How does an enmeshed family differ from a disengaged family?

In short, enmeshment is when your family is involved in too many details of your life while disengagement means the family members live independent, uninvolved lives under the same roof. And problems with both are matters of degree or intensity. read more

In ‘disengaged’ families, variations in the behaviour of one family member do not affect the behaviour of the others. Disengagement is the exact opposite of family ‘enmeshment’ (see enmeshed families ) and is principally found in under organized families , where there may be high levels of delinquency. read more