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EXAMINING FAMILY‐OF‐ORIGIN INFLUENCES IN LIFE AT WORK *
Author(s) -
Weinberg Richard B.,
Mauksch Larry B.
Publication year - 1991
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.1752-0606.1991.tb00891.x
Subject(s) - work (physics) , affect (linguistics) , psychology , family life , social psychology , engineering ethics , sociology , gender studies , mechanical engineering , communication , engineering
Patterns of interaction to which people became accustomed in their families of origin often play largely unacknowledged roles in their lives at work and can contribute to unwanted pressures and stress on the job. This article describes a method that can be used by family therapists to assist people in identifying and examining the ways in which family‐of‐origin dynamics affect their lives at work. A rationale for this work is described, relevant literature is cited, and professional and ethical issues involved in conducting family‐of‐origin workshops in the work setting are discussed.