This week, we talked about The family systems theory which I found very fascinating. This theory suggests that the family is analyzed as a whole and not the individual. To teach this concept, we did a role play. It was so interesting to see how as a therapist, we can change the behavior of a family and change the function as well. We also talked about the "unspoken rules" of a family. For example, in my family, an unspoken rule is that you never talk back to mom, or you will get it from dad, They are the rules that are not "written on the fridge" but every member of the family knows the rule almost unconsciously. What also interested me was the boundaries between family members and different subsets. We learned how to map our families according to the boundaries made. It was amazing to be able to see my family and map out the subsets. There are 4 girls in my family, so one subset would be me and my sister closest to me in age, and the other subset would be around my other 2 sisters. However, those subsets have changed as well. All 3 of my sisters are married, so a subset can form separating me because I am the only one not married. It is fascinating to understand the role of each family and how each is different.