摘要:

The modern family is increasingly isolated and increasingly unstable. As a result, family therapists are faced with a variety of problems in families where the parents have separated or divorced. One previously unrecognised problem occurs when the partners, although separated, covertly remain attached to the old alliance. Frequently a child, by becoming “ill”, remains as a bridge between them to prevent the final disintegration of the marriage bond.Three case histories are provided asanillustration of this phenome

ISSN:0156-8779    

DOI:10.1002/j.1467-8438.1981.tb00111.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1981

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

Most approaches to systems theory, group theory and family theory suffer from two major inadequacies. First, they are heavily oriented toward structure (e.g. structure of the system) as opposed to process. Second, because of this bias, such theories overemphasize stability at the expense of change and transformation. In contrast, Ilya Prigogine's concept of “order through fluctuation” demonstrates how systems suddenly organize themselves and, equally suddenly, make discontinuous shifts from one coherent order to another. Asaparadigm, “order through fluctuation” constitutes a basic nonequilibrium ordering principle that governs the forming and unforming of systems at all

ISSN:0156-8779    

DOI:10.1002/j.1467-8438.1981.tb00112.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1981

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

This paper suggests that insufficient attention has been paid to the unique features of the first interview in family therapy. Much of the literature about first interviews is descriptive rather than analytic, and is couched in terms of what a particular theory about family therapy suggests that the first interview issues ought to be. Five processes inherent in the first interview situation are outlined. Implicit in these processes is the reality that the first interview is notanisolated event: it can only be adequately understood in the light of the family's past experience of problem recogniton, self‐help, and referral, and in the light of the therapist's future strateg

ISSN:0156-8779    

DOI:10.1002/j.1467-8438.1981.tb00113.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1981

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

All theories of Psychotherapy may be viewed as metaphors, each of which draws attention to particular aspects of human personality, behaviour and the behaviour change process. As such they are partly reflections of their own philosophic assumptions rather than absolute representations of reality. Yet the disciples of each school tend to internalize its model and actasif its assumptions were reality. Symptomatic of such reification, systems oriented and individually oriented therapists often appear to inhabit different and mutually incompatible worlds. This paper a) discusses the limiting effects of reification; b) describes the logical and practical shortcomings of being shackled to either frame of reference; c) argues for the therapeutic benefit of bringing both perspectives to bear simultaneously; d) outlines five principles of psychotherapeutic change which are independent of any one therapeutic metaphor.

ISSN:0156-8779    

DOI:10.1002/j.1467-8438.1981.tb00114.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1981

数据来源: WILEY