1. From your perspective as the therapist, what does each member of The Huxtable family from The Cosby Show want? List each member's wants individually (Cliff, Claire, Rudy, Sandra, Denise, Theo, and Vanessa)
2. Use each theory listed (Experiential Analysis, Emotion-Focused Analysis, Internal Family Systems Analysis), describe how the problem of the want is analyzed for each, and how change might occur in each theory.
3. Look at a specific scene from The Cosby Show where all family members are engaged in verbal and nonverbal interactions. Describe the scene and analyze this family from a systemic perspective. A few guiding questions that might be helpful in your systemic analysis are: What is each family member's role? Are you able see the relationships themselves as the client, rather than the individuals? Who has power? How are the family members attempting to get their wants and needs met? How are the other family members responding? How does this affect others' attempts to get their wants and needs met? What emotions emerge? How are these emotions expressed?