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FAML 400 CH 5: Family Systems Theory Exam- questions and Answers
FAML 400 CH 5: Family Systems Theory Exam- questions and Answers
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FAML 400 CH 5: Family Systems TheoryExam- questions and Answers
highly integrated - -rituals, discipline, and interdependence
-unintegrated - -lack of rituals, discipline, and interdependence
-The whole is greater than the sum of the parts - -family is more than a
collection of individuals who live together, holistic quality, cake= flour, sugar,
eggs, baking powder. one ingredient can change cake
-Individual and fam behavior must be understood in context - -understand
actions in context of fam and other systems (Lakesha worried abt bro so is
distracted in school)
-Fams are goal seeking systems - -higher level goals (religion, service,
wealth) more permanent than immediate goals. Priorities change over time
-Fam is a self-reflexive and self-regulating system, continually influenced by
FEEDBACK - -Change to meet goals
+ feedback= enhancing change (date night to get closer)
- feedback= discourages change, attempts to return fam to previous steady
state (teen "sasses" parent so ground teen. If teen more respectful, negative
feedback restores equilibrium.)
both can be good or bad
-Family systems are defined by their COMMUNICATION - -verbal and
nonverbal (words, body language), context, and history change how
message is received
syntactics (how clearly message conveyed (noisy car?))
semantics (real meaning of message)
pragmatics (impact on another's bhvr (is this what you wanted?))
double bind (told to do 2 things but they disobey each other)
content level- what you say
relationship level- how you say it
Metacommunication- communicate about their communication, helps
families to articulate their
needs, clarify misunderstandings, and plan better relationships. ("talking abt
sex with you makes me uncomfortable" or "ily and am listening to you")
-semantics - -real meaning of message
-syntactics - -how clearly message conveyed (noisy car?)
, -pragmatics - -impact on another's bhvr (is this what you wanted?)
-relationship level - -how you say it
-content level - -what you say
-double bind - -told to do 2 things but they disobey each other (mother
telling child "Be spontaneous." If the child then acts spontaneously, he is not
acting spontaneously because he is following his mother's direction.)
-Metacommunication - -communicate about their communication
helps families to articulate their needs, clarify misunderstandings, and plan
better relationships. ("talking abt sex with you makes me uncomfortable" or
"ily and am listening to you")
-The locus of pathology is not within the person but is a system dysfunction -
-locus of pathology: location of the problem
problem not with individual but with family system
no assigning blame because the beginning points of a conflict typically
cannot be found, it's a cycle
find RESOLUTION RATHER THAN BLAME
-system - -any set of objects, with their attributes, that relate to each other
in a way that creates a new "super entity."
-Family roles - -recurring patterns of behavior developed through
interaction that family members use to fulfill family functions
-hierarchy - -arrangement of layers according to delegation or power
-Boundaries - -lines of demarcation that distinguish a system from its
environment and affect the flow of energy and information between the two
-Open families - -AUTHORITATIVE, BALANCED, MUTUAL RESPECT
democratic; the rights of individuals are protected and interactions with
outsiders are permitted. consensus and flexibility
family members are bound together by love and respect, aka MUTUALITY
Healthy
-random family - -PERMISSIVE, NO RULES
almost no boundaries
few rules exist about defending the "family's territory."
The members are seen as disengaged
commitments to and investments in the family are transitory.
Children often see as a sign of a LACK OF LOVE and concern from their
parents
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