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family secrets

Family secrets refer to those topics charged with intense feelings of fear, shame, and guilt. To speak openly about them is forbidden although, as a rule, the entire family knows about them. The taboo against revealing the secrets is primarily to avoid mortification and conflict.
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Definition extracted with permission from Simon, Fritz, et al, Family Process, Inc.: Language of Family Therapy: A Systemic Vocabulary and Source Book (Family Process Press Series)

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