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This paper will give an overview of Murray Bowen’s theory of family systems. It will describe the model’s development and outline its core clinical components. The practice of therapy will be described as well as recent developments within the model.
1 sty 2009 · Abstract. Murray Bowen Family System Theory is one of several family models developed by mental health pioneers in the decade or so following the Second World War. For a short postwar...
1 sty 1983 · This article uses family systems theory and Bowen family systems psychotherapy concepts to understand the nature of conflict formation during British colonialism in Cyprus.
Dr. Murray Bowen, a psychiatrist, originated this theory and its eight interlocking concepts. He formulated the theory by using systems thinking to integrate knowledge of the human as a product of evolution with knowledge from family research.
Bowen (Kerr & Bowen, 1988) identified three categories of clinical dysfunction resulting from chronic anxiety in a nuclear family emotional system: dysfunction in a spouse,marital conflict,and dysfunction in a child. As relationships form, people tend to select a partner who has a similar level of differen-tiation.
Bowen family systems theory, developed by the late American psychiatrist Dr. Murray Bowen (1913-1990), provides a new paradigm for conceptualization of human behavior and treatment of human problems. It is a theory about relationships.
The product of his work is the Bowen Family Systems Theory, more simply referred to as the Bowen Theory. Consisting of eight interlocking concepts, Bowen Theory addresses the emotional forces that shape the functioning of nuclear and extended families.
