Family therapy and anthropology: a case for emotions

Krause, Inga‐Britt

doi:10.1111/j.1467-6427.1993.00739.x

Cited by 19 publications

(12 citation statements)

References 31 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Both the genetic inheritance of the human condition and the range of cultural variations on those universal themes influence what we feel and what feelings we express to others. This far I agree with Krause (1993, 2002), whose understanding of the constraints of embodiment on cultural relativism makes her, to my mind, one of the most helpful writers on cross‐cultural work.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 53%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Emotions as ecosystemic adaptations

Pocock¹

2010

Journal of Family Therapy

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Despite Gregory Bateson's interest in emotion and culture, the potential for understanding emotion systemically and culturally was lost very early in the mainstream development of family therapy, partly as a reaction to the dominant psychiatric‐psychoanalytic paradigm of North America at the time. In those pioneering years, to take emotion seriously was to risk appearing stuck in a one‐person psychology. In an interesting paradox, it is relational psychoanalysts and parent–infant researchers such as Beatrice Beebe and Frank Lachmann who have recently turned to systems theory to give a fuller account of emotions and emotional regulation in self and relationships. The author draws on their ideas together with the work of Peter Fonagy, Patricia Crittenden, Jessica Benjamin, Britt Krause and others to sketch briefly an ecosystemic theory of emotional expression. This sketch is used to give contextual meaning to two contrasting clinical topics in relation to anger: self‐harm and conduct ‘disorder’.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 53%

“…Pocock, 1997Pocock, , 2005Pocock, , 2009Flaskas and Pocock, 2009); from attachment (Byng-Hall, 1995;Dallos, 2006;Vetere and Dallos, 2008); from social constructionism (e.g. Fredman, 2004) and from reappraisal of Bateson on culture and the problems of mind-body dualism (Bertrando and Gilli, 2008;Krause, 1993Krause, , 2007.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Emotions as ecosystemic adaptations

Pocock¹

2010

Journal of Family Therapy

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Consistent with the psychological perspective at the time that emotions were intrapsychic processes that were secondary to cognition, emotions were marginalized as intrapsychic phenomena that were outside the domain of interactional interest (Krause, 1993). If emotions were addressed, it was likely to be in terms of how they could be either bypassed or subdued (Greenberg & Johnson, 1998).…”

Section: Emotions and The Familymentioning

confidence: 99%

The Role of Emotions in Marriage and Family Therapy

Madden-Derdich

2002

Marriage & Family Review

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

As the traditional perspective of viewing emotions from an intrapsychic perspective has shifted to a more relational stance, the interpersonal functions of emotions within the family system have been underscored. As a result, the role of emotions in therapeutic interventions designed to assist distressed couples and families requires attention. The purpose of the current paper is to trace the role that emotions have played in marriage and family therapy (MFT) interventions both historically and currently. Towards this end, a brief overview of the historical role of emotions in MFT is presented followed by a review of research and therapeutic approaches that have integrated emotion into systemically based therapies. Future directions for incorporating emotions into MFT research, theory, and intervention are addressed.

show abstract

“…Studies have appeared on intimacy (James and Kirkland, 1993;Weingarten, 1991Weingarten, , 1992, on empathy (Harari, 1996;Perry, 1993;Wilkinson, 1992), on emotion (Flaskas, 1989;Krause, 1993;Smith et al, 1990), on the therapist's use of self (Hildebrand and Speed, 1995;Hardham, 1996;Real, 1990), on the therapist's position in therapy (Anderson and Goolishian, 1992;Hoffman, 1993;Paterson, 1996), and on other issues surrounding the therapeutic relationship and the therapist-family system (Anderson, 1992;Cecchin et al, 1993;Flaskas, 1994;Flaskas and Perlesz, 1996b;Gibney, 1991;Gorrell Barnes and Henessy, 1995;Hedges and Lang, 1993;MacKinnon, 1993).…”

Section: Theorizing Engagement In Systemic Therapymentioning

confidence: 99%

Engagement and the Therapeutic Relationship in Systemic Therapy

Flaskas

1997

Journal of Family Therapy

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

aThis paper is about the therapeutic relationship in systemic therapy and, more specifically, about engagement as a process. Beginning with some practice examples, a critique is made of the way in which both the therapeutic relationship and engagement have been under-theorized in systemic therapy. Two different sets of ideas are used to develop some thinking about the process of engagement: the notion of the 'goodenough' engagement as the environment or frame of therapy is developed, and the systemic concept of sequences is held alongside the psychoanalytic ideas of transference, countertransference and projective identification. This theory discussion is used to reflect on the original practice examples.

show abstract

Family therapy and anthropology: a case for emotions

Cited by 19 publications

References 31 publications

Emotions as ecosystemic adaptations

Emotions as ecosystemic adaptations

The Role of Emotions in Marriage and Family Therapy

Engagement and the Therapeutic Relationship in Systemic Therapy

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About