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A Theory of Systems Theories or The Case of Mistaken Identity
Author(s) -
VIELAND CONSTANCE
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
family process
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.011
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1545-5300
pISSN - 0014-7370
DOI - 10.1111/j.1545-5300.1982.00235.x
Subject(s) - presentation (obstetrics) , family therapy , identity (music) , field (mathematics) , epistemology , order (exchange) , family systems theory , field theory (psychology) , computer science , psychology , psychoanalysis , psychotherapist , mathematics , social psychology , medicine , philosophy , finance , pure mathematics , economics , radiology , aesthetics
The purpose of this paper is to suggest that it is possible, but probably undesirable, to bring order to the frequently noted chaotic state of theory within the field of family therapy. The basic assumption is that the field of family therapy can be viewed as a system. Methods familiar to family therapists are used: description and analysis of the problem, history, theory development, introduction of an organizing principle, and consideration of the consequences of problem resolution. The paper is in the form of a case presentation.