Family Structural Approach Quiz

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According to Minuchin's Structural Approach, what are boundaries in a family?

Emotional barriers that protect individuals, subsystems, or families

What is the term for when parents direct their focus onto their children to avoid resolving problems between them, as per Minuchin's Structural Approach?

Detouring

According to the Developmental Construction view, what does the continuity view emphasize?

Early parent-child relationships

What happens when a family's overall structure becomes unstable due to intrusion of one subsystem on another, according to Minuchin's Structural Approach?

<p>The structure becomes compromised by unhealthy boundaries</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does enmeshment, as per Minuchin's Structural Approach, refer to?

<p>Unclear, loose boundaries fostering inappropriate dependence</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Minuchin's Structural Approach, what term is used to describe when one parent enlists the support of the child against the other parent?

<p>Cross-generational coalitions</p> Signup and view all the answers

In Minuchin's Structural Approach, what happens when the overall family structure becomes unstable due to intrusion of one subsystem on another?

<p>The structure becomes compromised by unhealthy boundaries</p> Signup and view all the answers

As per Minuchin's Structural Approach, what do boundaries in a family primarily function as?

<p>Emotional barriers that protect individuals, subsystems, or families</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the Developmental Construction view, what does the continuity view emphasize?

<p>Early parent-child relationships</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Minuchin's Structural Approach refer to when it describes unclear, loose boundaries fostering inappropriate dependence?

<p>Enmeshment</p> Signup and view all the answers

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