IN AND OUT OF A RELATIONSHIP: A CASE STUDY OF MR. W. IN TERMS OF MURRAY BOWEN'S FAMILY SYSTEMS THEORY

• Authors: Kochan-Wojcik Marta
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article presents possibilities of the practical application of Murray Bowen's family systems theory in the therapy of an individual client. The theory explains emotional processes in a family system as well as the ways in which family members cope with anxiety, closeness and distance in relationships. What is more, by describing symptom formation, the theory shows intergenerational processes of family projection. Following Bowen's approach, this case study depicts a man who reports somatic symptoms and anxieties about establishing a partner relationship and starting a family. The analysis offers both systemic and individual views on the client's problems, and determines the directions of the therapy.

Keywords

EN

DIFFERENTIATION OF SELF; FAMILY RELATIONS; FAMILY SYSTEMS THEORY; INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION; CHRONIC ANXIETY; EMOTIONAL REGULATION; TRIANGULATION

Discipline

• PSYCHOLOGY: PSYCHOLOGY

• Publisher: University of Wrocław, Institute of Psychology and Oficyna Wydawnicza ATUT - Wrocławskie Wydawnictwo Oświatowe
• Journal: Polish Journal of Applied Psychology
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 107-119
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Kochan-Wojcik Marta

• Marta Kochan-Wojcik, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Pedagogical and Historical Sciences, University of Wroclaw, Dawida 1, 50-527 Wroclaw

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

11PLAAAA10896