Glossary F
Glossary F
Family structure is defined as the rules that have been developed in the course of family life to determine which members interact with which other members and in what way.
Family systems therapy refers to psychotherapy that focuses on the family, rather than the individual, as the source of problems; Family therapists challenge communication styles, disrupt pathological family dynamics, and challenge defensive conceptions in order to harmonize relationships among all members and within each member. It is a type of Family therapy in which the entire family is seen as a unit or as a system . Focus is usually on the interaction of family members.