Group presentation Flashcards
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Differentiation of self
1. Strong self + 2. Emotional connection to family
- A person who Thinks, feels, behaves based on personal judgement, free from family influence
- Receptive to advice, makes independent choices
- Responsive vs. reactive
- Process vs. personality characteristics
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2
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Differentiation includes 2 dimensions
- Autonomy: self away from others
- Intimacy: emotional connection towards others
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Clinical goals of differentiation (increase differentiation)
- Increase thinking choosing response vs. impulsive behavior patterns
- Increase ability to remain calm vs. repeating patterns of dealing with stress
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From dinner scene:
- Richard: high A low I: unable to emotionally connect with Frank
- Sheryl: high A low I: she’s trying to explain franks suicide with a mouth full of chicken
- Frank: less A low-medium I: wants to connect with olive with explanation
- Grandpa: high A low I: blowing nose during Franks suicide explanation
- Dwayne: high A low I: I hate everyone
- Olive: low A low-medium I: hugs and kiss Frank
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According to Bowen
- People tend to marry those with same level of differentiation
- although one spouse may appear more differentiated
- Frank - Depending on whether children are involved in negative triangles, or spared, they may develop lower or higher levels of diff
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1 Buehler, Franck, Cook 2009
- Triangulation within parents marital conflict
- Triangulation is:
- As hypothesized, found support for - HIGHER internalizing problems (feelings of worthlessness, fear, anxiety) - HIGHER externalizing problems (lying, cheating, screaming) and GREATER perceived rejection from peers
- Evidence of risk on socioemotional health
- Confusing compromising positions
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7
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- Erdem and Safi (2018)
- Cultural expansiveness in Bowen and DOS
- Empirical support of cultural validity reflecting white values
- Lacking support and contrary findings in populations of South Korea, Italy, Japan, Thailand
- Failure to investigate the contructs of measures (FUSION, EMOTIONAL CUTOFF, I STATEMENTS, EMOTIONAL REACTIVITY) what they mean and are they relevant
- Ex western label of FUSION with SOLIDARITY
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- Halevi and Idisis (2018)
- Explore DoS as a protective factor against vicarious traumatization, they found a NEGATIVE Association between vicarious traumatization and DOS
- Vicarious Traumatization = Empathic engagement with a clients traumatic experience: horrific descriptions of cruelty
- Post traumatic symptoms: Process over time, symptoms can be sudden, cumulative clients
- Symptoms: flashbacks, relationship problems, avoidance of life, decreased enjoyment of life
- DOS acts to help therapist have: -greater capacity to access ego resources, -clear flexible boundaries, -balance emotional and intellectual separation of self from client.
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