Levick S E, Jalali B, Strauss J S
Fam Process. 1981 Mar;20(1):77-83. doi: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.1981.00077.x.
"Family rituals" and "family myths" are useful concepts for understanding some of the behavior of disturbed families and hence for planning therapeutic interventions. A case of a family of a schizophrenic patient is described in which a "counter-ritual" involving onion-peeling to induce tearing was invented. The intervention addressed the family's inappropriate laughter and denial of sadness and seemed to lead to therapeutic gains for the identified patient and the family. This counter-ritual, as an indirect affect-inducing experience, is analyzed from a variety of perspectives and a partial parallel is drawn to an Iranian cultural ritual. A suggestion is made that more light may be shed on the mechanisms and structures of myths and rituals in families by drawing on studies of myths and rituals in ethnography. "Counter-ritual"is offered as a general concept for a type of active family intervention that involves inventing and employing rituals antithetical to pathological ones engaged in by some families.
“家庭仪式”和“家庭神话”是理解功能失调家庭的某些行为，进而规划治疗干预措施的有用概念。本文描述了一个精神分裂症患者家庭的案例，其中发明了一种涉及剥洋葱以引发流泪的“反仪式”行为。该干预措施针对家庭不适当的笑声和对悲伤的否认，似乎为确诊患者及其家庭带来了治疗效果。这种反仪式作为一种间接的情感诱发体验，从多个角度进行了分析，并与伊朗文化仪式进行了部分类比。有人建议，通过借鉴民族志中关于神话和仪式的研究，或许能更深入地了解家庭中神话和仪式的机制与结构。“反仪式”被作为一种主动家庭干预类型的通用概念提出，这种干预涉及发明并采用与一些家庭所进行的病态仪式相反的仪式。
