Identified patient
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identified-patient-186-18029922
title:
Identified patient
text:
Identified patient (IP) is a clinical term often used in family therapy discussion. It describes one family member in a dysfunctional family who is used as an expression of the family's authentic inner conflicts. As a family system is dynamic, the overt symptoms of an identified patient draw attention away from the "elephants in the living room no one can talk about" which need to be discussed. If covert abuse occurs between family members, the overt symptoms can draw attention away from the per
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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Member of dysfunctional family
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identified_patient
date created:
2009-11-16T18:57:18Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T03:19:19Z
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