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The attempts to clarify (purify) the conceptual foundations of family therapy by means of “epistemology” have bred excitement, boredom, irritation and confusion. In the belief that at least the confusion can be alleviated, the present paper is offered as a study guide and something of a Rosetta Stone for translating the work of Gregory Bateson and Humberto R. Maturana. The paper demonstrates that Maturana's work is highly compatible with that of Bateson. In addition, several major points of contrast are argued: (1) Maturana's concept of structure determinism is an explicit ontological claim which directly implies an epistemology, whereas Bateson delineated an epistemology, but never clearly developed a corresponding ontology; (2) structure determinism is a more general concept than Bateson's concept of “mind” (i.e., cybernetic epistemology); (3) structure determinism deletes the remnants of objectivity from Bateson's theory (i.e., “the difference that makes a difference”); and (4) Maturana's concept of instructive interaction is a more general, nonsystemic version of what Bateson meant when he used the term “epistemological error.” Finally, it is claimed that the emphasis on epistemology has distracted proponents and detractors alike from the essential message of Bateson and Maturana: social systems and all human endeavor must be understood in light of our existence as biological entities that are coupled to a medium. The biological ontology implicit in Bateson's writings and explicitly delineated in Maturana's may (at long last) provide a sound foundation for the social and beha

ISSN:0194-472X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1752-0606.1985.tb00587.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1985

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This paper is the first concerning observations gathered at our Center during studies of the treatment of families with a chronically psychotic member.' It draws the attention of family therapists to a danger not uncommon in such cases, one that arises when the person referring his family of origin is a sibling of the index patient and, in many ways, the most “competent” and prestigious family member. The theoretical part of the paper and the clinical example that follows are intended to demonstrate how this pitfall can be turned into a springboard for therapeutic succ

ISSN:0194-472X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1752-0606.1985.tb00588.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

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This paper calls for a recognition of existential issues in family therapy. It begins by noting the importance of “big questions” to families, reviews the roots of existential philosophy and existential therapy, offers an example of the usefulness of connecting existential thought to the family field by discussing differentiation/ fusion from an existential perspective, and offers guidelines for clinical applicat

ISSN:0194-472X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1752-0606.1985.tb00589.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

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A theoretical framework for developing, describing and analyzing family‐therapeutic techniques involving make‐believe play is presented and illustrated by clinical examples. This theoretical framework includes specifications of the therapeutic goals served by the technique and its procedural details (the therapist's position and roles, the method of intervention, the sources of play content and means, and the amount of planning) and an analysis of its rationale (the properties of the make‐believe play involved, the targets of the intervention in the family system, the expected changes and their causes). This framework draws on a definition of the concept “make‐believe play,” a model for the analysis of make‐believe play symbols and a model of family systems, which are briefly sketched in this article, preceding the presentation of the theoretical fra

ISSN:0194-472X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1752-0606.1985.tb00590.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1985

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This article briefly reviews the concept of triads in family therapy theory and practice. It describes in detail an original exercise designed to teach trainees about triads.

ISSN:0194-472X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1752-0606.1985.tb00591.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1985

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This paper describes a conceptual framework and set of procedures which provide a format for advanced trainees in family therapy. Sections of the paper include a description of the theoretical orientation, organization of the clinic, trainee and supervisor roles, and advantages of the model for trainees, families, and clinicians in the community. A clinical illustration highlights the merging of treatment and training. We have found this model to be beneficial and well‐accepted in our training program and believe that the ideas set forth can be generalized to other setting

ISSN:0194-472X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1752-0606.1985.tb00592.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

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Couples experiencing marital distress often request treatment for child behavior problems. These families have been found to respond poorly to behavioral parent‐training programs and to reject offers of marital therapy. The Marriage Contract Game (MCG) structures and teaches problem‐solving and communication skills; the game can be used to improve the skills of distressed couples and to refocus their attention away from their children and toward their own marriages. A multiple‐baseline design was applied to four distressed couples who requested treatment for a target child. Results showed that game play improved couple's problem‐solving and positive feeling statements in home discussions of problems, parents' ratings of target children's problems, and, in three cases, couples' perceptions of the difficulty of resolving their problems. Therapists untrained in behavioral methods were able to use the game with success and comfort. While four sessions of the MCG were not sufficient treatment for this population, intervention improved couples' skills and shifted their focus away from child problems and toward th

ISSN:0194-472X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1752-0606.1985.tb00593.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1985

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Data from 14 simulated families were analyzed with both a repeated measures and an ordinary analysis of variance design in order to illustrate the differences between the two approaches. The advantages of repeated measures designs for the analysis of family data in the program evaluation of family therapy are highlighted.

ISSN:0194-472X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1752-0606.1985.tb00594.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1985

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The Sufi teaching story of the Watermelon Hunter perhaps teaches us much of what we need to know about Milton Erickson's strategic utilization approach to therapy:Once upon a time there was a man who strayed from his own country into the Land of Fools. He saw a number of people running in fear from a field where they had been trying to harvest wheat. They reported to this man that there was a monster in the field. Upon closer observation, the traveler saw that it was only a watermelon. The traveler offered to kill this monster for them, and he cut the watermelon from the stalk and ate it. The people then became more afraid of him than of the monster and drove him away from their village.It happened later that another man wandered into the Land of Fools, and the same thing began to take place. This man agreed, however, that it was a monster and led them tiptoeing away from it. He spent a long time with them and lived with them in their houses until he could slowly teach them the facts that would help them to loose their terror of melons. Eventually, they even grew melons for their own pleasure. (Shah, 1970)

ISSN:0194-472X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1752-0606.1985.tb00595.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1985

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Book reviewed in this article:Nichols, Michael P. Family therapy: Concepts and methods.Stahmann, Robert F and Hiebert, William H. (Eds.). Counseling in marital and sexual problems:Anderson, Carol M. and Stewart, Susan. Mastering resistance:Doherty, William J and Baird, Macaran A Family therapy and family medicine: Toward the primary care of families.Bagarozzi, Dennis, Jurich, Anthony and Jackson, Robert. Marital and family therapy: New perspectives in theory, research and practice.

ISSN:0194-472X    

DOI:10.1111/j.1752-0606.1985.tb00596.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY