Basic Concepts in Family Therapy

Résumé du livre

Intended for the wide range of professionals who deal with families, this volume surveys the family therapy literature as well as basic psychological, clinical, and cross-cultural research studies to present 22 basic psychological concepts. Arrangement is in sections on family structure; a systems perspective (individuation, separation, triangles, rituals, multigenerational effects); ecological stressors (poverty, chronic illness, adoption and infertility); cognitive concepts (communication styles, problem solving, family productivity); sibling issues; and social psychological concepts (attribution, equity theory, reactance, cultural influences, and spirituality). Berg-Cross (psychology, Howard U.) is joined by several contributors. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR