U3D1 EIleen Wilkerson Managing Tension Within Family Systems

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Managing Tension Within Family Systems When tension within a system reaches an intolerable level, triangles may form to manage the tension between system members. The tension could be between a spouse or partner, between a parent and child, or between a child and another child. From the natural systems perspective, use the unit readings to think about a family conflict and use it as an example to illustrate your post as you complete the following: Define the concept of triangles in human relationships. Describe how a triangle develops to reduce the tension. Explain how the development of triangles might complicate the problem. Describe briefly Murray Bowen's contribution to the development of natural family systems theory. Most people do not like tension especially with the ones they love and care about. Often tension is a result of confusion and conflict that most people also do not enjoy and when the tension within a system reaches an intolerable level triangles are established. According to Guise (2015) “Anxiety is present in all families, but when families experience chronic anxiety, Bowen explains that people become emotionally reactive and, as a result, either dependent, distant, or avoidant in relationships ( Nichols & Schwartz, 1998 )” (Guise, 2015,p. 77) . The concept of triangles in human relationships is to deflect the stress and anxiety to another person that shifts the tension. Murray Bowen believes that a triangle is developed as a result of anxiety between a two-person system a third person is brought in an effort to stabilize the relationship creating a triangulation. Sometimes there can be more than three people in a triangle and when that occurs Guise (2015) defined it as interconnecting triangles. Although triangles can lessen anxiety Guise (2015) states in the text that they do not solve the basic problem. Because it does not solve the basic problem triangles can tend to complicate the problem because now not only is there conflict/dysfunction between two people but three people. Murray Bowen developed most
of his family therapy model after 1957 and gave a historic conference in 1967 about his new theoretical concepts and treatment models. As a result of his research and lectures his disclosures are used as a model for other therapists and clients. Reference Guise, R. W. (2015). Study guide for the marriage and family therapy national licensing examination (6th ed.). Jamaica Plain, MA: Family Solutions Institute.
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