It was mentioned above that an emotional system exists for an individual and also for a family. Bowen referred to the emotional system in the family as the nuclear family emotional system. Families can also raise children in an environment in which there is little differentiation of self; the child essentially experiences the enmeshment between the parents. This unhealthy family environment makes the child symptomatic, usually taking the form of dependency (Nichols & Schwartz, 2006). This is referred