CFT 412 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: So Emotional

• School: University of Oregon
• Department: Counseling Psychology and Human Services
• Course: CFT 412
• Professor: Emily Johnson

Document Summary

Material boundaries: determine whether you give or lend things to others. Physical boundaries: apply to your personal space, your privacy, and your body. Mental boundaries: apply to thoughts, values, and opinions. Emotional boundaries: separating your emotions and responsibility for them from someone else"s. Protects not only yourself but other people"s comfort levels. Sexual boundaries: determine your comfort level with sexual touch and activities. Can greatly differ not only between different relationships, but also different situations and times and settings. In (plowman & utrzan) reading case vignette about family. How trauma impacted their boundaries outside of family. Son anxious due to alcohol abuse disorder and physical abuse in family system. This translated to him being withdrawn and quiet outside of the home. He also felt a deep desire to connect with others; but he felt anxious and incompetent where relationships were concerned. Often times boundary behaviors are a byproduct of stressful childhood experiences.