definitions
Differentiation of self
emotional maturity or ego strength
goal in the bowenian model is
differentiation of self.
According to Murray Bowen, the two counter-balancing life forces are
togetherness and individuality.
Bowenian therapy was created by ?
Murray Bowen
Anxious Attachment is driven by
anixety
genograms
are schematic representations of the extended family, showing connections and relationship dynamics.
what are the five points/concepts of Bowen Therapy
1. differentiation of self
2. triangles
3. Multigenerational emotional processes
4. emotional cutoff
5. societal emotional process
how are relationship triangles created?
when two people regularly involve a third party in their conflicts with each other.
What are the mechanisms of change
lowering Anxiety and increasing self focus
T OR F
Undifferentiated people tend to react submissively or defiantly towards other.
T
Self focus
ability to see ones own role in interpersonal processes- and are the primary mechanism of change.
Undifferentiatied people are easily moved to
a. emotionality
b unemotionality
c. hatred
d- fullness
a
what is the goal of Bowenian therapy
Understanding
who suggested when relationships in the nuclear family are being discussed, therapist should ask about the family of origin to help family see they are repeating earlier patterns , which they are more likely to recognize their own emotional reactivity
murry bowen-a
Michael Kerr-b
Micheal Brown-c
Micheal Kerr
T OR F
Differentiated people can think things through and decided what they believe and then act on those beliefs.
t
genogram are used to trace
used to trace relationships conflicts, cutoffs, and triangles. Process of collecting information
What can produce reactive children, which may manifest as emotional overinvolvement or emotional cut off?
Lack of differentiation
what is the complex emotional unit of Bowen Family Therapy
family
What makes Bownes theory so useful?
It describes the emotional forces that regulate how we relate to other people.
T OR F
HAVING THREE PEOPLE CAN HELP DECREASE ANXIETY
T because it spreads it between three people
coaching
acting as the coach, the bowenian therapist hopes to avoid taking over for clinets or becoming embroiled in family triangles, it means asking questions designed to help people figure out family emotional processes and their role in them.
functional level of differentiation is influenced by quality of
a past relationships
b current relationships
b
What theory is Bowen Therapy
Systems based
Who found anxious attachment and fusion
dr murray bowen
Does Bowenian therapy try to change people?
Yes or no and why
no , they see therapy as an opportunity for people to learn about themselves and their relationships so that they can assume responsibility for their own problems.