Parts
IFS sees consciousness as composed of various "parts" or subpersonalities, each with its own perspective, interests, memories, and viewpoint. A core tenet of IFS is that every part has a positive intent for the person, even if its actions or effects are counterproductive or cause dysfunction. This means that there is never any reason to fight with, coerce, or try to eliminate a part; the IFS method promotes internal connection and harmony.
Parts can have either “extreme roles” or healthy roles. IFS focuses on parts in extreme roles because they are in need of transformation through therapy. IFS divides these parts into three types—managers, exiles, and firefighters.
Read more about this topic: Internal Family Systems Model
Famous quotes containing the word parts:
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—Bible: Hebrew, Proverbs 18:8.
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my massive buttocks slipping
like oiled parts with each light step.”
—Philip Levine (b. 1928)
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—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)