SYMBOLIC LOSS IN HORIZONTAL RELATING - DEFINING THE ROLE OF PARENTIFICATION IN ADDICTIVE DESTRUCTIVE RELATIONSHIPS

Authors
OLSON M GARITI P
Citation
M. Olson et P. Gariti, SYMBOLIC LOSS IN HORIZONTAL RELATING - DEFINING THE ROLE OF PARENTIFICATION IN ADDICTIVE DESTRUCTIVE RELATIONSHIPS, Contemporary family therapy, 15(3), 1993, pp. 197-208
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Family Studies","Psycology, Clinical
Journal title
Contemporary family therapy → ACNP
ISSN journal
08922764
Volume
15
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
197 - 208
Database
ISI
SICI code
0892-2764(1993)15:3<197:SLIHR->2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
The authors examine the concept of ''addictive'' relationships through the lens of the phenomenon referred to as parentification of children , using in particular the concepts of Contextual Family Therapy. The d ynamic of parentification, they conclude, affects the manner in which meaning about self and other is constructed, which may influence the w ay in which the character of the individual is formed and the fashion in which the individual's relationships are conducted. Aspects of addi ctive relationships are portrayed and interventions for treatment are discussed.