Bowen, Multigenerational

Question 1

Undifferentiated Family Ego Mass

Answer 1

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Multigenerational

Nuclear Family Emotional System

How fused the family is, how much reactivity

Question 2

Triangles

Answer 2

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Multigenerational

When a 3rd party is brought in to diffuse tension between two others, to lower the anxiety.

Question 3

Family Projection Process

Answer 3

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Multigenerational

When we have unmet needs from our family, we are likely to project them on to our current family.

I was neglected, now my family is enmeshed.

Question 4

Societal Emotional Process

Answer 4

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Multigenerational

The way society can influence family systems and individuals within the system; the more differentiated someone is the less they are impacted.

Question 5

Emotional Cutoff

Answer 5

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Multigenerational

When someone manages anxiety by emotionally withdrawing. Often looks differentiated but isn’t. Cutoff is often used by those most fused.

Question 6

Sibling Position

Answer 6

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Multigenerational

The order in which you were born may impact your personality. Oldest - responsible, parent. Youngest.

Question 7

Multigenerational Transmission Process

Answer 7

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Multigenerational

Passing down of symptoms, emotional processes throughout the years.

Question 8

Multigenerational Family Systems

Answer 8

WHO? Individuals, couples, entire, family, or combo
HOW LONG? Long term up to several years

Goals? Decrease anxiety, increase differentiation

Conflict between togetherness & self.

Question 9

Process Questions

Answer 9

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Multigenerational

Makes family slow down and be more rational when stress/anxiety influences what’s going on.

Question 10

Going Home Again

Answer 10

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Multigenerational

Intervention to go home and repair conflict with F.O.O

Question 11

Displacement Stories

Answer 11

Bowen / Guerin
Multigenerational

Create distance between you and your problem - rationally thinking through a reflection of conflicts other people are having.

Question 12

“I” Position

Answer 12

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Multigenerational

Helps diffuse emotional reactivity by having people take ownership of their feelings/thoughts/emotions.

Question 13

Relationship Experiments

Answer 13

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Multigenerational

This was HW to try outside of session.

Question 14

Multigenerational Family Systems: Treatment Phases

Answer 14

Early: Take rich family hx, genogram as assessment, look for individuality/togetherness

Middle: Genogram, triangles, multigenerational transmission process

Late; “I” statements, etc.

Question 15

Nuclear Family Emotional System

Answer 15

Bowen
Multigenerational

The way reactivity and non-reactivity is established through patterns in a family.

Question 16

Individuality & Togetherness

Answer 16

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Multigenerational

There is anxiety when individually & togetherness are polarized. Need balance to be high functioning.

Need self differentiation in order to achieve the balance.

Question 17

Differentiation of Self

Answer 17

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Multigenerational

What is mine, what is yours. Ability to maintain rational thinking - non-reactive in conflict vs highly reactive and emotional.

Question 18

Non-anxious Presence

Answer 18

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Multigenerational

Role of therapist is to be non-anxious. Regulate the room. State differentiated from system.

Question 19

Detriangulate

Answer 19

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Multigenerational

Therapist to remain neutral so as not to be pulled into the system, which helps diffuse emotionality in room.

Question 20

Coaching

Answer 20

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Multigenerational

Role of therapist is coach or teacher. Client has to do the work, therapist is just there to guide.

Question 21

Multigenerational Family Systems: Assessment & Diagnosis

Answer 21

Assessment: Rich family hx often through a genogram. Looking for individuality & togetherness. Triangles, differentiation.

Non-pathologizing.

Question 22

Triangulation

Answer 22

Bowen
Multigenerational
When 3rd party is brought in to reduce anxiety, often the therapist.

Question 23

Genogram or Family Diagram

Answer 23

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Multigenerational

Guerin coined term genogram.

Used to see how families operate in 3 generations, can be used to establish patterns.