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| process which an individual removes himself from the emotional field of two others |
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| psychological seperation of intellect and emotions and independdance of self from others. opposite of fusion |
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| usually refers to the original nuclear family of an adult |
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| blurring of psychological boundaroes between self and others and a contamination of emotional and intellectual functioning: opposite of differentiation |
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| schematic diagram of the family systems, using squares to represent male family members, circles females, horizontal lines for marriage, vertical for children |
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| multigenerational transmission process |
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| child most involved in the family emotional process emerges with the lowest level of differentiation and pass problems onto future generations |
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| designed to help family members think about their own reactions to what others are doing |
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| conflict involving two people by involving a thrid person, stabilizing the relationship between the original pair. |
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