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Identified patient (IP) is a clinical term often used in family therapy discussion. It describes one family member in a dysfunctional family who is used as an expression of the family's authentic inner conflicts.
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Feb 8, 2022 · The identified patient is the proverbial “black sheep,” or symptom bearer, of a family system. An identified patient is often identified as the source of a family’s problem instead of its ...
Feb 9, 2022 · In practice, being the Identified Patient can take on a variety of forms. Healing from the impacts of being made to play this role is possible with learning, awareness, and assertiveness. A...
Mar 29, 2022 · An identified patient is the scapegoat of a dysfunctional family system. Learn how to recognize the signs of being an identified patient and how to recover from the trauma and consequences of this role.
Feb 16, 2020 · Identified Patients disproportionately identify with, say, The Orphan Child archetype. They know what it is to feel lonely, unsupported, and possibly alone. Identified Patients can come from abusive, dysfunctional, and chaotic family backgrounds where early childhood adversity was the major theme.
Oct 10, 2019 · The term identified patient, or IP, is used to describe the person in a family who has brought the family into therapy.
The identified patient is the person in the family who is blamed or scapegoated for the family's problems. Learn how this role develops, what are its signs, and how to break the cycle with therapy and communication.
