Briefly explain the types of goals.​

Answers may vary. Goals may initially be expressed in broad terms. Examples include change in cognitive functioning (e.g., increase positive self-talk), emotional functioning (e.g., manage anger), or a behavioral change (e.g., listen to others without interrupting). In some instances, change may require combining overt and covert goals. An overt goal requires action, whereas a covert goal involves changing thoughts or feeling.​
Goals may be further categorized by both type and function. Specifically, goals may be shared or reciprocal depending on the systems or subsystems involved. When the target system is a couple, family, or group, goals typically involve changes on the part of all the relevant participants in the system. In these larger systems, shared goals are held in common and agreed upon by members of the system. Reciprocal goals have some elements of a shared goal in that they are also developed in conjunction with all parties involved. With reciprocal goals, all involved agree upon exchanges of different behavior and to act or respond to each other in a different manner.