Couple And Family Map Analysis

Introduction
The Couple and Family Map measures closeness and flexibility. There are three different sections on the map: balanced, mid-range, and unbalance. At three different points in my life, my family lands at three different places on the map. At times one and three, my family’s closeness and flexibility scores put me in the middle of the map—the balanced area. At time two, my family was somewhat connected but overly flexible. Over time my family has grown and changed, and as a result of our experiences, our levels of closeness, flexibility, and communication have changed as well.
My Family Type My family’s level of closeness and flexibility is in the balanced area of the family map, right in the middle. The position on the map indicates

My family consists or my mother, my sister Hannah, and I: since it is just us girls in our house, we have always been relatively close. When I go home, I spend most of my time catching up with them. My boyfriend knows that his best bet for seeing me when I am home is coming to spend time with all of us together because maintaining my connection with them is a priority. However, both my mom and my sister have a tendency to isolate themselves and stay in bed for hours because of their depression. This has caused us to have trouble connecting, and they often focus more on “I” than “we.” For the most part our level of closeness is consistent with the

When I was in kindergarten, my sister was still a toddler, my mother was seemingly healthy, and we spent a lot of time together in shared activities. Now I am in college, and my mom and Hannah are living in an apartment in Tennessee. As I mentioned earlier, we communicate well, we are close, and we are not overly flexible. The summer after my freshman year my mother was going through a major depressive episode, and she attempted suicide. Our family was disconnected, angry confused, not communicating effectively, and excessively flexible. I had to put my life on hold to offer emotional support to my sister and my mom, whom I was angry with and hurt by. My grandparents had to take more of a leadership role in our lives. Mom became even less reliable in our eyes. Everything changed every day, and our closeness suffered. With therapy and faith, we were able to work through our issues. Now we are just as close as we were when I was in kindergarten, but we have grown and are closer in a different way