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Family Counseling
Family therapy systems adopt systems thinking approach in which the family is viewed as an emotional unit. Through this approach, family therapy systems conceptualize psychosocial symptoms of individuals within families. There are various family therapy theories that can be applied to different situations as part of family therapy systems to address individuals psychosocial symptoms. One theory that can be used to conceptualize the psychosocial symptoms of individuals within families based on the Wilsons case is Bowens family system theory. This theory suggests that people are attached to their network of relationships within the family (Brown, 2014). By portraying how people are inseparable from their network of relationships, this theory suggests that changes in the behaviors of one family member could affect family functioning over time. In relation to Wilsons case, this theory can be used in the conceptualization of family issues through examining the network of relationships between them. This would involve examining interpersonal relationships among family members to determine psychological, hereditary, and other factors that could affect their psychosocial wellbeing.
Family therapy theories address emotional bonding and individual autonomy by examining the structure and behavior of the wider relationship system. With regards to emotional bonding, these theories view an individuals emotional symptoms as a reflection of the familys emotional symptoms that are rooted in behavioral patterns (Haefner, 2014). Individual autonomy is reflected in psychosocial wellbeing, which in turn influences the structure and nature of the relationship system. In relation to family therapy theories, families can change dysfunctional patterns through an assessment of hereditary, psychological or other factors affecting their psychosocial wellbeing. Insights obtained from the assessment should be used to develop or change interpersonal relationships as part of the family projection process.
References
Brown, J. (2014). Bowen Family Systems Theory and practice: Illustration and critique. Retrieved May 20, 2021, from https://www.thefsi.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Bowen-Family-Systems-Theory-and-Practice_Illustration-and-Critique.pdf
Haefner, J. (2014). An application of Bowen Family Systems Theory. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 35(11), 835-841.
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