Developing and Maintaining a Healthy Family Today

• Moral, Manuel ^[2] ; Chimpén, Carlos ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Extremadura

     Universidad de Extremadura

     Badajoz, España

     
  2. [2] Associate Professor at Oakwood University, Huntsville, Alabama USA
• Localización: Revista de psicoterapia, ISSN-e 2339-7950, ISSN 1130-5142, Vol. 32, Nº. 119, 2021 (Ejemplar dedicado a: 40 Años de una Revista), págs. 197-210
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.33898/rdp.v32i119.477
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  • español

    Este artículo sobre familias saludables es específico en cuanto a los aspectos clave acerca de cómo desarrollar y mantener una familia saludable en el mundo actual. Estos aspectos clave se reformulan teóricamente con diferentes palabras y se aplican al desarrollo de una familia sólida en los tiempos actuales. Se ofrecen otros temas con nuevas entradas para completar el cuadro de una familia fuerte y eficaz. Para comprender mejor este complejo objetivo, este artículo repasa primero los conceptos y teorías sobre la familia y el amor, para después revisar las diferentes revisiones teóricas para comprender mejor la familia contemporánea. Estas grandes definiciones y fundamentos permitirán hacer aplicaciones prácticas en las áreas de crecimiento, desarrollo y mantenimiento de una familia saludable en la actualidad.

  • English

    This article on health families is specific regarding the key aspects about how to develop and to maintain a healthy family in today’s world.  These key aspects are theoretically reframed in different words and applied to the growth of a consistent family in current times.  Other topics are new entries to complete the picture of a strong and vigorous family. To better understand this complex objective, this article first reviews the concepts and theories about family and love, and then review the different theoretical reviews to better understand the contemporary family. These great definitions and foundations will allow making practical applications in the areas of growth, development and maintenance of a healthy family today. 

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