Mapping the Family System: A Technique for Teaching Family Systems Theory Concepts

1982 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy V. Wedemeyer ◽  
Harold D. Grotevant
Keyword(s):  
Systems Theory ◽  
Family Systems ◽  
Family System ◽  
Family Systems Theory ◽  
System A ◽  
The Family

Palliative care: A need for a family systems approach

2009 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Mehta ◽  
S. Robin Cohen ◽  
Lisa S. Chan
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Systems Theory ◽  
Family Member ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Family Systems ◽  
Family System ◽  
Family Systems Theory ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Entire Family ◽  
The Family

ABSTRACTObjective:When a family member is faced with a terminal illness, the impending death presents a crisis and a challenge to the entire family as a system. This article highlights the importance of caring for a family when one member has a life-threatening illness, and describes the applicability of Family Systems Theory and its major tenets to the palliative cancer population.Methods:A MedLine and CINAHL search of Family Systems Theory related papers was conducted.Results:Research studies that have been done fail to capture the view of the entire family system, often limiting the perspectives of the family to one single member. The concepts of holism, balance, boundaries, and hierarchal subsystems must be addressed in the care of any family, including those who have a family member who is dying.Significance of results:A Family Systems Theory framework can be useful in helping health care providers, and particularly nurses, deliver optimal care to palliative cancer patients and their families and standardize the way research is done by providing an appropriate framework with which to study the family. In addition, the adoption of Family Systems Theory as the standard framework from which to study families in palliative care will provide consistency for future studies that is presently lacking. Finally, nursing interventions to care for the family are suggested based on Family Systems Theory.

Taking Family Systems Theory Beyond the Family

PsycCRITIQUES ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 60 (26) ◽  
Author(s):  
David S. Hargrove
Keyword(s):  
Systems Theory ◽  
Family Systems ◽  
Family Systems Theory ◽  
The Family

scholarly journals Windows of Opportunity: Family Systems Theory and Developmental Considerations for Supporting Youth, Parents and Clinicians in the Digital Age

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-28
Author(s):  
Steven Barreto ◽  
Sue K. Adams ◽  
Jennifer Daly
Keyword(s):  
Systems Theory ◽  
Family Systems ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Family System ◽  
Rapid Evolution ◽  
Family Systems Theory ◽  
Daunting Task ◽  
Evolution Of Technology ◽  
Impact Of Technology ◽  
The Impact

Digital technology use is an integral part of children’s and adolescent’s lives. With the rapid evolution of technology, adult caregivers can easily feel overwhelmed by the daunting task of setting boundaries on technology use. Family systems theory offers a unique perspective for understanding how external factors (i.e., technology) can impede or enhance the family system, particularly when integrated into a developmental framework. Five clinical concepts are presented that weave together developmental tasks and family systems theory. This paper offers recommendations for clinicians to help parents understand the potentially harmful consequences of technology use across the developmental spectrum. We also provide recommendations for how to support parents in discussing technology use with their children and adolescents. Lastly, we offer suggestions for how the impact of technology use on development can be integrated into human service courses at the university level.

A Family Systems Perspective of Elder Family Financial Exploitation: Examining Family Context Profiles

2021 ◽  
pp. 073346482110569
Author(s):  
Athena C. Y. Chan ◽  
Marlene S. Stum
Keyword(s):  
Systems Theory ◽  
Family Systems ◽  
Family System ◽  
Family Systems Theory ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Family Context ◽  
Family Structures ◽  
Systems Perspective ◽  
Financial Exploitation ◽  
Insight Into

Objective: Informed by Family Systems Theory, this study examines the interwoven nature of intergenerational family structures and roles in which elder family financial exploitation (EFFE) takes place. Method: Data from a mixed-methods study were utilized to examine patterns of family structures and roles within and across 23 family systems. Participants were non-perpetrator/non-victim concerned family members (CFMs) who had experienced EFFE. Results: Four family context profiles were identified, organized by the number and roles of victim(s) and perpetrator(s) in each family system, including: Single victim, Single perpetrator; Single victim, Multiple perpetrators; Two victims, Single perpetrator; and Two victims, Multiple perpetrators. It is possible for multiple perpetrators to be involved, with up to five perpetrators across three generations in our sample. Discussion: Findings offer insight into the range of intergenerational family structures and roles affected by EFFE. Practitioners are encouraged to understand and address family contexts to improve EFFE intervention outcomes.

scholarly journals The development and transition of families in Japan from the family systems theory perspective (1)

2013 ◽  
Vol 77 (0) ◽  
pp. 1EV-001-1EV-001
Author(s):  
Masanori ISHIMORI ◽  
Koji KOSUGI ◽  
Hiroshi Shimizu ◽  
Takashi FUJISAWA ◽  
Futoshi WATANABE
Keyword(s):  
Systems Theory ◽  
Family Systems ◽  
Family Systems Theory ◽  
The Family

Bidirectional genetic and environmental influences on mother and child behavior: The family system as the unit of analyses

2007 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 1073-1087 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Roger Mills-Koonce ◽  
Cathi B. Propper ◽  
Jean-Louis Gariepy ◽  
Clancy Blair ◽  
Patricia Garrett-Peters ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Systems ◽  
Family System ◽  
Maternal Sensitivity ◽  
Family Systems Theory ◽  
Systems Perspective ◽  
Environmental Interactions ◽  
The Family ◽  
Mothers And Children ◽  
Mother And Child ◽  
The Individual

AbstractFamily systems theory proposes that an individual's functioning depends on interactive processes within the self and within the context of dyadic family subsystems. Previous research on these processes has focused largely on behavioral, cognitive, and psychophysiological properties of the individual and the dyad. The goals of this study were to explore genetic and environmental interactions within the family system by examining how the dopamine receptor D2 gene (DRD2) A1+ polymorphism in mothers and children relates to maternal sensitivity, how maternal and child characteristics might mediate those effects, and whether maternal sensitivity moderates the association between DRD2 A1+ and child affective problems. Evidence is found for an evocative effect of child polymorphism on parenting behavior, and for a moderating effect of child polymorphism on the association between maternal sensitivity and later child affective problems. Findings are discussed from a family systems perspective, highlighting the role of the family as a context for gene expression in both mothers and children.

scholarly journals The Religious and Spiritual Dimensions of Bowen Family Therapy

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-85
Author(s):  
Özlem Acar Bulut
Keyword(s):  
Family Therapy ◽  
Systems Theory ◽  
Family Systems ◽  
Family Systems Theory ◽  
Bowen Family Systems Theory ◽  
Bowen Family Systems ◽  
The Family ◽  
Counseling And Guidance ◽  
Therapy Studies ◽  
Made In

The topic of spirituality stands out in recent years as being heavily addressed in the field of psychological counseling and guidance. A similar picture also stands out when looked at from the angle of family therapies. When looking at studies made in the field of family therapy, studies addressing the aspect of family spirituality are seen to continue increasing. Bowen’s Family Systems Theory is one of these approaches. Bowen Family Theory handles the family as a system and attempts to solve the individuals’ problems by considering the environment within which they are found. The individual’s surroundings contain many situations, from family to culture, siblings to religious beliefs, from traditions to customs, and from relationships to spirituality. According to Bowen, spirituality is the reflection of the topic of God in relationships, and located foremost within the theory, a spiritual aspect is found in all important concepts, including ego differentiation and triangulations. Encountering religious and spiritual elements is possible in many of the concepts of Bowen Family Systems. This study handles the perspective of spirituality in the Bowen Family Systems Theory as one of the theories of family systems and the place of spirituality within Bowen Family Systems. In this context, first the Bowen Family Systems Theory is briefly introduced, then the study attempts to explain the spiritual dimension of the theory in light of some of its basic concepts. In addition, the Bowen approach is addressed from the Islamic perspective, and a case sample has been presented related to the intervention methods that can be used in this situation.

scholarly journals The development and transition of families in Japan from the family systems theory perspective (7)

2015 ◽  
Vol 79 (0) ◽  
pp. 1EV-012-1EV-012
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Shimizu ◽  
Masanori Ishimori ◽  
Kouji Kosugi ◽  
Takashi Fujisawa ◽  
Futoshi Watanabe
Keyword(s):  
Systems Theory ◽  
Family Systems ◽  
Family Systems Theory ◽  
The Family
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