Thinking About the Family—Psychiatric Aspects

Meissner, W. W.

doi:10.1111/j.1545-5300.1964.00001.x

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“…However, a child who has a close and dependent relationship with the parent(s) giving double bind messages cannot afford to endanger the relationship by such metacommunication (Meissner, 1964;Olson, 1972).…”

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Epilepsy and the double bind

McCraw

1980

Journal of Clinical Child Psychology

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This paper notes similarities between the so-called "double bind" situation hypothesized in the etiology of schizophrenia and the family interactions and communication patterns in a number of reported cases of epilepsy. Implications for treatment of epileptics are discussed. It is concluded that the studies reviewed are provocative enough to warrant welldesigned research investigating communication patterns and family relationships in the families of epileptics.

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Section: Dependencymentioning

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Epilepsy and the double bind

McCraw

1980

Journal of Clinical Child Psychology

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“…Parents of exceptional children, however, are not always overwhelmed by the stresses of raising a handicapped child (Morse et al, 1980;Vadasy et al, 1984). In fact, the majority of poor, rural, predominantly black families interviewed by Dunlap (1979) did not perceive the handicapped member as having significant negative effects on family life, though some reorganization was necessary.…”

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“…The family unit is introduced to additional stresses which will dramatically change their lives, thoughts, feelings, and behaviors (Featherstone, 1980;Gabel et al, 1983;Hewett, 1970;Ross, 1964;Yura, 1979). Experiencing grief and guilt over the child's disability, feelings of inadequacy in coping with particular aspects of the handicap, overdependence on professionals for guidance, ambivalence and resentment toward the child, overprotection of the child, or denial of the' handicap itself may disrupt normal family development (Morse et al, 1980). Often it is impossible to differentiate the effects of the initial and unresolved grief from current stresses of everyday management problems (Gath, 1979).…”

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“…Fortier and Wanlass (1984) demonstrate how such a crisis affects families on many levels (behaviorally, affectively, physically, interpersonally, and cognitively), while Bubolz and Whiren (1984) view families holistically as ecological systems, in which behaviors of any part affect the entire system. Personal satisfaction from aiding a child to compensate for deficits, team efforts among family members, and an appreciation of individual differences in human potential become part of reintegration (Morse et al, 1980). According to Leigh and Marshall (1983), however, the amount of literature detailing the problems does not necessarily mean that quality services are commonly available.…”

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Continual counseling intervention: Lifetime support for the family with a handicapped member

Werth¹,

Oseroff²

1987

The American Journal of Family Therapy

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“…In general, however, the family off~rs a." relatively inflexible system which resists external alteration (14,17).…”

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Family Therapy Drop-Outs: Resistance to Change

Solomon

1969

Canadian Psychiatric Association Journal

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This paper presents an analysis of resistance to change in family therapy — a concept central to the understanding of drop-outs. The resistances used were categorized as Resistance to Therapy, Resistance to Interaction and Family Specific Resistances. Family behaviour was conceptualized as governed by homeodynamic patterns, self-reinforcing modes of interaction in which the primary emphasis is on the preservation of stability. Five families who dropped out of therapy after up to 17 sessions were described in detail. They had consulted for psychiatric symptoms presented by one or more children, and were treated by the author in weekly conjoint family sessions. The dynamic interplay of resistance and change was apparent in all five cases where family members resisted working through the marital conflict, and disrupted treatment when imminent change in the husband-wife relationship was perceived as a threat to family stability. The discussion dealt with the crucial role of the parental couple's strengths and weaknesses as a prognostic indicator, the importance of re-assessing treatment goals after the family is fully engaged in therapy, and the role of the therapist in provoking drop-out. In addition, the drop-outs were compared to families who remained in therapy.

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Thinking About the Family—Psychiatric Aspects

Cited by 34 publications

References 117 publications

Epilepsy and the double bind

Epilepsy and the double bind

Continual counseling intervention: Lifetime support for the family with a handicapped member

Family Therapy Drop-Outs: Resistance to Change

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