Some techniques for working with resistant families of adolescents
- 1 March 1983
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Adolescence
- Vol. 6 (1) , 13-26
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-1971(83)80053-0
Abstract
This paper reviews some of the causes of resistance in families of adolescents being seen in conjoint family therapy. Two main types of resistance are described: resistance due to excessively high anxiety and resistance due to excessively low anxiety. Techniques for dealing with such resistance are then discussed: first, directive techniques designed to lower or heighten anxiety and secondly, strategic techniques designed to exploit resistance to a therapeutic end.Keywords
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