FHCE 3000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Family Therapy
17 Jan 2017
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A plausible or scientifically acceptable general principle or body of principles offered to explain phenomena. A theory is a way of making sense of a disturbing situation. A family system is a social or biological construction made up of a set of people related by blood or intention. Members interact in reciprocal relationships, responding to one another in the content of roles. Our focus is on the system rather than just on individuals. The elements of a system are the members of the family. Have boundaries and can be viewed on a continuum from open to closed. No family system is completely closed or completely open. Use messages and rules to shape members. These a(cid:396)e (cid:396)elatio(cid:374)ships ag(cid:396)ee(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts whi(cid:272)h p(cid:396)es(cid:272)(cid:396)i(cid:271)e a(cid:374)d li(cid:373)it a fa(cid:373)ily (cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:271)e(cid:396)s" behavior over time. They are rarely, if ever, explicit or written down. Every family systems contains a number of small groups usually made up of 2-3 people.
