Table of Contents

• About the Editor
• Contributors
• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Part I: Theory
• Chapter 1. Emotional Cutoff in Bowen Family Systems Theory: An Overview
• Introduction
• The Origin and Evolution of the Concept of Emotional Cutoff in Bowen Theory
• The Theoretical Context for the Concepts of Fusion and Cutoff
• The Concepts of Emotional Fusion and Emotional Cutoff in Bowen Theory
• The Relationship Between Emotional Cutoff and the Other Concepts in Bowen Theory
• Symptom Formation and the Continuum of Emotional Cutoff
• Bridging Emotional Cutoff
• Summary
• Chapter 2. Lone Wolves and Rogue Elephants: Emotional Cutoff Among Animals
• Introduction
• Solitary Behavior in the Animal World
• Conclusion
• Chapter 3. Emotional Cutoff and the Brain
• Introduction
• The Human Brain
• Emotional Cutoff and Brain Development
• Emotional Cutoff and Brain Functioning
• Clinical Example
• Emotional Cutoff in Clinical Work
• Summary
• Part II: The Therapist’s Own Family
• Chapter 4. Efforts to Bridge Secondary Emotional Cutoff
• Introduction
• A First Cousin Once Removed: A Resource for Multigenerational History and the Discovery of Cutoff in the Family
• Bridging Emotional Cutoff with an Aunt
• Beginning Efforts to Bridge Cutoff with Two First Cousins
• Conclusion
• Chapter 5. Toward Undoing Cutoff: A Twenty-Five Year Perspective
• Introduction
• Mr. A’s Family History As Known in 1976
• Mr. A’s History Through the Lens of Theory
• Initial Steps to Undo Cutoff
• Summary and Conclusion
• Chapter 6. Bridging Cutoff with Divorced Relationships and with Family
• Early Experience with Bowen Theory
• A First Attempt to Put Theory to the Test
• Bridging Cutoff with My Own Family
• Results of Family Cutoff Work
• Work for the Future
• Chapter 7. Managing Cutoff Through Family Research
• Shift from Individual to Systems Thinking
• Researching the Cutoffs
• Identifying Successful and Unsuccessful Approaches to Cutoffs
• Identifying Variability in Functioning
• Summary: Principles and Benefits of Managing Cutoff Through Family Research
• Part III: Research and Clinical Applications
• Chapter 8. Toward Understanding and Measuring Emotional Cutoff
• Introduction
• Emotional Cutoff Rooted in Evolution and Emotional Reactivity
• Research Instrument
• Development of the Scale
• Validity and Reliability
• Summary
• Chapter 9. Marital Functioning and Multigenerational Fusion and Cutoff
• Parent-Child Fusion and SeparationThe Prelude and Backdrop to Marriage
• The Effects of Cutoff on Marriage
• Clinical Work with Emotional Cutoff
• Conclusion
• Chapter 10. Reproduction and Emotional Cutoff
• Introduction
• Bowen Theory and Emotional Cutoff
• The Study of Bowen Theory and Reproduction
• Family Examples from Research and Clinical Practice
• Conclusion
• Chapter 11. The Impact of Cutoff in Families Raising Adolescents
• Introduction
• Concepts from Bowen Theory
• Outline of a Study
• Some Considerations and Conclusions
• Chapter 12. The Continuum of Emotional Cutoff in Divorce
• The Complexity of Divorce
• The Perspective of Bowen Theory
• Emotional Cutoff and Divorce
• Concluding Comment
• Chapter 13. Depression: A Symptom of Cutoff in Relationship Processes
• Introduction
• Bowen Theory and the Therapist’s Own Emotional Functioning
• Clinical Case
• Conclusion
• Chapter 14. Emotional Cutoff and Domestic Violence
• Introduction
• Defining Terms and Processes
• Bowen Theory and Its Relevance for Understanding Domestic Violence
• Clinical Case Examples
• Summary
• Chapter 15. Emotional Cutoff and Family Stability: Child Abuse in Family Emotional Process
• Introduction
• Definitions and Background Ideas
• Threats and Family Stabilit

About the Author

Titelman, Peter