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Record 1 1990-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clinical Psychology
OBS

Term used by Minuchin (1974) to describe a type of family system which is characterized by diffuse boundary. The roles and functions of family members are not well defined and the transactional style of the system tends towards fusion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie clinique
CONT

Dans une famille enchevêtrée (...) tout se partage, l'affaire de l'un est l'affaire de tous ...

Spanish

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