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Family Therapy for an Adult Child Experiencing Bullying and Game Addiction: An Application of Bowenian and MRI Theories

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Bowenian theory and MRI family therapy model were chosen to treat a Korean male adult client whose symptomatic problems were bullying and game addiction. To test its validity of therapeutic effectiveness, the following case analysis methods were used: narrative analysis of interview contents, categorization of the nine sessions of verbatim, videotaping, and notes according to classified concepts (i.e., triangulation), and explanation using matrix and network. Results showed that low level of differentiation, patterns of emotional cutoff, and dynamics of triangulation were clearly present in this client. After MRI family therapy, changes were evident in perceptive references, communication patterns, stress-coping mechanism, symptomatic behaviors, and intra-family relationships.

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We are thankful to Dr. Daniel B. Lee for reviewing this article.

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  1. Department of Social Welfare, Kookje College, 56, Janganut-gil, Pyeongtaek-si, Gyeonggi-do, 459-070, South Korea

    Jin-Hui Yu

  2. Department of Social Welfare, Soongsil University, 369 Sangdo-Ro Dongjak-Gu, Seoul, 156-743, South Korea

    Tai-Young Park

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Yu, JH., Park, TY. Family Therapy for an Adult Child Experiencing Bullying and Game Addiction: An Application of Bowenian and MRI Theories. Contemp Fam Ther 38, 318–327 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10591-016-9382-x

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