Family Systems Overview Karen L. Nelson MFCC/556 Family Systems Theory October 27‚ 2014 Peter Nazaretian Family Systems Overview Family Systems theory was a marked twist on the scientific idea of General systems theory. In General Systems theory‚ a breakthrough in science‚ it was deduced that an organism did not stand alone‚ rather was subject to other organisms that it interacted with and that it was multifaceted. This knowledge when applied to therapy brought for the idea of a holistic
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needs of her family‚ especially now that her elderly and chronically ill mother will need assistance. She is also unsure about how she feels with the reversal of roles‚ having to now be the primary caregiver of her mother. How can the nurse‚ caring for this family‚ assist with the changes they are about to undergo? How can both the family structural theory and the family developmental theory be applied to this scenario? How can health education enhance health promotion for this family? Mrs. Jones
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Family System Theory Introduction Murray Bowen’s family system theory was one of the first comprehensive theories of family system functioning. It was developed in 1974 and it believed the family can be defined as a set of interacting individuals who are related by blood‚ marriage‚ cohabitation‚ or adoption and who interdependently perform relevant functions through roles. Relevant functions of the family include values and practices placed on health system theory is used to explain patterns of
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Salvador Minuchin’s structural family theory is a systems theory upholding that therapy must address the person as a part of the family‚ versus just looking at the individual. We better understand Minuchin’s theory when it is framed within the principles of Ludwig von Bertalanffy’s general systems theory‚ the premise on which all other systems theories are based. He says‚ like Minuchin‚ it is more therapeutically beneficial to look at the relationships between people rather than focusing on the individual’s
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family’s priorities‚ the organization of family life‚ and the division of family roles? Growing up I was always taught what and what not to do. There are certain traditions and values that I believe shaped us into who we are present day. There are three theories that I would like to further explain as I apply them to my family experiences. They are conflict theory‚ family development theory and family ecology theory. To begin with‚ conflict theory is a social that views individuals and groups
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Attempting to understand family life can be done through many different perspectives. The most central theory in the study of family sciences is the Family Systems Theory. The perspective of Family Systems Theory can be summarized through the phrase “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts”. Family Systems Theory attempts to understand the series of connections between the individual parts of a family and how these interactions and connections affect the family as a whole. A family system is made up
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family Developmental Theory evolved in three phases Phase I – Theorists Focused on The Family Life Cycle Process of birth‚ growth‚ maintenance‚ shrinkage and death Phase II - contemporary theory – Theorists Focused on Roles and Relationships within the family Family is composed of social roles and relationships that change with each stage of the family Phase III – Theorists critique the theory Look at the limitations and strengths of the
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Structural family therapy (SFT) is rooted in family systems theory‚ but it is unique in its focus on family structure and its preference for remaining grounded in the here and now (Vetere‚ 2001‚ p. 133). For structural family therapists‚ family wholeness is the most important goal and individual symptoms are viewed as the result of dysfunctional family transactions (Lappin & Minuchin‚ 2011). When the family structure is reorganized‚ the family can interact functionally and harmoniously (M. Reed‚
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Different types of concepts are used in family theories. Some point to the structure of a family‚ its composition or the way it is organized. Some concepts describe patterns of social interaction‚ the quality of relationships‚ or processes that occur in families. Some theoretical concepts show how other concepts are related to each other. For example‚ if a family has five members and one descriptive concept refers to how flexible each member is‚ the family itself may be flexible if it meets a certain
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Family Systems Theory This theory emerged from General Systems Theory by scholars who found it had many applications to families and other social systems. Any system is defined as a bounded set of interrelated elements exhibiting coherent behavior as a trait. (Constantine‚ 1986). Another definition is an assemblage of objects related to each other by some regular interaction or interdependence (Webster). Families are considered systems because they are made up of interrelated elements or objectives
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