1st Edition
Basic Concepts In Family Therapy An Introductory Text
First published in 1987. Basic Concepts in Family Therapy: An Introductory Text presents seventeen basic psychological concepts that you may use in understanding your family or, if you are a member of the helping professions, your clients' families. Each chapter focuses on a single concept using material from three sources: family therapy literature; basic psychological and clinical research studies, and cross-cultural research studies. By combining the findings of family therapy practitioners with the empirical findings of basic psychological researchers and cross-cultural researchers we can deepen our understanding of the usefulness of each of these constructs, as well-as their limitations.
Preface UNIT I: GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH THE FAMILY 1 Exploring the Family Structure UNIT II: FAMILY CONCEPTS: A SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVE 2 Individuation 3 Separation 4 Cutoffs 5 Triangles 6 Rituals 7 Secrets 8 Multigenerational Effects 9 Networks UNIT III: FAMILY CONCEPTS: A SIBLING PERSPECTIVE 10 Birth Order 11 Sibling Relationships Sibling Solidarity UNIT IV: FAMILY CONCEPTS: A SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE 12 Attribution 13 Equity Theory 14 Reactance UNIT V: FAMILY CONCEPTS: A COGNITIVE PERSPECTIVE 15 Communication Styles 16 Problem Solving 17 Family Productivity
Biography
Linda Berg-Cross is Associate Professor, Psychology Department, I-Iow>ard University, Washington, DC. She received her BA in Psychology from State University of New York at Stony Brook and her MA and PhD degrees in Psychology from Columbia University. She has been con>nected with the Psychology Department at Howard University since 1984 and has published numerous articles. She is married and has two chil>dren.
