The Psychology Workbook for Writers by Darian Smith

Author:Darian Smith [Smith, Darian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780473334475
Publisher: Wooden Tiger Press
Published: 2015-08-16T21:00:00+00:00

What opportunities are there in the story to have characters faced with Contempt and how do they deal with it?

What opportunities are there in the story to have characters faced with Defensiveness and how do they deal with it?

What opportunities are there in the story to have characters faced with Stonewalling and how do they deal with it?

There’s No Place Like Home (With the Family)

The Theory

The systemic approach to family and individual therapy is based on the idea that individuals exist as part of a system and the actions of each part of the system affect the rest. It holds that the system and individual want to do their best but are sometimes held back by various external or internal forces that are part of the dynamics of the system.

For example, a young person may want to move out of their family home, but feels obligated to stay so her parents don’t get lonely. The parents want her to grow into adulthood but also want to protect her so they allow her to remain with them. Everyone in this example has good intentions and the actions of each person has an impact on the others and on the family dynamic as a whole. There will be an uneasy balance of push and pull between them until the issue is resolved.

A person may be part of multiple systems that work on them in different ways. We often behave differently in the work environment versus the home environment versus when we are hanging out with friends. The dynamics of that system of people have an impact on how we are when we are with them.

One of the most powerful systems in a person’s life is their family. Family knows best how to press our buttons! As a writer, it’s important to think about where your character comes from and what their place is within the community systems in which they reside and, very importantly, in their family. This may include biological family as well as close friends etc. It’s the character’s support system.

What behaviour does the family system support and what behaviour does it actively inhibit?

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