Until recently there has been little awareness of the utility of family therapy in Korean society. The purpose of this study is to verify the applicability of Bowen's family systems theory to a family, which has a child with atopy symptom. Bowen's the...
Until recently there has been little awareness of the utility of family therapy in Korean society. The purpose of this study is to verify the applicability of Bowen's family systems theory to a family, which has a child with atopy symptom. Bowen's theory involves two major variables: the degree of anxiety and integration of self. Therapeutic intervention gears to reducing anxiety and increasing differentiation. The initial stage was followed by confrontation for a new thinking system of the relationship in the family of origin, as well as intervention into problems of adolescent. This article describes the process of employing Bowen's model in working with a child with atopy symptom.