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Common Developmental Tasks in Forming Reconstituted Families *
Author(s) -
Kleinman Judith,
Rosenberg Elinor,
Whiteside Mary
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.1979.tb01269.x
Subject(s) - sibling , psychology , developmental psychology , family relationship , family therapy , marital relationship , psychotherapist
Developmental tasks common to the formation of a reconstituted family are described, particularly the continued mourning of the old family; the formation of a solid marital relationship despite the difficulties presented by past failures and the presence of children; formation of sibling alliances across family lines. A treatment case is described which illustrates one family's process of achieving these developmental tasks .