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 Separation—The 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