PSYC36H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Family Process, Family Therapy, Double Bind
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Defining coupled and family therapy: goal of changing the family system as a focus of the change process. History of couple and family therapy and its variations: couple therapy had its origins in direct efforts to mediate marital relationship difficulties. Fallen theory as not supported by data: expressed emotion is a combination of emotional arousal and criticism. Empirically supported mechanisms that increase risks of recidivism, symptoms, and dysfunction in these families. Identified patients were only members of the family who had been identified as having the problem that actually was a problem in the whole system. Structural family therapy: almost exclusively derived from systems therapy, structural family therapy highlights the power of the family system, emphasizing the impact of the structure of the family. Individual health or dysfunction is viewed as that product of health or dysfunction in the family structure: minuchin focused on three primary dimensions of structure:
