Dysfunction and Failure in Open Family Systems, I: Application of a Unified Theory.

Constantine, Larry L.

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Publication Date: 1983

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Dysfunction and Failure in Open Family Systems, I: Application of a Unified Theory.

Constantine, Larry L.

Journal of Marriage and the Family, v45 n4 p725-38 Nov 1983

Develops a detailed profile of dysfunction and disablement in the open family system: its intrinsic defects, response to crisis, and likely process of breakdown when overstressed. Suggests that somatic symptoms of stress in children may grow out of accelerated independence combined with parental overinvolvement. (JAC)

Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Decision Making, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Problems, Family Relationship, Models, Problem Solving, Systems Approach

Publication Type: Reports - General; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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