Psychoanalytische Familientherapie

The author presents the concept of relational analysis as an elaboration of object relations theory in the multi-personal context of family relations, proceeding from there to indicate parallels and differences between relational analysis and...

Female and male therapists have different ways of presenting themselves in therapy. An attempt is made to discribe the current situation, without trying to imply that this be a natural law or remain a strict rule for ever. The author, himself a...

The authors examine »multigenerational family therapy«, an approach to family therapy that involves the grandparents (first generation) in the treatment of problems between parents (second generation) and their children (third generation). The...

Until today the concept of transference has remained central to psychoanalytic theory. Is it also central to family therapy? Many, if not most family therapists would probably answer negatively. According to them, a family therapist works mainly...

The author develops a theory of parent-child relationships that allows for a systematic analysis of psychosocial mechanisms of defense according to thematic roles. These roles include, for example, partner substitute, mirror image, ideal self,...

Since the first Pisa study conducted by the OECD in 2001, Germany has received poor marks in international comparison. The conclusion from Berlin at the time was that the »cuddly pedagogy« that had been practised for decades finally had to come to...

Clinical observations generated the hypothesis of multigenerational (transgenerational) transmission of conflictual relationship patterns in families. This hypothesis is meanwhile supported by a growing body of quantitative research. The impact of...