ISBN:
9780415217897
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (317 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Print version The Family Systems Test (FAST) : Theory and Application
DDC:
306.85
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
The Family System Test (FAST), developed by Thomas M. Gehring, is an important new tool for investigating family relations. Based on the structural-systemic theory of families, it is a figural technique for representing emotional bonds (cohesion) and hierarchical structures in the family or similar social systems. In this unique volume, the editors draw on current theory and research in family or similar social systems together with a variety of empirical studies that have used the FAST, to provide a comprehensive overview and assessment of the test and its use in various clinical research con
Description / Table of Contents:
The FamilySystem Test FAST Theory and Application; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; List of contributors; Foreword; Preface; Part I Understanding family structures: Theory, assessment and methodology; 1. Concept and psychometric properties of the Fast; 2. The Fast at the crossroads of systemic theories; 3. Comprehensive family evaluation; 4. Relational diagnosis: An overview of methods; Part II Interpersonal patterns in non-clinical family systems; 5. Investigation of family schemata of preschool children: Methodological and conceptual considerations
Description / Table of Contents:
6. Family constructs of first graders: Different measurement approaches yield distinct outcomes7. Perception of internal and external family boundaries by well-adjusted children, bullies and victims; 8. Comparing parents' and children's perceptions of the family: Can the FAST be used as a measure of social cognition and theory of mind ability?; 9. Single-parent families: How does the loss of the father influence the father image of mothers and daughters?; 10. Perceptions of mother-daughter relations and pubertal development
Description / Table of Contents:
11. Cohesion and relative power in family relationships and adolescent coping with a real-life stressful situationPart III The Fast in Asian cultures; 12. Perceptions of family structures by Japanese students; 13. Characteristics of three-generation Chinese families; Part IV Clinical issues: Diagnosis, intervention and evaluation; 14. The Fast: A therapeutic tool for interactive assessment and treatment in family psychotherapy; 15. Conceptualization of parental interventions in child psychiatry; 16. Supervision: Reflecting clinical practice and team development
Description / Table of Contents:
Part V Conclusions and recommendations17. Future directions for Fast and family evaluation; Author index; Subject index;
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
