Family Therapy Thoughts and Feelings
Prior to my working on this particular assignment, I actually knew very little about family therapy. Although the name of this branch of psychotherapy certainly describes itself, I have always adhered to a belief in individuality and that the interrelationships between people do not matter so much as the individuals themselves do. However, after learning about family therapy, I believe that my former belief was incorrect. Familial relations play an important role in the health and well being of the individual. In fact, they may actually account for a fair amount of problems even if there is physical and emotional distance between family members. Thus, the insight that I gained through family therapy has helped to revise my personal worldview and to inform it a great deal.

Whereas I previously believed that the individual was the basic unit of human relations, I now tend to believe that…...

Family Therapy
The objective of this case study was to conceptualize the couple's difficulties from two theoretical perspectives and then describe what the best approach to treating them would be based on the perspective for each theory as it pertains to the causes of the family's difficulties, the type of intervention to be used, how to assess the efficacy of intervention and outcomes (effectiveness and projection testing). The case should also gather all additional types of information needed based on the theory chosen.

Because theoretical perspectives are options into viewing and categorizing reality, they make excellent tools of analysis that provide insights that help an observer to organize, and then interpret what is seen. The theoretical perspective also provides a researcher an opportunity to focus in on the parts of the family issues that are of interest to them. But more importantly, they provide explanations of why certain patterns are being routinely…...

The roles of various members of the society are a dictate of the culture between the people involved. For instance, culture has always been behind the dictates that have led to the creation of separation among family members. Culture states that it is the responsibility of the family man to provide for the family. Failure to do that will result in conflicts within the family. In essence, many families have been broken because of failure of the family members to respond to what they culture has placed in the shoulders. The differences in these responsibilities are another facet that is considered to be explored as a rudimentary issue that influence the existence and stability of the families globally (Blume, 2006).
Cultural influences differ from one society to another. The society teaches different facets and norms of living. These norms are part of the essential facilities that dictate the dos and…...

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Reference

Blume T.W. (2006). Becoming a Family Counselor: A Bridge to Family Therapy Theory and Practice. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons

Goldenberg, H & Goldenberg, H. (2012). Family Therapy: An Overview. New York, NY:

Cengage Learning

Kottler, J.A., & Shepard, D.S. (2011). Introduction to counseling: Voices from the field.

Hence, Barker claims the trainees need some basic understanding of what causes dysfunction within families, and how to distinguish those families that are undergoing a temporarily destabilizing but time-limited crisis, from which they will reorganize and recover independently, from those families who are seriously dysfunctional and require therapeutic intervention.
More so, the training of therapists' trainees adopt some scientific model which help shape the boundaries of a discipline and set the agenda regarding the subject matter and methodology to be followed in seeking answers. If the individual is the unit analysis, clinical theories regarding human behavior are likely to emphasize internal events, psychic organization, intrapsychic conflict. Methodology in such a situation tends to be retrospective; explanations; tend to have a historical basis and seek our root causes from the past. Typically, they attempt to answer the question of why something occurred.

The family therapy trainees claim that Dr. Imber-Black (1988) is…...

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According to Goldenberg and Goldenberg (1991), the training also greatly expositions the family life cycle framework; offers a more description of major theories and a clearer description of numerous specific therapeutic techniques, and pays closer attention to integrating research findings and clinical practice. Therefore, Goldenberg and Goldenberg; and Barker (2007) agrees that to be effective in helping couples and entire families to change, the therapists' training continue to believe it essential that therapists trainees have to have some grounding in the general principles of family development and a working knowledge of system theory. Hence, Barker claims the trainees need some basic understanding of what causes dysfunction within families, and how to distinguish those families that are undergoing a temporarily destabilizing but time-limited crisis, from which they will reorganize and recover independently, from those families who are seriously dysfunctional and require therapeutic intervention.

More so, the training of therapists' trainees adopt some scientific model which help shape the boundaries of a discipline and set the agenda regarding the subject matter and methodology to be followed in seeking answers. If the individual is the unit analysis, clinical theories regarding human behavior are likely to emphasize internal events, psychic organization, intrapsychic conflict. Methodology in such a situation tends to be retrospective; explanations; tend to have a historical basis and seek our root causes from the past. Typically, they attempt to answer the question of why something occurred.

The family therapy trainees claim that Dr. Imber-Black (1988) is directing them to the larger social systems in which families are embedded. Besides, family therapist trainees claim that she provides them with useful guideless for conceptualizing and responding to the patterns that develop between families and public agencies. While others, particularly in the field of social work, have long paid attention to welfare, health, and other human services in meeting the needs of families, Imber-Black provides family therapy trainees with a meta-perspective, clearly defining the typical problems that develop between systems, as well as the ways that "helping" systems often contribute to the very problems they were established to solve. Dr. Imber-Black (1988) also examines the crucial issues of labeling, stigma, and secrets regarding families' relationships with larger systems. She

Family Therapy
An early designation of psychotherapies divided all types of psychotherapy into two major categories: insight-oriented therapy and action-oriented therapy (Woolley, Wampler, & Davis, 2012). This designation was made on the basis of the therapist's main focus in achieving positive change. An insight-oriented therapy focuses on assisting the client develop knowledge or awareness about themselves as a major focus of change. The insight itself leads to positive change in the client. Action-oriented therapies directly focus on changing some behavior as opposed to relying on self -- knowledge or awareness to facilitate the change. The designation is not mutually exclusive; in all action-oriented therapies some insight is gained and in all insight-oriented therapies there is some direct change of behavior. However, the designation is valid when determining the focus of the therapist regarding the main target of the therapeutic intervention.

For example, Experiential Family Therapy attempts to facilitate change by means of…...

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References

Goldenberg, I., & Goldenberg, H. (2012). Family therapy: An overview (9th ed.).

Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.

Woolley, S.R., Wampler, K.S. & Davis, S.D. (2012). Enactments in couple therapy:

Identifying therapist interventions associated with positive change. Journal of Family Therapy, 34, 284 -- 305.

Then, the therapist challenges these structures and begins restructuring the family by offering alternative, more functional ways of behaving and communicating ("Find out more about family therapy," 2008, DMRTK). Regardless of the efficacy of this therapy in some contexts, this approach may be too intimate for anything other than a therapist's office, with a therapist who is familiar about how to assume a critical role in the family structure in a professional and temporary fashion.
Brief Therapy: MRI

Brief therapy refers partially to the duration of the therapy but also to the intense, focused quality of the therapy. It involves goal-setting for behavioral improvements to solve a specific problem, rather than focusing on the past. It is future-oriented, and can be extremely beneficial to treat individuals where specific, swift solutions are necessary to address immediate behavioral concerns ("Find out more about family therapy," 2008, DMRTK).

Family Psychoeducational Therapy

This therapeutic technique evolved as…...

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Mitten, Tammy K. & Gary M. Connell. (Oct 2004). "More variables of symbolic-experiential therapy: A qualitative study." Journal of Marital and Family Therapy.

Family Therapy and Anorexia Nervosa
Family Therapy & Anorexia Nervosa

This paper is a literature review and discussion of how family therapy approaches anorexia nervosa. The premise for most of the research conducted using family based therapy is a theory by Salvador Minuchin and Mara Selvini from the 1970s that states in order for a sufferer of anorexia nervosa to recover the "family's structure or style of management [of problems] needs to be corrected." (Lock, & Grange, 2001) A compilation of peer reviewed journal studies as well as other reviews of anorexia nervosa family therapy treatment will be used to illustrate the effectiveness of family therapy for persons under the age of 19 suffering from anorexia nervosa. The literature will also show that more experimental studies are needed in this area of eating disorders, due to the lack of substantial research for eating disorders and their treatment methods. However, since family therapy…...

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References

Eisler, I. et al. (2005). Family therapy for adolescent anorexia nervosa: the results of a controlled comparison of two family interventions. The Journal of Lifelong Learning in Psychiatry, 3(4), 629-639.

Eisler, I., Simic, M., Russel, G., & Dare, C. (2007). A randomised controlled treatment trials of two forms of family therapy in adolescent anorexia nervosa; a five-year follow-up. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 48(6), 552-560.

Hodes, M., Eisler, I., & Dare, C. (1991). Family therapy for anorexia nervosa in adolescence: a review. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 84, 359-361.

Lock, J., & Le Grange, D. (2001). Can family-based treatment of anorexia nervosa be manualized?. The Journal of Psychotherapy Practice and Research, 10(4), 253-261.

Involvement techniques also needed addressing, so that support would be clear without being intrusive, but there were no major behavioral issues reported by the family that caused problems.
Other problems existed in the family's transactional problem, which involved the father becoming too intrusive and aggressive in his attempts to help and reach out to his daughter while the mother withdrew and the daughter felt increasingly more helpless. The mother, too, would end up feeling powerless, and the entire family became sadder as the situation remained unchanged, the therapist shared his assessment with the family, beginning with their strengths, and the identified issues were quickly agreed upon by the family members.

The contracting stage began in the second session, and though the parents initially insisted that they were only their to help their daughter through her depression, which they believed would solve many of the emotional stress issues in the family, they…...

family therapy models, diagnosis and principles are compared based upon Bowen's Transgenerationaland/Family Systems model with Minuchin's Family therapy. Later on, we will see the link between the two and the relationship of each model to divorce. In the case study, we will attempt to apply the lessons of the Bowen/Ackerman and Minuchin style approaches to get to the underlying causes of a patient's depressive disorder.
The goal of the counseling session from the family therapist would be to aid the psychiatric team. Depression is simply a condition that reflects underlying issues. In this case, the patient's past home life and separation of her parents have caused abuse and bereavement issues to be dealt with more effectively and to break the triggers that bring about the onset of depression. This is especially necessary, since the abuse issues and bereavement caused by the loss (or lack) of a caring father figure in…...

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First, M.B., Frances, A., & Pincus, H.A. (2004). Dsm-iv-tr guidebook. Arlington, VA:

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Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.

Frances, A., & Ross, R. (2004). Dsm-iv-tr case studies: a clinical guide to differential diagnosis.

Additionally, the communication between these individuals is also generally relying on the same coordinates, these are individuals who communicate the same way for a long period of time. Corroborated, this means that it is easier to analyze such a structure with constant coordinates and to decide on the measures to take.
On the other hand, family systems therapy is based on the assumption that the "the family as a whole is larger than the sum of its parts." While this as a simple sentence is a correct assumption, it may often be the case that the family is almost exclusively regarded as the one and only mean to solve the identified problem. The conditions and variables provided by this particular environment (the family) are not always reflected in the entire society, where rules change and sometimes have a different applicability than in a restrained environment as a family. The rules…...

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Psychoanalytic therapy happens to be an in-depth conversational therapy whose objective is to accentuate the deep and unconscious feelings and thoughts held inside a person into their conscious mind (Altman, 2012, pp. 39-86). The aim is to ensure that the repressed emotions and experiences that are often associated with childhood are highlighted and evaluated. The client alongside their therapist work together in the attempt to understand how the early repressed memories affect the behavior, relationships, and thinking of the client in their adulthood (Psychology Today, 2019, pp.1). Psychoanalytic family therapy happens to be a therapy founded on reasoning that any group of people that consider themselves as family in any culture has some level of interdependence existing between the individual units that make up the family. This is based on the generational hierarchy and role distribution within that hierarchy (Gale, 2005, pp.1). The family also has some subjective interdependence within it.…...

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Family Systems Theory: Integrative esearch Case Presentation
The family system in the west seems well entrenched and a closely knit unit. Yet, they are not without stigma. Their norms do not align with normative, ethical demeanor and there have been interventions to correct on various occasions. Irresponsible, Feckless and welfare scroungers are some of the adjectives they have often earned for their behavior. The interventionists have also tried to suggest families in the west through subtle messaging via various media forums like advertisements and articles in the magazines, films, TV; and also through measures like the decor at home reminding them about the expectations of a social life. (Dallos & Draper, 2013).

Such interventionists have also tried to spread their messages through professional networks too, making the expectations of the society known through various platforms. Family workers work in different ways to help the western families understand the importance of aligning with…...

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Avc?, R., Colakkad-o-lu, O., Oz, A. & Akba?, T. (2015).Adaptation of the boundary violations scale developed based on structural family therapy to the Turkish context: A study of validity and reliability. Educational Research and Reviews, Vol. 10(2), pp. 145-152.

Barker, P. & Chang, J. (2013).The basic family therapy, (Six Edition). Oxford: John Wiley & Sons.

Carr, A. (2014). The evidence base for family therapy and systemic interventions for child-focused problems. Journal of Family Therapy. 36: 107 -- 157

Cottam, C. (n.d.). Analysis of Fictional Family - The Malfoys in the Harry Potter Series. Western Carolina University. Retrieved from:  https://www.academia.edu

Family therapy is described as a theory and treatment technique that provides a means for examining clinical problems based on the context of the transactional patterns in a family. Therefore, this theory and treatment measure represents an intervention through which family members receive help in detecting and transforming difficult, maladaptive, and ongoing patterns of relationship as well as self-restricting and self-defeating belief systems (Goldenberg, Goldenberg & Pelavin, 2014, p.373). There are several family therapeutic approaches that have been used to help in examining clinical problems in the context of transactional patterns in a family. One of these approaches is behavior therapy which is based on the premise that cognitive factors like attitudes, expectations, thoughts, and beliefs impact behavior. This approach has contributed to the emergence of cognitive-behavior therapy as part of ordinary psychotherapy processes.
Behavior therapy is based on the belief that normal and abnormal behavior is learned based on the…...

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Reference

Goldenberg, I., Goldenberg, H. & Pelavin, E.G. (2014). Family Therapy. In Current Psychotherapies by Danny Wedding and Raymond J. Corsini (10th ed., Chapter 11, pp.373-405).

Strategic Family Therapy
offman, A. (2007). Function at the Junction: evisiting the Idea of Functionality in Family Therapy. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. 31 (2): 259-68.

Strategic Therapy -- "The ideas of strategic therapy are deceptively simply. Carrying out these ideas in action is not so simple" (Haley, 2003). Traditional views of therapy hold that the focus should be upon abuse, trauma, and even guilty pleasures or pastimes if they are detrimental to mental health. It directs tasks that follow and uses the past and the future as templates for recovery. Instead, strategic therapy asks: what is happening in one's life now -- in one's environment, and takes the approach that it is the social grouping of the environment that either allows for a predilection to continue the unwanted behavior, or to reinforce the triggers that make that behavior habitual in the first place.

Strategic family therapy then is a way to…...

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Haley, J. (2003). The Art of Strategic Therapy. Routledge.

Structural Family Therapy (SFT) was developed by Salvador Minuchin in the latter half of the 20th century and is still considered a viable and effective therapy approach today (Connell, 2010, p.1). It involves encouraging healthy proactive change within the family, with the therapist acting as the agent of change and taking into consideration the multicultural perspectives within a family (Connell, 2010, p.1). Structural family therapists believe that problems within the family are the result of a dysfunctional family structure, therefore, correcting the structure should alleviate the problems (Hecker & Wetchler, 2003, p.78).
Advantages and Disadvantages

Because of its focus on family structure and the roles of individuals within that structure, SFT has proven a promising means of treatment for many childhood and adolescent problems, especially when used to treat young adults who still maintain close contact with their families (Hecker & Wetchler, 2003, p.87). The therapy appears to be effective when dealing…...

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Connell, C. (2010). Multicultural perspectives and considerations within structural family therapy: The premises of structures, subsystems and boundaries. Rivier Academic

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Hecker, L.L. & Wetchler, J.L. (2003). An introduction to marriage and family therapy. Bing-hamton, NY: The Haworth Press, Inc.

1. The Impact of Crohn's Disease on Quality of Life

Explore the physical, emotional, and social challenges faced by individuals living with Crohn's disease.
Discuss the impact of symptoms such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, fatigue, and weight loss on daily life.
Examine the role of social stigma, isolation, and anxiety in reducing quality of life.

2. The Role of Diet and Nutrition in Managing Crohn's Disease

Describe the dietary and nutritional challenges faced by patients with Crohn's disease.
Discuss the efficacy of elimination diets, low-FODMAP diets, and specific nutrient supplementation in managing symptoms.
Explore the importance of individualized dietary plans and....

1. The impact of early childhood trauma on adult mental health
2. The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy in treating depression and anxiety
3. The role of mindfulness techniques in stress management and emotional regulation
4. The ethical considerations in conducting therapy with children and adolescents
5. The prevalence and treatment of substance abuse disorders in clinical psychology
6. The intersection of genetics and environmental factors in the development of mental illness
7. The cultural considerations in providing therapy to clients from diverse backgrounds
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Generational Trauma: Unraveling the Legacy of Intergenerational Pain and Healing

Introduction
Generational trauma is a profound and often hidden wound that perpetuates across generations. It refers to the cumulative emotional and psychological harm transmitted within families and communities, often as a result of traumatic experiences, oppression, or adversity. Exploring this complex phenomenon through essay topics can shed light on its insidious effects, illuminate paths to healing, and promote societal awareness.

Topic 1: The Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma
Prompt: Analyze how generational trauma is transmitted across generations, considering both biological and psychosocial mechanisms. Discuss the role of attachment, memory, and storytelling in perpetuating the cycle....

Key Factors for Maintaining Healthy Family Relationships

1. Communication:

Open and Honest: Promote a culture where family members feel comfortable sharing their thoughts, feelings, and experiences without judgment. Encourage active listening and empathy.
Regular Check-Ins: Establish designated times for family members to connect, share updates, and address any concerns.
Conflict Resolution: Provide a safe space for resolving conflicts through constructive dialogue, compromise, and forgiveness.

2. Respect and Boundaries:

Mutual Respect: Foster a family atmosphere where all members value and respect each other's opinions, beliefs, and perspectives.
Clear Boundaries: Define and maintain appropriate boundaries regarding privacy, personal space, and family roles. Respecting boundaries....