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Marital and Family Therapy: Integrative Review and Critique.

01 Nov 1970-Journal of Marriage and Family-Vol. 32, Iss: 4, pp 501
About: This article is published in Journal of Marriage and Family.The article was published on 1970-11-01. It has received 137 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Pastoral counseling & Counseling psychology.
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TL;DR: The McMaster Family Assessment Device (FAD) as mentioned in this paperAD is a questionnaire designed to evaluate families according to the McMaster Model of Family Functioning and is made up of seven scales which measure Problem Solving, Communication, Roles and Affective Responsiveness, Affective Involvement, Behavior Control and General Functioning.
Abstract: This paper describes the McMaster Family Assessment Device (FAD), a newly developed questionnaire designed to evaluate families according to the McMaster Model of Family Functioning. The FAD is made up of seven scales which measure Problem Solving, Communication, Roles, Affective Responsiveness, Affective Involvement, Behavior Control and General Functioning. The paper describes the procedures used to develop the FAD and presents scale means and scale reliabilities from a sample of 503 individuals.

3,130 citations

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01 Jan 1982
TL;DR: Functional Family Therapy (FFT) as discussed by the authors is all about helping youth and families who are in trouble, which can be accomplished by changing family interactions and improving relationship functioning as the primary vehicle for changing dysfunctional individual behaviors.
Abstract: Functional Family Therapy (FFT) is all about helping youth and families who are in trouble. Central to FFT is the belief this can be accomplished by changing family interactions and improving relationship functioning as the primary vehicle for changing dysfunctional individual behaviors. FFT shares many similarities with other systems approaches; however, FFT offers a comprehensive framework for understanding adolescent behavior problems that is quite unique. This framework provides the context for integrating and linking behavioral and cognitive intervention strategies to the specific familial and ecological characteristics of each family. As such, FFT is also about therapists, about training and supervision, and about treatment and other (educational, judicial, religious, cultural, political, economic, marketing) systems that surround families, therapists, and agencies.

564 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of cancer on the patient's interpersonal relationships and the ultimate impact of these relationships on patient's emotional adjustment to the disease was explored. But, the authors focused on the effect on the patients' interpersonal relationships.
Abstract: This paper focuses on the effect of cancer on the patient's interpersonal relationships, and the ultimate impact of these relationships on the patient's emotional adjustment to the disease. In a detailed theoretical analysis, both the patient's reaction to the illness and others' responses toward the patient are explored. Concerning the patient, the following issues are discussed: (1) fears and uncertainties that develop as one attempts to cope with the diagnosis; (2) the consequent need for clarification and support; and (3) the barriers to receiving validation and support from others. Others' reactions to the patient are hypothesized to be a function of a conflict between (1) their feelings about the illness, which are predominantly negative; and (2) their beliefs about appropriate behaviors to display when interacting with cancer patients (optimism and cheerfulness). This conflict results in behavioral responses that are unintentionally damaging to the patient, including physical avoidance, avoidance of open discussion of the illness, and discrepancies among behaviors. The impact of others' behavior on the patient and the patient's subsequent attempts to solve their interpersonal problems are discussed. The paper concludes with implications for intervention and research.

515 citations

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TL;DR: The model of family functioning presented in this paper is the product of over twenty years of research in clinical work with family units and is based upon a Judaeo-Christian value set, and allows attention to be paid to cultural differences and other issues of cultural relativity.
Abstract: The model of family functioning being presented is the product of over twenty years of research in clinical work with family units. A method of family therapy has been developed based upon this model and will be described in a future issue. The model utilizes a general systems theory approach in an attempt to describe the structure, organization, and transactional patterns of the family unit. It allows examination of families along the total spectrum ranging from healthy to severely pathological in their functioning. It is based upon a Judaeo-Christian value set, and allows attention to be paid to cultural differences and other issues of cultural relativity.

497 citations

01 Jan 1980
TL;DR: The model of family functioning presented in this article is the product of over twenty years of research in clinical work with family units and is based upon a Judaeo-Christian value set, and allows attention to be paid to cultural differences and other issues of cultural relativity.
Abstract: The model of family functioning being presented is the product of over twenty years of research in clinical work with family units. A method of family therapy has been developed based upon this model and will be described in a future issue. The model utilizes a general systems theory approach in an attempt to describe the structure, organization, and transactional patterns of the family unit. It allows examination of families along the total spectrum ranging from healthy to severely pathological in their functioning. It is based upon a Judaeo-Christian value set, and allows attention to be paid to cultural differences and other issues of cultural relativity.

490 citations

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TL;DR: The theory of schizophrenia is based on communications analysis, and specifically on the Theory of Logical Types as discussed by the authors, and from observations of schizophrenic patients is derived a description, and the necessary conditions for, a situation called the double bind, where no matter what a person does, he "can't win".
Abstract: Schizophrenia—its nature, etiology, and the kind of therapy to use for it—remains one of the most puzzling of the mental illnesses. The theory of schizophrenia presented here is based on communications analysis, and specifically on the Theory of Logical Types. From this theory and from observations of schizophrenic patients is derived a description, and the necessary conditions for, a situation called the “double bind”—a situation in which no matter what a person does, he “can't win.” It is hypothesized that a person caught in the double bind may develop schizophrenic symptoms. How and why the double bind may arise in a family situation is discussed, together with illustrations from clinical and experimental data.

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TL;DR: The American Handbook of Psychiatry is an attempt to catalogue and explain the development of psychiatry in the United States in the period of 175 years.
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TL;DR: The theory of schizophrenia presented here is based on communications analysis, and specifically on the Theory of Logical Types, and derived a description of a situation called the “double bind”—a situation in which no matter what a person does, he “can't win.”

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