bowen family system theory

source: https://travel2cali.com/m2m-day-11-family-systems/?fbclid=IwAR2opgu6YSQETX9fVsTcSE0LVS7iBq_jiT85Bby25OfPuWa7dndwcHwX4_M

(youtube video 7:33 minutes)

"This system views the family as an emotional unit and uses systems-thinking to describe the complex interactions in this unit. It is the nature of a family that its members are intensely connected emotionally. Families profoundly affect each other’s thoughts, feelings, and actions when they try to gain affection, approval, and attention from the other members. A family unit can be very close-knitted or are distant if problems go unresolved.

The Eight-Core Concepts:

1. Emotional Triangles
2. Differentiation of Self
3. Nuclear Family Systems

    Four Basic Relations Patterns

    a. marital conflict

    b. disfunction in one spouse

    c. impairment of one or more children

    d. emotional distance

1. Family Projective Process
2. Multi-generational Transmission Process
3. Emotional Cutoff
4. Sibling Position
5. Societal Emotional Process

Four Basic Relationship Patterns:

These patterns are what drives people apart.

1. Marital Conflict
2. Dysfunction in one Spouse
3. Impairment of one or more Children
4. Emotional Distance"

======================================================

TREATMENT GOALS:

1. Understand therapy from an EMOTIONAL SYSTEM

2. Observe and recognize FAMILY PATTERNS

3. Reduce anxiety in the relationship system

4. Restore TRUST and FAIRNESS

5. Increase DIFFERENTIATION

6. Demonstrate INTER-GENERATAIONAL PATTERNS

INTERVENTIONS:

1. Teach DIFFERENTIATION

2. Focus on THINKING over feeling

3. DE-TRIANGULATING by reducing DYADIC INTERACTIONS

4. Encourage "I" STATEMENT

5. Re-OPEN cut off relations

6. Guide families to IDENTIFY TRIGGERS for reactivity

======================================================

my reflection: 

>my attention was riveted to DIFFERENTIATION & SELF DEVELOPMENT which is a challenge to Filipino families due to our "undifferentiated self" (Fr Jaime Bulatao, SJ, PhD).

 

>trans-generational same sibling position share traits (Daniele and me)

>physically close but emotionally cut off