Child Psych

Category - Theory

Murray Bowen developed extended family systems therapy to address his belief that levels of differentiation between family members lower from one generation to the next, causing severe stress in family units. His theory is based on eight interlocking concepts. Which of the following is NOT one of those concepts?
  1. Emotional cutoff
  2. Sibling position
  3. Metacommunication
  4. Triangles
Explanation
Answer: C - Metacommunication is not one of the eight concepts of extended family systems theory. They are: differentiation of self, emotional cutoff, sibling position, triangles, family projection process, multigenerational process, nuclear family emotional system, and societal emotional process.
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