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.
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