Dr. Bowen Talking to the Special Postgraduate Program, Tape VB0472, Part Four from TMBAP on Vimeo.
The pattern of blaming the functioning of self on others is pandemic. Blaming others can increase as a relationship grows closer. The level of differentiation can go down, and then each blames the other for self’s functioning. Dr. Bowen explains that this is the same problem in schizophrenia, when parents cannot get along with each other and put the problem on to the child. He frames schizophrenia as being primarily a psychological problem, noting that while there are genetic and physical-constitutional factors, that the psychological one is paramount. If the psychological process is removed, people can deal very well with the other factors. From June 7-8, 1988.