The Intimacy Paradox : Personal Authority in the Family System

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PERSONAL AUTHORITY THEORY Personal Authority in the Family System: An Overview 3(20) The Intimacy Paradox 3(1) The Question 4(1) The Dilemma 5(1) Differentiation of Self 6(1) Personal Authority in the Family System Introduced 7(1) Intergenerational Intimidation 8(1) Healthy Family Structure: A Matter of Timing 9(1) Humanization of the Parent 10(1) The Focus Is on the Primary Triangle 11(1) The Therapeutic Style in Personal Authority Work 12(2) Transgenerational Family Therapy: Some Distinctions in the Interest of Differentiation 14(5) The Role of Theory in Practice 19(1) A How-To Book 20(3) Background Theoretical Assumptions 23(10) Six Basic Assumptions 23(7) Four Assumptions about Parents Underlying Personal Authority Work 30(3) Personal Authority: The Construct in Theoretical Context 33(16) Language, Consciousness, and the Authority of Personal Authority Work 33(3) Personal Authority Work in the Context of Psychotherapy Theory in General 36(2) Personal Authority: The Theoretical Construct 38(11) II. PERSONAL AUTHORITY METHOD: THE PLAY'S THE THING Setting the Scene: Playful Interventions as a Method of Therapy 49(16) Personal Authority Family of Origin Work: A Script Note 49(1) Personal Authority Psychotherapy Practice in Context 50(1) Personal Authority Work as Symbolic-Experiential and as Strategic Family Therapy 51(1) The Uses of Absurdity 52(3) Building the Set: The Ambience of the Therapeutic Process--Trembling on the Edge 55(5) Staging Notes: Four Assumptions about the Therapeutic Interaction 60(5) Auditioning and Casting: Background Preparations for the Conversations with Parents 65(14) Production Notes 65(2) Screening, Selecting, and Assigning the New Client to a Small Family-of-Origin Group 67(12) Black Out Sketches: The Group at Play 79(24) Playful Interventions, Assignments, and Perturbations 79(5) Scenes from a Group 84(19) The Rehearsal: Preparing the Client for Political Renegotiations with Parents 103(12) Discovery 103(1) Release 104(2) Observation 106(1) Initiating Negotiations 106(3) Preparing the Parents 109(1) Corollary Conversations 109(1) Preparation of the Agenda 110(1) The Invitation to Parents 111(4) Scheduling the Performance and Contract Negotiating with the Players 115(10) Welcoming, Bonding, and Briefing the Parents 115(1) The Ground Rules for the In-Office Conversations 116(2) The Consultant Sits Down with the Client and the Parents 118(2) A Matter of Timing 120(5) Writing the Script: The In-Office Agenda for the Primary Triangle--Part 1. The Parents Speak 125(26) Prologue: So What Is This Play About? The Parental Narrative 126(1) Act One: The Parents' Memories 127(13) Act Two: The Parents' Reflections 140(11) Writing the Script: The In-Office Agenda for the Primary Triangle--Part 2. The Client Responds and the Consultant Reflects 151(20) Act Three: The Client's Declarations 151(11) Crafting the Language for the Questions 162(1) Epilogue: So What Was That All About? The Dynamics of the In-Office Consultation 163(3) Postscript 166(5) Performing Outdoors: New Life at the Graveyard--Renegotiation with a Deceased Former Parent 171(12) Making the Trip 171(6) Detailed Agenda for Graveside Visit with a Deceased Parent 177(4) Compassion and Honor for the Dead 181(2) Production Problems: Limitations to the Method 183(12) The Parents as a Source of Limitations 183(4) The Client as a Source of Limitations 187(2) Reluctance to Making Changes in Family Politics 189(6) III. PERSONAL AUTHORITY CONTEXTUAL ISSUES Personal Authority: The Personal Story 195(18) The Town of Dungannon 195(3) The Family 198(1) Illness 199(1) Religion 200(1) Brave New World 201(1) On Returning to the Parental Home 202(2) Critical Incidents in Conversations at the Parental Home 204(7) Two Observations on the Work 211(2) Personal and Professional Authority in Professional Life 213(8) The Future Lies Ahead 219(2) Personal Authority, Professional Authority, and Physical Health 221(18) Mind, Emotion, and Physical Health 222(4) The Further Implications of These Ideas 226(7) Reasons for Hesitancy to Change Health Education Practices 233(3) Is Change Then Possible at All? 236(3) Personal Authority and Gender Differences: Typecasting 239(22) Linda M. Walsh Introduction 240(1) Contributions of Feminism 241(2) Historical Perspective on Family and ``Homelife'' 243(1) A Gendered Perspective 244(6) PAFS and Alpha Bias 250(2) Christopher's Story 252(1) The Transgenerational Model and Murray Bowen 253(4) Barbara's Story 257(2) Conclusions 259(2) Beyond Personal Authority 261(12) Falling in Love with the Future 261(3) Personal Authority as Illusion 264(9) IV. PERSONAL AUTHORITY RESEARCH The Personal Authority in the Family System Questionnaire: Assessment of Intergenerational Family Relationships 273(14) James H. Bray Key Concepts 274(2) Questionnaire Development 276(3) Norms for the PAFS-Q 279(1) Reliability 279(1) Validity 280(1) Interpretation of PAFS-Q Scale Scores 281(1) Clinical Applications 282(1) Research and Theory Applications 283(2) Summary and Future Work 285(2) References 287(12) Index 299