theory: Family Schema

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Miley’s mother passed away eight years ago and Miley was able to function as a model child up to recently. I hypothecs that Miley experienced changes due to her thought about her step sister accrued when she show up at the house.
Activating vent (A): The step sister moved to the house because the father has full custody, so Miley felt that her step sister is treating her by taking her father’s care and attention.
Belief (B): Miley believe that she is not valuable anymore for him because her father does not care for her, does not spend time with her, does not understand her like before, he does not love me and does not give the priority at the house for her comparing to her step sister.
Consequence (C): Because her father does not have the …show more content…

Concept from theory: Family Schema
Application of Concept to the vignette:
The father was spending quality and value time with Miley, so the message was that Miley was valuable. The rules of the family changed when the father changed due to her step sister came to the family. I hypothecs that she had to act as a perfect and ideal child, the father starts to wonder why she changed to the worse, so Miley did not meet the father’s expectations. This is because she said “Dad, you just don’t get it”, meaning you do not understand me.
3. Concept from theory: Cognitive …show more content…

Then the therapist will introduce the thought record sheets to write with her an example about a thought record about any past or current unpleasant experience that you would like to have handled differently. The therapist will say: “let us practice by writing one of your thoughts about your relationship with your father”. Then, the therapist will ask Miley to keep writing her thoughts record for a month until she sees how much better she can think and