Who's Who of Bowen Family Systems Theory

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Psychiatrist who developed his theory in the mid- to late 1950s at the National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH), based on observations of schizophrenic inpatients and their parents.

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Murray Bowen

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Who is the LCSW, co-founder & director of the Multicultural Family Institute in Highland Park, New Jersey, and adjunct faculty at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, who contributed lifespan and feminist perspectives to Bowen theory?

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Monica McGoldrick

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Who is the Marital/Sex Therapist and developer of the Crucible approach based on Bowen’s theory?

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David Schnarch

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Which metaphor is Bowen Family Systems Theory (FST) NOT based on?

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Cybernetic metaphor

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Bowen FST is more influenced by which theory?

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Psychodynamic theory

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Bowen FST focuses on the intergenerational transmission of problems through ______ relationships.

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attachment

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Bowen FST is explained within the context of evolutionary biology, specifically the emotion system and emotional ______.

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reactivity

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Key words associated with Bowen FST?

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Anxiety and Reactivity

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One of the 8 key Bowenian concepts is _________.

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Triangles

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One of the 8 key Bowenian concepts is _________.

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Differentiation of Self