Family_Systems_Theory

Family Systems Theory Relationships evolve and are continuously changing very much like our climate. The earth changes with time and so do relationships. One of the great wonders of the world, the Grand Canyon, has withstood a multitude of changes for over several million years and is still evolving. The movie Grand Canyon provoked many thoughts and emotions. It is a story linking several socioeconomical relationships of families and friends who live and learn through their adversities. It is a film about social criticism; what is the purpose of life' It is about cultural criticism; what is the world coming to' The main focus here is on relationships of families and friends. The key concepts of the movie Grand Canyon are best described by levels of differentiation, boundaries, and triangulation modeled by the work of Murray Bowen, the father of family systems theory and, clinical psychologist, David Schnarch. According to the work of Murray Bowen, the father of family systems theory, differentiation of self is the degree to which a person defines the self as separate from others. It is described on a continuum that ranges from low levels of differentiation, "fusion", to high levels, “clearly system, family, systems, anxiety, person, mack, differentiation, triangle, relationship, one, self, others, emotional, relationships, claire, boundaries, about, while, out, however, being, within, two, triangles, themselves, needs, key, individual, families, differentiated, dee, change, between, balance, baby