Pets and Their Part in the Family System Lifecycle

Abstract

In the following case study of family lifecycle, we use family system approach to show the part that pets (dogs) have in every process of maintaining homeostasis and family system development. In this article, you will find clinical analysis of psychological dysfunction in the families both with a pet and without it giving example of how a pet (dog) engaged in the family system could take part in separation process, or stabilize the monadic stage, or represent triangulated system element.