Who's Who of Bowen Family Systems Theory

Who was the 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?

• Murray Bowen

• Carl Jung

• Sigmund Freud

• Aaron Beck

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?

• Monica McGoldrick

• Salvador Minuchin

• Murray Bowen

• Virginia Satir

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

• David Schnarch

• John Gottman

• Esther Perel

• Murray Bowen

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

• Cybernetic metaphor

• Psychodynamic metaphor

• Evolutionary biology metaphor

• Attachment metaphor

Bowen FST is more influenced by which theory?

• Behavioral theory

• Psychodynamic theory

• Cognitive theory

• Humanistic theory

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

• attachment

• transactional

• peer

• romantic

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

• reactivity

• suppression

• avoidance

• expression

What are the key words associated with Bowen FST?

• Anxiety and Reactivity

• Cognitive Dissonance

• Operant Conditioning

• Attachment and Loss

Fill in the blank: One of the 8 key Bowenian concepts is _________.

• Triangles

• Conditioning

• Operant Learning

• Classical Conditioning

Fill in the blank: One of the 8 key Bowenian concepts is _________.

• Differentiation of Self

• Transference

• Unconditional Positive Regard

• Operant Conditioning