Theory of Natural Systems Murray Bowen.
Dr. Murray Bowen, (1913-1990), developed in the early 50 's The Theory of Natural Systems, based on observation of the processes occurring in humans from a natural point of view. This theory, could be considered one of the most appropriate when facing family work and the understanding. It proposes is a comprehensive and profound vision of human beings, as incorporated into the understanding of their functioning, emotional and intellectual aspects of human natural system. Bowen put a lot of attention to the observation and description of relational phenomena, putting as a fundamental pillar development and understanding of his theory of human behavior. Also it gave much attention and importance the figure …show more content…
With the approach of this “continuum”, leaving behind the conception and classification of families 'normal ' vs. 'Abnormal ' or 'pathological ', setting the differences between each other in degrees or levels. These degrees or levels of differentiation are arranged in a ladder viewed from the less differentiated subject to which have theoretically achieved maximum degrees of differentiation. The term "differentiation of self 'is the cornerstone of the theory of natural systems (Bowen, 1986; Bowen, 1991; Kerr & Bowen, 1988) being developed in the early years of the decade of the 50 's. Differentiation not only refers to a psychological phenomenon, but also includes relational, present and past factors, constitutional, physical, physiological, biological, genetic and cellular reactivity. (Kerr & Bowen, 1988). The differentiation of 'self ' or “self” cannot develop but is in relation to others, and this one is usually the mother. However, human mothers do not learn much about how to care for their infants, and children learn how to get the behavior care of their mothers, the answer to both is so automatic that it is possible to assume that is the product of the evolutionary heritage (Bowen & Kerr, …show more content…
It is not possible in terms of their permanence in time, as evidenced by the fact that a couple cannot be in a relationship of two long without one of them is filled with anxiety and invite the other to bring a third party, which may be the neighbor, the children, the mother, a pet, etc. Every couple has third components that allow you to stay in time; the third component may be alcoholism man, overwork women or smoking or diabetes of one of the two and it is important to realize the role of disease in that relationship when the want to "try". As is known, Bowen began explaining human behavior from an individual perspective and taking as central axis of the mother-child relationship. It was clear to Bowen that this symbiotic relationship was only part of a larger system that also included the father. He could also see that as the tension mounted within the system, it tended to 'include ' more people, forming external relations with similar characteristics to the central symbiotic relationship (Bowen, 1986). If someone from the staff looked 'trapped ' by these relationships, family anxiety levels decreased, but the whole team was affected. Bowen then began to observe the existence of repeated and predictable movements in the system; He began to set his attention to what or who a person was heading when distanced from someone who had been in an intimate relationship. He
Dr. Murray Bowen, (1913-1990), developed in the early 50 's The Theory of Natural Systems, based on observation of the processes occurring in humans from a natural point of view. This theory, could be considered one of the most appropriate when facing family work and the understanding. It proposes is a comprehensive and profound vision of human beings, as incorporated into the understanding of their functioning, emotional and intellectual aspects of human natural system. Bowen put a lot of attention to the observation and description of relational phenomena, putting as a fundamental pillar development and understanding of his theory of human behavior. Also it gave much attention and importance the figure …show more content…
With the approach of this “continuum”, leaving behind the conception and classification of families 'normal ' vs. 'Abnormal ' or 'pathological ', setting the differences between each other in degrees or levels. These degrees or levels of differentiation are arranged in a ladder viewed from the less differentiated subject to which have theoretically achieved maximum degrees of differentiation. The term "differentiation of self 'is the cornerstone of the theory of natural systems (Bowen, 1986; Bowen, 1991; Kerr & Bowen, 1988) being developed in the early years of the decade of the 50 's. Differentiation not only refers to a psychological phenomenon, but also includes relational, present and past factors, constitutional, physical, physiological, biological, genetic and cellular reactivity. (Kerr & Bowen, 1988). The differentiation of 'self ' or “self” cannot develop but is in relation to others, and this one is usually the mother. However, human mothers do not learn much about how to care for their infants, and children learn how to get the behavior care of their mothers, the answer to both is so automatic that it is possible to assume that is the product of the evolutionary heritage (Bowen & Kerr, …show more content…
It is not possible in terms of their permanence in time, as evidenced by the fact that a couple cannot be in a relationship of two long without one of them is filled with anxiety and invite the other to bring a third party, which may be the neighbor, the children, the mother, a pet, etc. Every couple has third components that allow you to stay in time; the third component may be alcoholism man, overwork women or smoking or diabetes of one of the two and it is important to realize the role of disease in that relationship when the want to "try". As is known, Bowen began explaining human behavior from an individual perspective and taking as central axis of the mother-child relationship. It was clear to Bowen that this symbiotic relationship was only part of a larger system that also included the father. He could also see that as the tension mounted within the system, it tended to 'include ' more people, forming external relations with similar characteristics to the central symbiotic relationship (Bowen, 1986). If someone from the staff looked 'trapped ' by these relationships, family anxiety levels decreased, but the whole team was affected. Bowen then began to observe the existence of repeated and predictable movements in the system; He began to set his attention to what or who a person was heading when distanced from someone who had been in an intimate relationship. He