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Showing 1 to 20 of 169 for “"family systems"”.
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Biblical Family Systems
… prose and poetry. Using four major theories of family therapy, namely structural, contextual, Bowenian, and narrative, the family of King David, as presented in the first and second Books of Samuel and the beginning of the first Book of Kings, is investigated and explored. Using the King James …
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FAMILY SYSTEMS THROUGH FAMILY PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS
<p>This study views the family photograph album as a visual construction of social reality which represents how the family perceives and defines its world. This popular cultural artifact is used to examine the social and geographical boundaries of this world as well as the family's …
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Family Systems Theory in Chekhov’s ‘Big Four’ Plays
This thesis discusses the Bowen family systems theory and its application to character analysis and family relationships in drama. Chekhov’s plays are renowned for their psychological realism. Each character has his or her own unique history, which was a boon to the creation and development of the …
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Implications of a Family Systems Orientation for Preventing Psychiatric Hospitalization
… present study evaluated the implications of a family systems approach for preventing psychiatric hospitalization by comparing the behavior of field clinicians who professed a systems view versus clinicians who held more traditional nonsystems views. The focus of the investigation was the …
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Exploring psychotherapists\' spirituality: Influence of the Internal Family Systems model
… to understand the influence of the Internal Family Systems ("IFS") model on psychotherapists\' spirituality and the way they address spirituality in their clinical practice. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten psychotherapists practicing IFS model and the data were analyzed …
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Caregivers of adults with closed head injury: A family systems perspective
… of the study was to determine whether or not a family's adaptability and cohesion, as defined by family systems theory, could predict their level of adjustment to having an adult family member who had sustained a closed head injury. The subjects consisted of 32 parents/siblings and 17 …
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Family Systems Variables as Predictors of Eating Styles and Body Mass Index
… study was to investigate the impact of certain family systems variables and childhood feeding practices on Body Mass Index (BMI). The family variables of interest were intergenerational intimacy, intergenerational differentiation, intergenerational triangulation, spousal intimacy, spousal …
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Factors Associated with Play Therapists' Use of Family-Systems Play Therapy Interventions
… with which play therapists feel competent to use family-systems play therapy, and the frequency with which they utilize these interventions. Items from the <em>PTDI-R</em> were analyzed using a principal component analysis to assess the underlying structure of six items that addressed …
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Clergy Family Systems Training and How It Changes Clergy Leadership Attitudes and Practices
… Clergy persons without an awareness of their family system patterns and reactivity often exercise their leadership in unhealthy ways that are damaging to their congregations. This study described changes in leadership attitudes and practices experienced by clergy participants in a Family …
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An Analysis of Adherence in Childhood Diabetes: Social Learning and Family Systems Variables
… competency in managing diabetes, 2) to assess family flexibility and cohesiveness, and 3) to assess the utility of self-efficacy and family factors as predictors of adherence and metabolic control. Participants included 62 youths with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) and their …
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Exploring the association between interparental conflict and parenting behaviors: Through the family systems perspective
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2026-05-01
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Emerging Parental Sensitivity: the Transition to Parenthood Through the Lens of Family Systems Theory
… to influence from other members of the family system. Couple relationship quality influenced both fathers’ prenatal coherence and gains in their mind-mindedness over time. Infant affective responses were also important for fathers’ mind-mindedness, whilst maternal parental efficacy …
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Internal Family Systems' Influence on Beginning Therapists' Awareness of Internal Processes: A Qualitative Study
Unlike most marriage and family therapy (MFT) models, the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model claims to focus not only on the client's but also the therapist's internal processes. Given the recent systemic focus in the MFT field on the therapists' internal processes and how to train therapists to …
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From Family Systems to Social Justice: Understanding Resilience Among Asian American Sexual and Gender Minoritized Individuals
Family support is a well-established protective factor for sexual and gender minoritized (SGM) populations, yet its role among Asian American SGM individuals remains underexamined. Existing research shows that family rejection in this population is associated with cultural identity conflicts, …
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Parental depressive symptoms and marital intimacy as predictors of parent-child interaction: a family systems perspective
… depression and parent-child relationships from a family systems perspective, in which both actor and partner effects of parental depression are estimated. Furthermore, findings from the longitudinal models underscore marital intimacy as a buffer of paternal depression on father-child interaction …
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BRIDGING SCHOOL, HEALTH, AND FAMILY SYSTEMS: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF MEDICAL FAMILY THERAPISTS IN SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
… this expansion, many school-based mental health systems continue to operate within fragmented organizational structures characterized by limited interdisciplinary collaboration and inconsistent inclusion of families in care processes. These structural gaps raise important questions about how …
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A Study of the Internal Family Systems Model Applied to Remarried Couples of Stepfamilies in Different Stages of Adjustment
<p>Problem. Stepfamilies are becoming the largest family type in the United States. This has significant implications for understanding the complications of remarriage and providing clinical interventions that support the adjustment process of stepfamilies. The Internal Family Systems Model, …
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Trauma And Effects Of Being Raised By A Parent With Bipolar I Disorder: A Theoretical Approach Utilizing Internal Family Systems
… not only the person diagnosed but also their family (Chang et al., 2001; Cook et al., 2005; Wearden et al., 2008). Children of parents with BD may experience complex trauma as inconsistencies in parenting, conflict within the household, and possible neglect or abuse may be present (Chang et …
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