family psychotherapy: rule/family rule
As defined by Jackson (1965b), rules are "relationship agreements" that "prescribe and limit the individuals' behaviors over a wide variety of content areas, organizing their interaction into a reasonably stable system". Because families interact in repetitious sequences, rules highlight redundancy in family patterns.*
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*Extracted with permission from Simon, Fritz et al Language of Family Therapy - A Systemic Vocabulary and Source Book (Family Process Press Series) Paperback 1985 Family Process, Inc.