Good post. You did a great job in breaking down and describing the theories as they relate to patterns of dysfunctional behavior. I am becoming a fan of the Bowen Family Therapy. So far what I have learned and studied is in sync with my thoughts on dealing with issues, accepting responsibility for your own actions, but also, reflecting, learning and accepting the historical role of family history in an individual’s quest to emotional healing and other issues. The use of the genogram can be such an instrumental tool in therapy. As you stated Bowen encourages construction and use of a family genogram so that evaluations of past multigenerational and familial behavior patterns can be conducted in order to gain greater clarity of present dysfunctional
