Transgenerational Models Flashcards
What are the three theories in the Transgenerational Model?
Objective relations theory, Contextual Family Therapy, Bowenian Family Therapy
Bowenian Family therapy founder?
Murray Bowen
Primary challenges according to Bowen
achieve and maintain a balance of individuality and togetherness.
Individuality and Togetherness
Objective and non-reactive; Subjective, reactive. There needs to be a balance of this or there is an increase in anxiety.
Differentiation of Self
Balance of thinking and feeling. Diff. individuals are less reactive and more objective.
Triangles
creates an emotional closeness with one that they are not receiving from another.
Nuclear fam. emotional system
emotional patterns of interaction within a family.
Family Projection Process
projecting ones needs onto other family members.
Undifferentiated Family Ego Mass
used to identify an excess of emotional reactivity.
Primary goal of Bowen
Decrease anxiety; increase differentiation
Who is involved (Bowen)
ind. fam members, dyad or entire fam.
Diagnosis (bowen)
non pathologizing; maintains a systemic focus.
treatment duration (bowen)
long term several years
Assessment (Bowen)
rich history of generations, look for presence of triangles
Genograms
can be used as an assessment or intervention
Therapy Structure
Assessment phase, genogram phase and differentiation phase
emotional cutoff
problematic way of dealing with attachment issues through withdrawal
sibling position
birth order and plays a role in how members are chosen for the project projections process.
societal emotional process
impact of social influences on family functioning. higher differentiation less vulnerability to destructive societal influences. i.e sexism, discrimination.
detriangulate
families will try to triangulate you, be neutral.
Nonanxious presence
usually the therapist, promotes higher rationality through modeling. influence rationality.