発達過程の観点から見た家族システムの健康性

―ある健康な家族の事例研究を通して―

抄録

　The case study concerning one healthy family system was conducted. This family has been confronted by a lot of family crises which are the death of the first child caused by medical accident, the abortive birth of the second baby, immatuarity of the forth baby, living with the grandmother who has been suffering from chronic schizophrenia and so forth. In spite of such crises, the family has overcome them. As the result, no clinical problems of adolescents was apparent by the time of this research.

　The purposes of this study are as follows,

(1) to present multi-generational family patterns of healthy family system

(2) to clarify the factors contributing to overcome various family crises

(3) to compare the characteristics of dysfunctional family system with those of healthy family system

　The interviews and psychological tests as follows were conducted.

(1) MMPI, KSCT and Ego-Identity Status Interview for children

(2) Genogram Interview for each parent

(3) Family Life Cycle Interview for both parents and children

　It can be pointed out that there exist eight factors contributing to overcome family crises mentioned above.

(1) Problem resolution and healthy family pattern has been transmitted down.

(2) Strong marital coalition has been existed.

(3) Each family member has been able to communicate openly one another.

(4) Father has positively involved in family life and Mother has participated in social systems.

(5) Family members have had common sense of value.

(6) The individuality of each family member and the wholeness as the family has been balanced.

(7) The family has been open to social systems.

(8) Some of the situational crises occurred at the stable period of the family life cycle.