Family Syntax Therapy (Family Constellation)
The concept of family
syntax, which was introduced by the German therapist Bert Hellinger in the 1990s, leads to some questions and debates today. With the opening
it is still emerging as a concept that is on the agenda. The concept
is based on the synthesis of many therapy schools and the combination of Zulu culture and
rituals.
According to Helleinger's assumption, the model is based on family roots, ie
passed down through generations. He claimed that it creates a bond and that this bond invisibly connects each family member to each other in an invisibility
. Accordingly, in the family constellation model, it is said that disorders from the past family roots are the main factor underlying the majority of the disorders
. A
problem experienced before generations, just as a genetically transmitted dna sequence
problem is inherited to other family members throughout generations, disorders
continue throughout the family. As mentioned above, the family syntax takes its roots from the family, and it assumes that the only underlying element that shapes the person and creates the present state
is the past family structure, that is, the family roots
.
It has been mentioned that the situations that disrupt the family are generally
negative traumatic experiences that deeply affect the family structure. For example, cases of suicide in the family
, crime, violence, abortion, natural disasters, death,
divorce can be counted as examples. These experiences lead to a break in the family syntax and
deterioration. The lives of family members directly affect the destinies of the next generation in the family.
When and where these traumatic experiences are experienced, or the gender of the person experiencing this situation, or whether the person has lived it, is of importance
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Family syntax therapy mainly focuses on the psychological
disorders experienced in the family, that is, it tries to illuminate the disorders and disconnections in the family syntax
. The method applied in therapy is to bring the individual back to the traumatic events internally
to confront them and It aims to help them achieve peace with their inner world
. In this way, it is ensured that the broken or broken family syntax is repaired. It aims to solve problems such as lack of self-confidence
. Thus, the client will be healed by working with many
problems such as personality disorders, obsessions, anxiety disorders, which are thought to cause problems in the family constellation.
Making the family constellation constitutes an important part of the therapy. According to this
, the person who caused negative events in his/her family should be returned to him/her, instead of the excluded person. The image of the person identified with the help of a chair is created. Complex family structures within the family are brought to light
and it is ensured that the person realizes with whom he/she is identified with
.
helps him/her realize that he/she is a separate individual.
Family syntax therapy can be done as group therapy or as individual therapy
. The therapy process with group therapy is performed with about 10 people
. Individuals replace the client's relatives, and the therapy process
continues. In individual therapy, the therapist
takes on the roles of relatives, changing places among the client's relatives. In addition, dolls are also used in individual therapies.
The main reason for focusing on psychological disorders in family constellations
is that the underlying cause of physiological disorders is usually a problem of psychological
origin. With this therapy method, it is important for the person
both to get rid of the disorder he is suffering from and to help organize the relationship with his family
.
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