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FAML 400 - Exam #2/Questions andAnswers (Graded A+)
Systems Theory Assumptions - -1) The whole is greater than the sum of the
parts
2) The locus of pathology is not within the person but is a system
dysfunction.
3) Circular causality guides behavior.
4) Rules result from he redundancy principle and are critical in defining a
family.
5) Feedback loops guide behavior.
6) Pathological communication contributes to relationship problems.
7) All family members take on roles.
8) Family types are based on the rigidity of family boundaries.
-System - -any set of objects that relate to each other in a way that creates
a new entity
-Subsystems - -parts of the overall system assigned to carry out particular
functions (smaller than family of procreation)
-Alliances - -connections and boundaries between subsystems in a family
system - serve to reduce boundaries between individuals in the subsystem
and increase rigidity between them and others in the family
-Suprasystem - -systems larger than the family of procreation (extended
families, community, geographical region, nation. Ethnic groups distinguish
different families)
-Boundary - -invisible line that separates individual, subsystem, or system
from outside surroundings - defines who is in the family and who is not and
affects the flow of information and energy between the system and the
outside world.
-Permeable Boundary - -allows for some information/movement in and out
of the system
-Non-permeable Boundary - -rigid
-Diffuse Boundary - -little family identity
-Hierarchy - -an arrangement of layers according to delegation or power
-Open system - -allows flow of information to flow to and from the outside
, -Closed System - -does not allow flow of information into or out of the
system
-Family rules - -repetitive behavioral patterns that regulate family
functioning by offering guidelines for future family interactions
-Feedback - -the response a family member makes to the behavior of
another person particularly when it deviates from existing patterns of
interaction
-Negative feedback - -attenuating - triggers changes that serve to put the
system "back on track" - maintain homeostasis in face of change
-Positive feedback - -amplifying - leads to further change by augmenting or
accelerating the initial deviation
-Homeostasis - -the automatic tendency of the system to maintain balance
or equilibrium (through feedback loops)
-Equilibrium - -the tendency for any system to seek balance between ability
and change
-Circular causality - -guides behavior - opposed to linear causality, moves in
a circle rather than a line
-Identified patient - -the "symptom bearer" in the dysfunctional family
-Double bind - -pathological communication in which a person is given two
commands that contradict each other
-Family cohesion - -degree of closeness or emotional bonding family
members have for one another
-Family flexibility - -families susceptibility to new and or stressful situations
-Mutuality - -open families in which everyone is accepted and loved despite
their differences of opinion
-Pseudomutuality - -opposite of mutuality, the family gives the impression
that it is open and understanding when in fact it is not
-Calibration - -how much deviation the family will allow
-Information processing - -our interpretation of feedback
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