The Importance Of Bowen Interlocking Concepts

Our reading indicates that a genogram is a graphic display of a family that may include both family structure and processes (Hecker, 2015). The genogram starts with, the members of an extended family. Typically, family relationships are demonstrated as well as patterns of behavior that affect those relationships. Researchers suggested that genograms can be used to identify repetitive patterns of behavior, both adaptive and maladaptive, and to recognize clusters of health-related problems and to avoid potentially uncomfortable, though important, topics (Cook, 2007). In looking at the Bowen interlocking concepts the genogram can assist the therapist in looking at patterns of behaviors that have been used continuously to cope with anxiety. According to Cook (2007) the family …show more content…
Being part of a family with 5 sibling, myself being the oldest girl, however the youngest of three, because my parents stop having children after me then started again after 5 years. Therefore, at times I was shown a lot of attention being the only girl for a while, however when my sisters came along I felt took on the role of the oldest child. The genogram can help the therapist look at personality traits within the sibling, and their functional role within the family. Finally, the last concept that I believe is very important in Bowen concepts is Multigenerational transmission which is the process of passing down levels of differentiation across generations within a family (Hecker, 2015). Sitting in a family meeting with a client and his family the therapist running the meeting was able to show how pattern of addiction were present across generation. Furthermore, Bowen’s concept helped the family come to understand drug use better, and how characteristic, along with behavior patterns are also passed down as our book indicated the genogram is a map, however therapists can utilize it as roadmap to successfully changing pattern of behaviors that cause continuous dysfunction