Bowen 101
At what university was Bowen a psychology professor at?
Georgetown University
What is Fusion?
When people form intense relationships with others, and their actions depend primarily on the condition of the relationships at any given time.
One intervention strategy workers can utilize when using Bowens theory suggest increasing _________?
Insight
Bowen introduced the Family Emotional Systems theory when?
During the 1960s
Emotional cutoff can be both...
Physical AND/OR emotional
True or false: Promoting triangulation is one goal of intervention?
FALSE!
Promoting differentiation is one goal of intervention.
Who first founded the Family Emotional Systems theory?
Bowen's theory views the family as...
An emotional unit
True or False: Externalizing the thinking and increasing the quality of communication is one intervention strategy that workers can implement?
TRUE!
According to the video, how did Bowen differentiate from his own family?
By remaining calm and non-defensive. Bowen also ditriangulated from his parents.
What are the three (3) types of family dysfunction?
Spousal dysfunction, marital conflict, dysfunction in a child
Person-situation reflection and Developmental reflection
Bowen participated in a study that first piqued his interest in psychoanalysis with the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) that evaluated...
Numerous families that had one "severely psychotic child."
What are the eight (8) main core concepts of Bowens family systems theory?
Multigenerational perspective, Nuclear family emotional system, The triangle, Differentiation of self, Fusion, Emotional cutoff, Parental projection, and sibling position.
One goal of interventions using Bowens theory is redressing ________ _______ ___ __________.