CYAF 280 Lecture 10: Module 7 Notes
Bowen Family Systems Theory
Murray Bowen
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Balance between togetherness and individuality
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Anxiety
High emotion = low reason
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Integrational transmission
Characteristics in a relationship that are handed down from one
generation to the next
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Not just the negative traits but also not just the positive traits
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Characteristics are typically shared throughout generations
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Genograms
System to understand and map out how families work
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How transmission patterns occur across generations
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Patterns of interactions
Ex: Parents that don’t get along with their children or substance use or
relationship with educational system
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Balance between togetherness and individuality
Differentiation of self
Usually families that become unhealthy have an unhealthy level of
togetherness (don’t make decisions about their own individuality)
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Work to help the person realize that a healthy family pays attention
to the individual and the group
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Homeostasis
Desire to stay the same
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This is when most problems occur
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What to do?
Decrease anxiety
Increase and infuse hope
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Increase differentiation
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Awareness patterns
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Decrease emotions leading to reason
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Bowen Chapter Readings
There is a PDF of this on canvas in the third slide of the module
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Philosophy of Individuals and Their Development
Module 7
Monday, October 8, 2018
9:43 PM
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Document Summary
Characteristics in a relationship that are handed down from one generation to the next. Not just the negative traits but also not just the positive traits. System to understand and map out how families work. Ex: parents that don"t get along with their children or substance use or relationship with educational system. Usually families that become unhealthy have an unhealthy level of togetherness (don"t make decisions about their own individuality) Work to help the person realize that a healthy family pays attention to the individual and the group. There is a pdf of this on canvas in the third slide of the module. Theory of human behavior that views the family as an emotional unit and uses systems thinking to describe the complex interactions of the unit. It is the nature of the family that its members are connected to emotionally. Philosophy of families and their role in development.