DVDs
DVD SERIES
Presented by Programs in Bowen Theory
These dvds were not professionally filmed or edited. In general, the sound quality is good unless otherwise specified. The visual quality is generally adequate. There may be jiggles when the camera is zooming in or out. Visual aids are often too blurry to read.
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Dvds cost $25 each. There may be a special price listed for a pair. When a whole conference is purchased the prices are 2 for $40, 3 for $60; 4 for $80; 6 for $120; 7 for $140; and 8 for $160.
KERR CONFERENCE DVDs
Family Emotional System and the Multigenerational Process, June 1992
#1 (order #101) (abt 1 hr. 34 min.) Dr. Havstad gives an introduction. Dr. Kerr makes a presentation on the mother-child attachment and how it can vary, depending on the level of the mother's anxiety and the affect of the multigenerational emotional process and the current status of the relationship.
#2 (order #102) (abt 1 hr. 3 min.) This has the discussion following the presentation in dvd #1.
#3 (order #103) (abt 2 hrs. 29 min.) (Early in this dvd, the camera briefly points down.) Dr. Kerr introduces a teaching video concerning a mother's efforts to "set an emotionally appended child free". The videotape is shown but omitted here for reasons of confidentiality. A discussion follows.
#4 (order #104) (abt 1 hr. 35 min.) In this presentation, Dr. Kerr talks about the biological basis of social behavior and togetherness pressures that work against differentiation. He outlines the fundamental differences between Freudian and Bowen theory and therapy, and he talks about societal process.
#5 (order #105) (abt 56 min.) This has the discussion following the presentation in dvd #4.
#6 (order #106) (abt 1 hr. 33 min.) Dr. Kerr introduces a teaching video about the same family as the one shown in #103. It illustrates how the mother-child relationship is linked to past generations. The videotape is shown, but omitted here for confidentiality. Dr. Kerr comments on the video. A discussion follows
Dvds #101 &102 and #104 & 105 are $40 per pair.
The Major Emotional Illnesses, June 1995
#1 (order #201) (abt 1 hr. 31 min.) Dr. Havstad gives an introduction. Dr. Kerr takes a broad look at schizophrenia including a historical perspective. He describes Dr. Bowen's project at Menninger's in which he discovered that the problem in schizophrenia is one of over attachment between mother and child, and he describes Dr. Bowen's research at NIMH which stimulated the development of his theory.
#2 (order #202) (abt 1 hr. 11 min,) Dr. Kerr completes his presentation from dvd #1 describing the genetic and multigenerational transmission of schizophrenia. A discussion follows.
#3 (order #203) (abt 1 hr. 30 min.) (There is a 3 sec. gap 24 minutes into this dvd and a 3 sec. and a 20 sec. gap during the discussion.) Dr. Kerr introduces a clinical video that illustrates one mother's effort to manage herself differently with her husband, daughter, and mental health professionals. The video is shown, but omitted here for confidentiality. A discussion follows.
#4 (order #204) (abt 1 hr. 25 min.) There is an introduction by Dr. Havstad. Dr. Dan Papero presents Emotional Process in the Nuclear Family. He outlines research evidence for his idea that one of the mechanisms that may underlie this process is the linkage of the physiological stress response with mindsets. Naomi Redding, M.S.W. presents The Construction of a Research Project Utilizing Natural Systems Theory. She reviews the literature on menopause, evaluates it, describes her research design from a Natural Systems perspective and reports on the ongoing research and its value. A discussion of these two presentations follows with Dr. Kerr as discussant.
#5 (order #205) (abt 1 hr. 23 min.) G. Mary Bourne, LCSW, LMFT, presents A Sidelong Glance at Bowen Theory. She takes a look at 45 years of research on human behavior and talks about how she thinks about Bowen Theory now. Dr. Laura Havstad presents Toward an Integrated Theory of Human Psychology in which she suggests that conceptualizing psychology as a natural system provides a basis for a coherent science of psychology. A discussion of both presentations follows with Dr. Papero as discussant.
#6 (order #206) (abt 1 hr. 42 min.) (There are 2 gaps of 8 seconds during the discussion.) Dr. Kerr makes a presentation about the transmission of anxiety across generations. He discusses John Bowlby's ideas from a Bowen perspective. A video is shown but omitted here for confidentiality. A discussion follows.
Basic Assumptions, June 1996
#1 (order #301) (abt 1 hr. 31 min.) Dr. Havstad gives an introduction. Dr Kerr presents some key assumptions of Bowen Theory. He uses the Ted Kaczynski family to illustrate how the intensity of the symbiosis underlies the severity, number and frequency of symptoms. A discussion follows.
#2 (order #302) (abt 1 hr. 4 min.) Dr. Kerr lists more basic assumptions. He uses charts to illustrate different levels of differentiation in a multigenerational family system, degrees of emotional separation, a poorly differentiated and a well differentiated system along with levels of chronic anxiety, and a family diagram. He discusses the biological forces of togetherness and individuality. A discussion follows.
#3 (order #303)( abt 1 hr. 39 min.) Dr. Kerr introduces a clinical video and presents more basic assumptions. He talks about classical conditioning of blood pressure, about how a perceived stimulus acts like a real one, and about coping patterns for meeting a challenge. He reviews Dr. Bowen's research showing situations in which a schizophrenic returns to a psychotic state. The clinical video is shown but omitted for confidentiality. A discussion follows.
#4 (order #304) (abt 1 hr. 19 min.) There is an introduction by Dr. Havstad. Barbara Ruggles, MSW presents Symbiosis. She describes symbiosis through a continuum of harm versus benefit and through variation in the degree of interdependence. Dr. Dan Papero presents The Function Of The Triangling Process. He talks about triangles and describes characteristics of the stress response. A discussion of both presentations follows. The discussants are Dr. Kerr and Victoria Harrison, MA.
#5 (order #305) (abt 1 hr. 15 min.) Alice Humphreys, M.S.W. presents On The Function Of The Emotional System In Humans And Their Relationship Systems. She describes the emotional and intellectual systems, brain research, feedback loops and the function of emotional states. Her basic question is whether or not it is really adaptive to try to control one's emotionality. Victoria Harrison, MA presents Family Emotional Process And The Regulation Of Reproduction. She describes the role of social interaction in reproduction of naked mole rats, prairie voles and golden hamsters and describes a research study on patterns of ovulation, levels and patterns of reactivity and family emotional process in humans. A discussion of the presentations follows with Dr. Papero and Dr. Kerr as discussants.
#6 (order #306) (abt 1 hr. 35 min.) Ingelore Weinberg, MFT presents Learning the Bowen Theory. She describes her difficulties in learning the theory. Cynthia Kohles, MSW, PhD presents Humor and It's Relation to Bowen Theory. She gives the background of her interest in this and describes her research on humor and how her findings relate to Bowen Theory. Laura Havstad, PhD presents In and Out of the Emotional System: 20 Years With Bowen Theory. She talks about what it means to be out, motivations to get out, getting out, and characteristics of objectivity. A discussion of all three presentations follows. The discussant is Dr. Kerr.
#7 (order #307) (abt 1 hr.) Dr. Kerr presents the interplay of relationship, psychological, and physiological processes in naked mole rats and crayfish, making the point that the relationship processes that regulate important aspects of animal behavior are the same as those that regulate development of clinical symptoms in humans. There is a clinical video (about a child focus), omitted here for confidentiality.
The Process of Differentiation, June, 2001
#1 (order #601) (abt 1 hr. 15 min.) There are announcements by Dr. Havstad and comments by Dr. Howard, past president of the Redwood Psychological Association and Mr. Kelsey, administrator-executor of the Erickson Foundation. Dr. Kerr makes a broad presentation of Bowen theory. He shows 2 video segments of a family illustrating these concepts. They are omitted for confidentiality. A summary of the theory is followed by discussion .
#2 (order #602) (abt 1 hr. 28 min.) Dr. Kerr presents his 31 year effort at differentiation. A discussion follows.
#3 (order # 603) (abt 1 hr. 16 min.) (There are 16 brief gaps.) Dr. Havstad makes an announcement. Dr. Kerr introduces 4 video segments illustrating one woman's effort at differentiation. They are omitted for confidentiality. A discussion follows. Dr. Kerr introduces a video of the same woman illustrating the progress she has made on differentiation. It is omitted for confidentiality. Dr. Kerr comments on the video. A discussion follows. Dr. Havstad concludes with an announcement.
#4 (order #604) (abt 1 hr. 54 min.) Dr. Havstad makes announcements and introduces Dr. Papero. He presents Fusion in Families in which he talks about relationships, describes how Bowen thought about fusion and how he thinks about it. A discussion follows. Dr. Havstad introduces Ingalore Weinberg, MFT, who presents Theory and a Positive Clinical Outcome. She describes some of what she thinks is important about what a therapist does and then presents a case. Dr. Havstad introduces nutritionist, Kathy Sheffield, who presents Family Emotional Process and Overweight. She talks about how overweight is viewed and generally treated and describes a study she is doing. The case material is omitted for confidentiality. A discussion follows with Weinberg, Sheffield, and Kerr as discussants.
#5 (order #605) (abt 2 hrs. 21 min.) Dr. Havstad presents Psychological Aspects of Differentiation. She gives examples of how differentiation implicitly underlies many concepts in psychology. Dr. Wendy Holloway introduces Dr. Jim Edd Jones who presents Natural Systems, Self and Belief. He describes how our paradigms drive how we process experience and how difficult it is to learn a new one. A discussion follows with Drs. Havstad, Jones and Kerr as discussants. Dr. Kerr presents The Unidisease model revisited: Emotional Process underlying Illness in which he applies systems thinking to the individual in a way that integrates with systems theory of the family. This dvd covers the first part of his presentation on core assumptions and psoriasis.
#6 (order #606) (abt 1 hr. 14 min.) Dr. Kerr continues his "unidisease" presentation from the last dvd. This dvd covers cardiovascular disease and cancer as anxiety binding mechanisms. A discussion follows.
Symptom Development, June 2002 (Visuals are quite clear and readable. Some questions from the audience are hard to hear.)
#1 (order #801) (abt 1 hr 38 min) Dr. Havstad gives an introduction. Dr. Kerr gives some early important ideas about science and looks at what is unique about Bowen theory. He gives a detailed look at emotional fusion, - discussing emotional fusion and chronic anxiety, fusion of thinking and feeling, differentiation and anxiety, differentiation and open relationships, and patterns in a triangle. A discussion follows.
#2 (order #802) (abt 1 hr 33 min) Dr. Havstad makes some comments and introduces Dr. Mary Beth Saffo. Dr.Saffo presents Symbiosis and the Dynamics of Intimate Relationships Between Species. She defines symbiosis, describes three different types and outlines the characteristics of symbiosis. She has many examples. A discussion follows.
#3 (order #803) (abt 1 hr) Dr. Havstad makes announcements and introduces Dr. Dan Papero. He presents Emotional Neutrality and Triangles in which he talks about what clinicians work on to gain emotional neutrality. He shows a video to illustrate the triangling process and its impact. The video is omitted here for confidentiality. A discussion follows.
#4 (order #804) (abt 1 hr 5 min) Dr. Havstad introduces Andrea Maloney Schara, LCSW. Andrea Schara presents Emotional Learning: from Apprenticeship to Real Time Coaching. She talks about what she learned from Dr. Bowen and how she has come to understand the emotional process in her family of origin. A brief family video is omitted for confidentiality. A discussion follows.
#5 (order #805) (abt 1 hr 10 min) Dr. Havstad makes some comments. Dr. Kerr presents a clinical example of emotional regression. He introduces 5 video segments which are omitted for confidentiality. The case illustrates how much symptoms in a family really involve everyone, how the family can be an added stressor or a resource, and how easy it is to get complacent and lose ground. Dr. Kerr concludes with a theoretical summary. A discussion follows.
#6 (order #806) (abt 1 hr 30 min) Dr. Kerr takes a broad look at the theory of symptom development in the nuclear family. He describes E. O. Wilson's behavioral scaling which Dr. Kerr believes is also relevant to humans. He describes how dysfunction develops in a spouse, sometimes referring to the Andrea Yates case as an example. A discussion follows.
#7 (order #807) (abt 45 min) Dr. Kerr describes symbiosis and symptom development and talks about Bowen theory based therapy. He introduces 6 video segments which are omitted for confidentiality. The case illustrates how difficult it is for a person with a high level of unresolved emotional attachment to function in the world and have enduring relationships. It shows how this individual has worked on this. A discussion follows.
#8 (order #808) (abt 1 hr 28 min) This is a discussion led by Dr. Havstad. All the presenters (Drs Kerr, Saffo, and Papero, and Andrea Schara, LCSW) serve as panelists.
Relationship Transmission and Clinical Problems, July, 2003
#1 (order #1001) (abt 1 hr 30 min) Dr. Havstad gives an introduction. Dr. Kerr makes a presentation on The Emotional Programming of Level of Differentiation and how transmission occurs. Two clinical segments are introduced and shown but omitted here for confidentiality. A discussion follows.
#2 (order #1002) (abt 1 hr 16 min) Dr. Kerr makes a presentation giving A Multigenerational Perspective Chronic Anxiety. He then talks about the difference between a conventional model of development and a systems model of development. He then addresses the question, "What is transmitted?" A discussion follows.
#3 (order #1003) abt 1 hr 30 min) Dr. Havstad makes announcements and introduces Dr. Papero. Dr. Papero gives a presentation on Differentiation of Self, Triangling and Anxiety. He describes the scales of differentiation and anxiety. He then concludes by talking about triangling. Discussion is interspersed throughout.
#4 (order #1004) (abt 1 hr 30 min) Dr. Havstad makes announcements and introduces Patricia Comella,J.D. Mrs. Comella gives a presentation on Observing Societal Emotional Process. She uses a case study to illustrate her thinking. Her presentation is interspersed with discussion.
#5 (order #1005) (abt 1 hr 29 min) Dr. Havstad makes announcements. Dr. Kerr introduces a videotape lecture by Dr. Bowen on Emotional Detachment in Family Therapy. (This video is somewhat faint and the visuals are unreadable.) Dr. Havstad leads a discussion following the video.
#6 (order #1006) (abt 1 hr 46 min) Dr. Kerr makes a presentation on Transmitting Undifferentiation through the Parental Triangle--a clinical example. He introduces and shows several clinical segments which are omitted here for confidentiality. After a discussion and a break, Dr. Kerr introduces a clinical video to illustrate Resolving Unresolved Attachments. This video is also omitted. Dr. Kerr talks about the video. A discussion follows.
#7 (order #1007) (abt 1 hr 13 min) Dr. Havstad presents Helping and the Emotional System. She talks about how the helping position is rooted in the emotional system with the mother as the prototypic caretaker. She describes how a similar process goes into creating the helper and the patient and how they can both very in level of differentiation. A discussion follows, chaired by Dr. Havstad with a panel consisting of Mrs. Comella, Dr. Papero and Dr. Kerr.
Bowen Family Systems Theory and its Applications, July, 2004
#1(order #1201) (abt 1 hr) Dr Havstad gives an introduction. Dr Kerr presents Major Misconceptions about Bowen Theory. He talks about how the theory relates to natural science. He discusses the emotional system, Bowen theory and feelings and the coaching relationship. Three clinical video segments are omitted for confidentiality.
#2(order #1202) (abt 1 hr 25 min) Dr Havstad introduces Dr Stephen Suomi who presents Attachment in Primates. He describes Rhesus Macaque monkeys and the biological basis of attachment theory. He then talks about the development of early social relationships. He describes how attachment differs in Capuchin monkeys. He summarizes Carol Berman's work on the affect of group size on mothering behavior. A discussion follows.
#3(order #1203) (abt 35 min) Dr Havstad introduces Kathleen Kerr, MSN, MA, who presents Growing Apart: Differences in Emotional Separation of Chimpanzee Mother-Infant Pairs. Her hypothesis is that separation level will correlate with level of functioning. She looks at the data from the Gombe observations of chimpanzees to support her hypothesis. She notes where Bowen theory deviates from attachment theory. She presents a Discovery video of Gombe chimpanzees. This video is omitted for copyright reasons.
#4(order #1204) (abt 2 hrs) Dr Havstad introduces Andrea Shara, LCSWA, who presents Systems Thinking and the Leaders' Innovative Edge. She talks about her interviews with several leaders who had told her their family stories. She talks about how the family is the incubator of emotional intelligence and strength and values. She describes leadership as "having a back bone in an anxious world". She says that leaders are not necessarily well differentiated. A panel discussion follows this talk.
#5(order #1205) (abt 56 min) Laura makes some announcements and introduces Dr. Dan Papero who presents Thinking About Chronic Anxiety. He talks about the role that relationships play in chronic anxiety. He discusses what it is, how it relates to differentiation, and how it plays out in the system. He discusses the 3 components of anxiety and the studies that support these ideas.
#6(order #1206) (abt 2 hr) Laura makes some announcements. Dr. Suomi presents Gene Environment Interactions and Stress Reactivity. He talks about individual differences in personality in Rhesus Macaques which show up early in life and tend to persist. There are two groups--the overly fearful and the overly impulsive. Although there are genetic factors at play, Dr Suomi describes how these traits can be modified by early relationship experience. He compares the differences to similar differences in humans. He talks about the prognosis for male and female Macaques with these traits. He describes how their genes differ from normal Macaques and how those genes can be turned on and off by early relationships. A panel discussion follows.
#7(order #1207) (abt 1 hr 27 min) Laura makes some announcements. Dr. Kerr presents Relationships, Anxiety, and Health. He introduces and shows 4 video segments of an interview about one person's anxiety. The first segment is about how she manages her anxiety. The second is about her effort to reduce her anxiety. A third segment is about anxiety and her family of origin. The last segment is about anxiety and her marital relationship, friendships and faith. A discussion follows.
#8(order #1208) (abt 1 hr 19 min) Dr Kerr presents Anxiety and Symptom Development: A Clinical Example. He describes how the relationship between different immune response cells can help fight disease but can become more of a problem than the actual pathogen when the response is excessive. He uses a clinical example to show how too much anxiety can upset the balance of the immune response. He talks about variation in siblings' levels of emotional separation and corresponding differences in responses to anxiety. A discussion follows.
Addressing Conflict in Systems: The Family, Organizations, and Society, June 2005
#1 (order #1401) (abt 1 hr 32 min) Dr Havstad gives a welcome and introduction. Dr Kerr presents Why siblings often turn out very differently; an overview of Bowen Theory. He lays out the process in which relationship anxiety in the marriage can lead to an over involvement with one of the children. This programs the child to depend heavily on relationships and constrains individuality. The other children are left more free to be themselves in relationships. Dr Kerr goes on to list some policy implications of this process. A discussion follows.
#2 (order #1402) (abt 1 hr 33 min) Dr Ross presents Misunderstanding, misattribution, and conflict. He gives an introductory overview and then describes Naive Realism and some experiments that demonstrate it. He then spells out three convictions that people hold about themselves and about others. Dr Ross talks about the implications of naive realism and describes more experiments. He concludes with research about what does and does not help overcome these tendencies. A discussion follows.
#3 (order #1403) (abt 1 hr 31 min) Dr Papero presents Bowen Theory and Conflict - A Journeyman's View. He talks about conflict and how it arises. He then describes the role of togetherness and individuality in conflict intensity. He concludes with conflict resolution and the importance of efforts toward reducing anxiety and increasing differentiation. There is some discussion followed by a panel discussion.
#4 (order #1404) (abt 1 hr 5 min) Dr Kerr presents Emotional Objectivity: Oxymoron or Possibility? He defines objectivity and describes the emotional, feeling and intellectual systems. He then defines emotional objectivity and how one can work toward it. He uses his own family to illustrate what he means by emotional objectivity. He then concludes with a video segment, omitted here for confidentiality. A discussion follows.
#5 (order #1405) (abt 1 hr 14 min) Dr Papero presents Bowen Theory and Consulting to Organizations in Conflict. He begins with a brief background outline of Bowen Theory. He then describes four different businesses in conflict, three of them family businesses. He describes how he understands the conflict in each case and how he approaches the effort to lend a hand to their struggles to resolve the conflicts. A discussion follows.
#6 (order #1406) (abt 1 hr 44 min) Dr Ross presents Barriers to Resolving Conflict and How to Overcome Them. He describes the Concept of "efficient agreements" and the Pareto frontier. He then lists five important psychological barriers and some of the experiments that demonstrate these barriers. Dr Ross then describes seven lessons from real world experience. He describes two experiments that can leave one hopeful about overcoming barriers to agreement and concludes with comments about other real world strategies. A discussion follows.
Differentiation of Self: Recent Perspectives, June, 2006
#1(order #1601) (abt 2 hr 19 min) Laura Havstad, Ph.D.., makes an introduction. Dr. Kerr presents Progress on Understanding Differentiation of Self. He begins with a Bowen Theory Syllogism. He then introduces and presents a clinical video (omitted for confidentiality) followed by comments and discussion. Dr Kerr continues by showing an interview with parents of an autistic child. He describes the difference between a cause and effect and a Bowen Theory view of autism. A discussion follows.
#2(order#1602) (abt 2 hr 46 min) Dr Kerr completes his look at autism. He describes some of the original thinking on autism by Kannar and Asperger. He gives some biological perspectives and concludes with some current speculations by Ayers and by himself. A discussion follows. Dr Havstad introduces Lona Hardy, LCSW, who presents The Role of Emotional Objectivity in Reducing Emotional Distance in a Family. She illustrates her thoughts by describing her work in her own family and by using a clinical case example. Laura then introduces Joan Jurkowski., LCPC, who presents Expanding the Concept of Emotional Cutoff. She uses a clinical example and her own family to show what she has learned about cutoff. She brings up the question of how one might do research on this concept. Finally there is a Panel Discussion with the presenters and audience.
#3(order #1603) (abt 1 30 min) Dr Havstad makes an introduction. Dr Kerr introduces a clinical video (omitted for confidentiality) of Dr Bowen working. This is followed by comments and discussion. Dr Havstad then introduces Andrea Schara, LCSWA, who presents Operationalizing Differentiation of Self for Leadership: The Mindful Compass and its Family Origins. She uses the family stories of leaders as a way to present Bowen's ideas in a way that may interest the general public. She includes two short video clips of Bowen to illustrate some of her points. A discussion follows.
#4(order #1604) (abt 2 hr 45 min) Dr Kerr presents The Potential of Bowen Theory. He describes Bowen's development of the concept of Societal Emotional Process. He talks about what has contributed to societal regression in the past and present and what contributes to progression. He includes a video segment in which Dr Bowen talks about societal regression. A discussion follows. Dr Havstad presents Normal Levels of Differentiation: Implications for Relationships and Psychotherapy. She describes how social psychology research supports the fact that modest levels of differentiation are the norm. Finally there is a Panel Discussion with the presenters and audience.
PAPERO CONFERENCE DVDS
Differentiation in the Family and Psychotherapy, Feb., 1995
#1(order #401) (abt 1 hr. 51 min.) Dr. Havstad makes an introduction. Dr. Papero presents his ideas about the theoretical basis for the concept of differentiation, including a description of the emotional system. After a discussion, he describes the intellectual system. He describes the scale of differentiation and the difference between basic and functional levels of differentiation. More discussion follows.
#2 (order #402) (abt 48min.) Dr. Papero briefly describes some of what people work on to try to be more differentiated. A discussion follows.
#3 (order #403)(abt 1 hr. 34 min.) (There is about a 10 second gap.) Dr. Papero presents his ideas about aspects of differentiation in the clinical process, including what the clinician works on in clinical sessions and in his or her own family. After discussion, Dr. Papero introduces a video in which a woman talks about her own work on differentiation. The video is omitted for confidentiality. A discussion follows.
Leadership in the Family, Feb., 1998 (There is background noise from another meeting.)
#1 (order #501) (abt 1 hr. 25 min.) There is an introduction by Dr. Havstad. Dr. Papero, expanding on a quotation from Bowen, gives his ideas on what differentiation is and what is involved in working on it. There is discussion, more of Dr. Papero's presentation, more discussion, followed by an announcement by Dr. Havstad.
#2 (order #502) (abt 1 hr. 16 min.) Dr. Papero continues presenting his ideas about what is involved in working on differentiation. He then talks about stress and the goals of self management. There is a discussion, more on what is involved in working on differentiation, and more discussion.
#3 (order #503) (abt 2 hrs. 2min.) (There is about a 2 minute gap and, during the last discussion. There is about a 2 minute gap between the first discussion and the last. During the last discussion there are about 5 brief gaps.) Papero gives a presentation about how to put these ideas on leadership and differentiation into action. There is a discussion. A video in which a woman gives her version of working on these things is shown, but omitted here for confidentiality. There is more discussion.
Societal Regression, Feb., 2002
#1 (order #701) (abt 1 hr. 25 min.) Dr. Havstad gives an introduction. Dr. Papero discusses 5 assumptions underlying the concept of societal regression. He describes some of Calhoun's research on population density effects. A discussion follows.
#2 (order #702) (abt 1 hr. 10 min.) Dr. Papero discusses the forces for individuality and togetherness as they apply to societal process. He talks about triangles and the family projection process and societal process.
#3(order #703) (abt 1 hr. 15 min.) Dr. Papero discusses the roll of anxiety in societal regression and the things that drive it. He talks about anxiety and the stress response system and anxiety and problem solving behavior. He shows a video of a news segment from Sept. 11 as an introduction to the characteristics of the human system under pressure and how these relate to societal regression. He concludes with a summary of manifestations of regression.
#4 (order #704) (abt 1 hr. 11 min.) Dr. Papero discusses differentiation and societal process. He describes systems thinking. A video follows of a Dr. Papero interview with Kathleen Wiseman in which she gives some of her observations from her work with organizations.
Emotions and Health, Feb 2003 (Visuals are often unclear.)
#1 (order #901) (abt 1 hr 43 min) Dr. Havstad gives an introduction. Dr. Papero Gives a presentation on differentiation of self. He includes what is meant by integration of self as well as what cognition is. A discussion follows.
#2 (order #902) (abt 1 hr 49 min) Dr. Papero gives a presentation about what emotion is and what motivation is. He gives a brief summary of the stress system. This is followed by a videotaped presentation by Michael Lumpkin, MD. A discussion follows. Dr Papero then talks about all static load and how relationship factors can buffer or contribute to these effects.
#3 (order #903) (abt 1 hr 40 min) This dvd begins with a brief discussion. Dr Papero talks about application of some of this research, beginning with how the integration of thinking and emotion may take place and how self regulation begins. He lists other aspects of the clinical approach based on Bowen Theory which can begin to activate frontal lobe functioning. There is a discussion followed by a video of Dr. Papero interviewing one of the clinicians that he supervises about her own family's process and health problems. This video is omitted here. A discussion follows.
Differentiation of Self in Theory and Practice, Feb., 2004 (Visuals are unclear. The discussion comes through pretty well.)
#1 (order #1101) (abt 1 hr 24 min) Dr Havstad gives an introduction. Dr Papero asks the question, "What is differentiation?" He talks about how difficult it is to operationalize the concept. He lists some conditions under which it occurs or fails to occur. Discussion occurs throughout the dvd.
#2 (order #(1102) (abt 1 hr 13 min) Dr Papero presents elements of integration beginning with the observing mind. He describes functional differentiation as including greater choice, increased awareness and regulation of reactivity, increased ability to establish and maintain meaningful contact, development of internal locus of control, and enhanced flexibility of adaptation. Discussion occurs throughout the dvd.
#3 (order #(1103) (abt 1 hr 37 min) Dr Papero describes the process of development and integration and the importance of understanding both emotion and thinking. He presents many of Dr Ekman's ideas about emotion and how to manage it. He goes on to describe the main elements of thinking. He then talks about some of what goes in to working on self.
The Marital Relationship and the Clinical Process, Feb., 2005 (Visuals are unclear. The discussion comes through pretty well.)
#1(order #1301) (abt 1 hr 1 min) Dr Papero begins with a clinical video, omitted here for confidentiality. After a discussion of the video, Dr Papero describes what a relationship is according to Bowen theory. He talks about what an individual's experience of an intense relationship is like and what the markers of one are. He then talks about Chronic anxiety. A lengthy description of John Gottman's work on marital relationships follows. Discussion occurs throughout.
#2 (order#1302) (abt 1 hr 21 min) Dr Papero begins with the Bowen theory basic hypotheses of the clinical approach. He presents the two part clinical hypothesis and then talks about methodology. The bulk of the presentation is about the clinical process. There is discussion throughout as well as a lengthy discussion at the end. A clinical video is shown last but is omitted for confidentiality.
The Multigenerational Family and Systems Thinking, Feb.,2006
#1 (order #1501) (abt 2 hrs 30 min) Lona Harding introduces Dr Papero. Dr Paper states that the nuclear family is an emotional unit within a larger multigenerational system. He gives some basic assumptions about family systems. He elaborates on the concept of functioning position, particularly the position that derives from the projection process. Dr Papero concludes with the relationship between functioning position, anxiety and symptoms. There is discussion throughout.
#2 (order #1502)(abt 1 hr 54 min) Dr Laura gives an introduction. Dr Papero talks about systems thinking. He describes the two person system and the patterns used to manage tension in it. He then talks about triangles and interlocking triangles. After a brief summary of systems thinking Dr Papero presents the clinical application of systems thinking. A clinical video is shown but omitted here for confidentiality. There is discussion throughout.
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