人-兽关系 II：宠物在家庭系统和家庭治疗中的作用。

Human-animal bonds II: the role of pets in family systems and family therapy.

机构信息

Center for Family Health, University of Chicago, IL 60606, USA.

出版信息

Fam Process. 2009 Dec;48(4):481-99. doi: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2009.01297.x.

DOI:10.1111/j.1545-5300.2009.01297.x

PMID:19930434

Abstract

The vast majority of pet owners regard their companion animals as family members, yet the role of pets in family systems and family therapy has received little attention in research, training, and practice. This article first notes the benefits of family pets and their importance for resilience. It then examines their role in couple and family processes and their involvement in relational dynamics and tensions. Next, it addresses bereavement in the loss of a cherished pet, influences complicating grief, and facilitation of mourning and adaptation. Finally, it explores the ways that clients' pets and the use of therapists' companion animals in animal-assisted therapy can inform and enrich couple and family therapy as valuable resources in healing.

摘要

绝大多数宠物主人将他们的伴侣动物视为家庭成员，但宠物在家庭系统和家庭治疗中的作用在研究、培训和实践中却很少受到关注。本文首先指出了家庭宠物的好处及其对韧性的重要性。然后，它考察了它们在夫妻和家庭过程中的作用以及它们在关系动态和紧张关系中的参与。接下来，它讨论了失去心爱宠物时的丧亲之痛、使悲伤复杂化的影响以及对哀悼和适应的促进。最后，它探讨了客户的宠物以及治疗师在动物辅助治疗中使用伴侣动物如何作为有价值的资源为夫妻和家庭治疗提供信息和丰富治疗。