Discuss examples (both functional and nonfunctional) of the eight major concepts of structural family theory that students have observed in their professional and personal lives.

What will be an ideal response?


Listed below are the eight major concepts of structural family therapy. Students can refer to these when presenting their examples to the class. Students should be clear about how their chosen concept was evident, and how they determined whether or not it was functional.

• Executive authority
• Subsystems
• Alliances
• Boundaries
• Rules
• Roles.
• Triangles
• Flexibility
• Communication

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What will be an ideal response?

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