Exam 8: Transgenerational Models

In Bowen's Differentiation of Self Scale,people at the low end are apt to lead lives:

______________________ According to Bowen,the separation of one's intellectual and emotional functioning;the greater the distinction,the better one is able to resist being overwhelmed by the emotional reactivity of his or her family,thus making one less prone to dysfunction.

A major technique utilized by Bowenian therapists involves:

Bowen's family systems theory is derived from:

_____________________ Involving patterns and influences occurring over two or more generations.

The opposite of self-differentiation,in Bowen's view,is:

The "undifferentiated family ego mass" refers to:

Which of the following is true about Bowenian theory today?

In his therapeutic approach,Bowen:

According to Kerr,which of the following is not characteristic of emotional cutoff?

Transgenerational approaches are:

What is a family ledger? Give an example from your own family about an obligation of fairness and equity that has spanned more than one generation.​

Define what Bowen meant about a family being a naturally occurring system much like ant colonies,the ocean tides,or elephant herds. What was he trying to say about families?

Bowen referred to a family's way of coping with stress and maintaining stability as its:

Boszormenyi-Nagy's therapeutic approach calls attention to family:

How does a triangle work? What is the benefit of a "therapeutic" triangle?

Genograms helps shed light on:

More than most family therapists,Bowen stresses the role of theory for:

With his concept of self-differentiation,Bowen argues for:

The greater the level of undifferentiation of the parents,the more likely they will rely on the family _______________ to stabilize the system.