Likeness: A Hidden Ingredient in Family Therapy

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to show how one can progress from a validated theoretical model to its practical application in family therapy. The model applied in this case is the Likeness Continuum consisting of six degrees of Likeness: symbiosis, sameness, similarity, differentness, oppositeness, and alienation. A formal Task to evaluate this model in family therapy is attached to provide a basis for the evaluation of this model in the laboratory and in the therapy office.

Notes

(∗) Rank-order (No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, etc.) according to their importance to you: No. 1 the most important, No. 12 the least important.

(∗∗) Optional item.