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Bowen’s Strategic Family Therapy .....................................................................................................98
Contents...............................................................................................................................................98
Introduction .........................................................................................................................................98
The family system ........................................................................................... ....................................98
There are eight interlocking concepts in Dr. Bowen's theory: ........................................................99
1) Differentiation of self:.............................................................................................................99
2) Triangles:.................................................................................................................................99
3) Nuclear family emotional system: ..........................................................................................99
4) Family projection process: ......................................................................................................99
5) Multigenerational transmission process:.................................................................................99
6) Emotional cut-off: ...................................................................................................................99
7) Sibling position: ......................................................................................................................99
8) Societal emotional process:.....................................................................................................99
1. Differentiation of Self ...............................................................................................100
2. Triangles....................................................................................................................103
3. The Nuclear Family Emotional Processes ................................................................105
4. The Family Projection Process..................................................................................108
5. The Multigenerational Transmission Process ...........................................................112
6. Sibling Position .........................................................................................................114
7. Emotional Cut-off .....................................................................................................116
8. Societal Emotional Processes....................................................................................118
Areas of assessment ..........................................................................................................................120
1) Spousal relationships.................................................................................................................120
2) De – Triangulation ....................................................................................................................121
3) Differentiation Of The Self and Emotional Cutoff. ..................................................................122
4) Understanding family emotional systems.................................................................................123
Normal Family Development............................................................................................................126
Family Disorders...............................................................................................................................126
Family Therapy with One Person .....................................................................................................126
Goals of Therapy...............................................................................................................................127
The practice of Bowen family therapy is governed by the following two goals: .........................127
Treatment entails ...........................................................................................................................127
More specifically, the therapist .....................................................................................................127
Techniques ....................................................................................................................................128
Other concepts:..............................................................................................................................128
More about Triangles ........................................................................................................................129
1. Cross-generational coalitions ....................................................................................................129
2. The authors reviewed three family triangles:............................................................................129
3. The Emotionally Disturbed Child as the Family Scapegoat. ....................................................130
4. Marks, S. (1989). Towards a systems theory of marital quality. ..............................................131
seven different manifestations of the dual triangle construct........................................................131
Criticisms on the triangle theory ...................................................................................................132
Salvador Minuchin’s Structural Family Therapy ...........................................................................133
Contents.............................................................................................................................................133
Family Rules .....................................................................................................................................133
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