An Application of Bowen Family Systems Theory

作者：Judy Haefner · 发表于：Issues in Mental Health Nursing · 年份：2014 · DOI：10.3109/01612840.2014.921257 · 被引用次数：180 · 研究领域：Family Dynamics and Relationships、Attachment and Relationship Dynamics、Family Support in Illness

While nurse practitioners initially work with the identified patient, Murray Bowen maintains it is the reciprocal functioning of all the members of the family which contributes to the emotional intensity of the patient. The emotional symptoms of an individual are an expression of the emotional symptoms of the family, which are often embedded in patterns of behaviors from past generations. The purpose of this paper is to facilitate understanding Bowen's theoretical concepts of family systems theory and apply these concepts to a family in therapy.