The Therapeutic Process Of The Bowens Transgenerational...

Treatment No matter the nature of the presenting problem, the therapeutic process in the Bowen’s transgenerational model is governed by two main goals: management of anxiety and relief from symptoms, and an increase in each participant’s level of differentiation (Kerr Bowen as cited in Goldenberg Goldenberg, 2013, p. 227). The treatment for a person with SPD, using Bowenian approach, consists of decreasing anxiety and increasing levels of differentiation in the individual and the family system. In order to achieve both treatment goals, Bowen preferred to be a coach. According to Goldenberg and Goldenberg (2013), Bowen presented himself as a researcher helping individuals becoming objective researchers of their own ways of†¦show more content†¦Because Bowen believed in the relevance of multigenerational healing, he created the Genogram (p. 225). A Genogram is a therapeutic tool that can be used to graphically identify the family system of an individual and the various generational influences that the individual has. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) The CBT model is based on the theory that an event occurs (the situation), then people assign it a meaning (the interpretation), leading to an emotional, behavioral or physiological change (the reaction) (Ledley, Marx Heimberg, 2010, p. 12). CBT approach believes that people assign meaning to their events, and then the assigned meaning impacts people’s behavior. In this section, it will be analyzed the etiology and treatment of SPD based on the CBT approach. Etiology CBT sees psychopathology as a cause of a triggering event and a maladaptive meaning assignation of the event (Ledley, Marx and Heimberg, 2010, p. 12). When an event occurs and people assign maladaptive meanings to the event, it can lead to the development of a psychological disorder. CBT believes that the way people perceive the world in large affects the way they behave, feel and understand life situations (Schaefer, 2011, p. 313). The perceptions or thoughts that people have a bout others and their environments influence them behaviorally, emotionally, and psychologically.