Family of Origin Introduction In short, I come from a family of four children from the Bay Area. I am the oldest of the three girls, with four and eight years between myself and each of them. We are a multicultural, multiracial, and multiethnic family, which had huge implications in the ways we were raised, but also the lens through which I now see the world. My oldest brother dies when I was really young that has had a lasting impact on my family, including my parents’ separation when I was in eighth grade.
Attachment Style Attachment, as defined by Bowlby, is a biological evolutionary necessity of a child’s attachment to its caregiver (Wallin, 2007). An infant’s attachment goes beyond the physical closeness of the caregiver to include …show more content…
As a child I had not issue separating from my parents, but I would seek them out if I needed them or I was afraid. I feel as if I have been resilient to a lot of the trauma that I have faced in my life because my secure attachment. Within my family circle of my mom and my sisters I feel comfortable to share my feelings and I seek them out when I need social support. Though, as I am getting older I think that some of the trauma, mostly my parent’s divorce and my father’s actions ever since, have made me have more of an ambivalent attachment style. I am very much wary of new people and relationships in my life. It is almost as if my father’s leaving made me cling even more strongly to the family that I had left, while being distrustful of anyone outside that …show more content…
Some of the most familiar concepts are hierarchy, subgroups, coalitions, alliances, boundaries, and adaptability to change. Minuchin would argue that for the therapist the most important rules to look at in a family are coalitions, boundaries, and power hierarchies between subsystems (Minuchin, 1974). Subsystems are bounded groups of individuals within the family that are organized hierarchically in a way that regulates the power within and among the subsystems (Vetere, 2001). A family system adapts to stress in a way that maintains the continuity within the family, to the extent to which the family can adapt is polarized between rigidity and chaos (Minuchin,
Attachment Style Attachment, as defined by Bowlby, is a biological evolutionary necessity of a child’s attachment to its caregiver (Wallin, 2007). An infant’s attachment goes beyond the physical closeness of the caregiver to include …show more content…
As a child I had not issue separating from my parents, but I would seek them out if I needed them or I was afraid. I feel as if I have been resilient to a lot of the trauma that I have faced in my life because my secure attachment. Within my family circle of my mom and my sisters I feel comfortable to share my feelings and I seek them out when I need social support. Though, as I am getting older I think that some of the trauma, mostly my parent’s divorce and my father’s actions ever since, have made me have more of an ambivalent attachment style. I am very much wary of new people and relationships in my life. It is almost as if my father’s leaving made me cling even more strongly to the family that I had left, while being distrustful of anyone outside that …show more content…
Some of the most familiar concepts are hierarchy, subgroups, coalitions, alliances, boundaries, and adaptability to change. Minuchin would argue that for the therapist the most important rules to look at in a family are coalitions, boundaries, and power hierarchies between subsystems (Minuchin, 1974). Subsystems are bounded groups of individuals within the family that are organized hierarchically in a way that regulates the power within and among the subsystems (Vetere, 2001). A family system adapts to stress in a way that maintains the continuity within the family, to the extent to which the family can adapt is polarized between rigidity and chaos (Minuchin,